Japan city maps, and the guides that go with them.
It began as the free map-magazine in your hotel lobby. Decades on, infomapJAPAN still publishes Japan city maps — interactive guide pins for Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Nara and more, plus the same practical travel writing. There is no printable PDF yet.
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Japan city maps
Tap a city for its guides. These are interactive Japan city maps — guide pins, not a street map, and no printable PDF yet. The lobby tradition, made for your pocket.
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