East Japan Railway Co. and Tokyo Metro Co. are among six railway operators that have created an English railway map to help tourists reach major sightseeing spots in and around Tokyo. Shown on the front side of the A3-size map, called Tokyo Sightseeing Map, are ...
With the proliferation of smartphones and other devices, the use of GPS — the global positioning system — has become ubiquitous. From pinpointing one's location to getting directions online, satellite-based navigation is driving the interactive use of online maps. Many may not be aware, however, ...
Former librarian Gen Yamazaki fixes his eyes on a map he found in the stack room at the National Diet Library in Tokyo in 1981. It shows Hachioji, a city on the outskirts of Tokyo, outlined in red. The 86-year-old Yamazaki knows the red markings indicate ...
East Asian mapmakers began rendering their corner of the globe centuries before they considered the wider world. "Cartographic Traditions in East Asian Maps" examines these geographical depictions made by the artisans and bureaucrats of China, Korea and Japan. Cartographic ...
"Maps put into pictures what policymakers traditionally see in numbers," says Elise Montiel-Welti, a researcher at Doshisha University who produces digital maps to explain global crises. "They also put us in perspective: We can see how small we are in the face of huge ...
