TechnicalGIS

GIS data sources: Japan

Region
Eastern Asia
ISO 3166
JP · JPN
Sources
9
Links checked
2026-10-14

9 sources, including 5 hand-picked national datasets. Covering boundaries & admin, elevation / dem, imagery, land cover, census & statistics, transport, hydrology, open data portal. Download as JSON or get the full catalogue CSV.

Sources

  • data.go.jp (opens in a new tab)

    Portal

    Digital Agency

    • Open data portal
    Licence
    CC BY 4.0
    Link
    data.e-gov.go.jp

    Link updated · 2026-10-14 (was https://www.data.go.jp/)

  • e-Stat (opens in a new tab)

    API

    Statistics Bureau of Japan

    • Census & statistics
    • Boundaries & admin
    Licence
    CC BY 4.0
    Formats
    CSV, Shapefile, API
    Link
    e-stat.go.jp

    Link checked · 2026-10-14

  • National Land Numerical Information (opens in a new tab)

    Download

    Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

    • Boundaries & admin
    • Land cover
    • Transport
    • Hydrology
    Licence
    See provider terms
    Formats
    Shapefile, GeoJSON
    Link
    nlftp.mlit.go.jp

    Link checked · 2026-10-14

  • Fundamental Geospatial Data download (opens in a new tab)

    Download

    Geospatial Information Authority of Japan

    • Elevation / DEM
    • Boundaries & admin
    • Transport
    Licence
    GSI content terms
    Formats
    GML
    Link
    service.gsi.go.jp

    Link checked · 2026-10-14

  • GSI Maps (opens in a new tab)

    Web viewer

    Geospatial Information Authority of Japan

    • Elevation / DEM
    • Imagery
    • Boundaries & admin
    Licence
    GSI content terms (CC BY 4.0 compatible)
    Formats
    XYZ tiles
    Link
    maps.gsi.go.jp

    Link checked · 2026-10-14

  • Office of Director-General for Policy Planning (Statistical Standards) (opens in a new tab)

    Portal

    Office of Director-General for Policy Planning (Statistical Standards)

    National statistical office (from the UN Statistics Division directory).

    • Census & statistics
    Licence
    See provider terms
    Link
    soumu.go.jp

    Link checked · 2026-10-14

  • Statistics Bureau (opens in a new tab)

    Portal

    Statistics Bureau

    National statistical office (from the UN Statistics Division directory).

    • Census & statistics
    Licence
    See provider terms
    Link
    stat.go.jp

    Link checked · 2026-10-14

  • OpenStreetMap extract – Japan (opens in a new tab)

    Download

    Geofabrik / OpenStreetMap contributors

    Daily OSM extract.

    • Transport
    • Boundaries & admin
    • Hydrology
    Licence
    ODbL 1.0
    Formats
    PBF, Shapefile
    Link
    download.geofabrik.de

    Link checked · 2026-10-14

  • geoBoundaries administrative boundaries (opens in a new tab)

    API

    William & Mary geoLab

    JSON API listing every available admin level with direct download links.

    • Boundaries & admin
    Licence
    Varies (open; see metadata)
    Formats
    GeoJSON, Shapefile, TopoJSON
    Link
    geoboundaries.org

    Link checked · 2026-10-14