Transportation in Japan is modern and efficient, serving a population of over 100 million people.

Rail transport

Yamanote Line, Tokyo

Streetcar in Kumamoto

In Japan, railways are a major means of passenger transport, especially for mass and high-speed transport between major cities and for commuter transport in metropolitan areas. Seven Japan Railway companies, once state-owned until 1987, cover most parts of Japan. There also are railway services operated by private rail companies, regional governments, and companies funded by both regional governments and private companies. Yamanote line train. ... Yamanote line train. ... The modern skyline of Tokyo is highly decentralized. ... Download high resolution version (1329x900, 397 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1329x900, 397 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... A modern tram in the Töölö district of Helsinki, Finland Volkswagen Cargo-Tram in Dresden. ... Categories: Cities in Kumamoto Prefecture | Japan geography stubs ... A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large city and its adjacent zone of influence, or of several neighboring cities or towns and adjoining areas, with one or more large cities serving as its hub or hubs. ... Approximate areas that the JR Hokkaido, JR East, JR Central, JR West, JR Shikoku, and JR Kyushu Companies cover. ...

Total railways of 23,670.7 km include entirely electrified 2,893.1 km of 1.435-m standard gauge and 89.8 km of 1.372-m narrow gauge, 89.8 km of which is electrified. Half of 20,656.8 km 1.067-m gauge and 3.6 km of 31 km 0.762-m gauge are electrified (1994). A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer, symbol: km) is a unit of length equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words khilia = thousand and metro = count/measure). ... The metre, or meter, is the basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: Système International dUnités). ... As railways developed and expanded one of the key issues to be decided was that of the rail gauge (the distance between the two rails of the track) which should be used. ... Narrow-gauge railways are railroads (railways) with track spaced at less than the standard gauge of 4 ft 8 in (1. ...

Railway links to adjacent countries

• Russia — no but Tunnel Proposed To Sakhalin & Then Anorther Tunnel To The Russian Mainland.

Railway map

Fukuoka, Kobe, Kyoto, Nagoya, Osaka, Sapporo, Sendai, Tokyo and Yokohama have metro systems. Fukuoka can refer to several locations in Japan: Fukuoka Prefecture (福岡県) Fukuoka City (福岡市) in Fukuoka Prefecture Two towns in Japan are named Fukuoka (福岡町): Fukuoka in Toyama Prefecture and Fukuoka in Gifu Prefecture. ... Kobe (Japanese: 神戸市; kōbe-shi) is a city in Japan, located on the island of Honshu. ... This page is about the city Kyoto. ... Nagoya Castle in June of 2004. ... Osaka Castle (ÅŒsaka-jō) Location in Japan Osaka Aquarium (Kaiyukan) Osaka railway station The Osaka Tower (TsÅ«tenkaku) Azumanga Daioh. ... Sapporo scene Sapporo White Illumination Sapporo (札幌市; -shi) is the fifth-largest city in Japan and it is the capital of Hokkaido Prefecture. ... See Sendai (disambiguation) for other places whose name is Sendai Sendai (仙台市; -shi) is the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan and the largest city in the Tohoku region. ... The modern skyline of Tokyo is highly decentralized. ... For the town of Yokohama in Aomori Prefecture, see Yokohama, Aomori. ... This page refers to urban rail mass transit systems. ...

See also Railroads and Subways in Japan, monorails in Japan, Shinkansen. In Japan, railways are a major means of passenger transport, especially for mass and high speed transport between major cities and for commuter transport in metropolitan areas. ... Here is an alphabetical list of monorails in Japan: Categories: Japan-related stubs | Rail stubs | Transportation in Japan ... Shinkansen 0 Series at Fukuyama Station, April 2002 Shinkansen 500 Series at Kyoto Station, March 2005 300 (Left) and 700 Series Shinkansen at Tokyo Station The Shinkansen (Japanese: 新幹線) is a network of high-speed railway lines in Japan. ...

Road transport

The Chuo Expressway has beautiful views of Mount Fuji.

Japan has 1,152,207 km of highways with 863,003 km (including 6,114 km of expressways) paved and 289,204 km of unpaved ways (1997 est.). A single network of high-speed, divided, limited-access toll roads connects major cities on Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu. Hokkaido has a separate network, and Okinawa Island has a highway of this type. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1778x1170, 518 KB) Mt. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1778x1170, 518 KB) Mt. ... The Chūō Expressway　(中央自動車道: Chūō kōsoku-dō) is a divided, limited-access toll road that serves Tokyo and Nagoya in Japan. ... Mount Fuji (富士山 Fuji-san, IPA: ) is the highest mountain on the island of Honshu and indeed in all of Japan. ... The expressways (高速道路, kōsokudōro, lit. ... A high-speed toll booth on SR 417 near Orlando, Florida A toll gate on the Sayama bypass (Saitama prefectural road 397) in Japan A toll road, turnpike or tollpike is a road on which a toll authority collects a fee for use. ... todo mal de [ [ Shikoku ] ] a través del [ [ mar interior ] ], y noreste de [ [ Kyushu ] ] a través del [ [ estrecho de Kanmon ] ]. Es la séptima isla más grande, y la segunda isla populosa en el mundo después de [ [ Java (isla)|Java ] ] (véase [ [ lista de las islas de la población ] ]). < style=float del div... Shikoku (四国, four provinces) is the smallest and least populous of the four main islands of Japan. ... Kyushu region, Japan Kyushu (九州) is the third largest island of Japan and most southerly and westerly of the four main islands. ... Hokkaido   listen? (北海道 Hokkaidō, literal meaning: North Sea Route, Ainu: Mosir), formerly known as Ezo, is the second largest island of Japan. ... Okinawa Island (沖縄本島 Okinawa-hontō, the main island of Okinawa) is the largest of the Ryukyu Islands at the edge of the East China Sea, helping to define the seas boundary with the open Pacific Ocean. ...

Marine transport

Ferry Miyajima on the Inland Sea near Miyajima, Hiroshima

Waterways are about 1,770 km; seagoing craft ply all coastal inland seas. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1500x1000, 558 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Transportation in Japan ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1500x1000, 558 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Transportation in Japan ... The Inland Sea and its major straits with the bay of Osaka (dashed) The torii of Itsukushima Shrine is one of the most popular tourist spots of the Inland Sea. ... The town of Miyajima from Mount Misen, with the torii of Itsukushima Shrine at the bottom Miyajima (宮島町; -cho) is a town located on Itsukushima Island (sometimes referred to as Miyajima Island) in Saeki District, Hiroshima, Japan. ...

22 major seaports designated as special important ports by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport include Chiba, Fushiki/Toyama, Himeji, Hiroshima, Kawasaki, Kitakyushu, Kobe, Kudamatsu, Muroran, Nagoya, Niigata, Osaka, Sakai/Senpoku, Sendai/Shiogama, Shimizu, Shimonoseki, Tokyo, Tomakomai, Wakayama, Yokkaichi, and Yokohama. Categories: Stub | Commercial item transport and distribution | Transportation ... Chiba (千葉市 Chiba-shi) is the capital city of Chiba Prefecture, Japan. ... Toyama (富山市; -shi) is the capital city of Toyama Prefecture, Japan. ... ÅŒtemae-dōri (main-street) as seen from Himeji castle Himeji (姫路市; -shi) is a city located in Hyogo, Japan. ... Main keep of Hiroshima Castle The city of Hiroshima (広島市; -shi) is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chugoku region of western Honshu, the largest of Japans islands. ... A symbol of Kawasaki-shi Temple at Kawasaki. ... Wikimedia Commons has more media related to: Kitakyushu, Fukuoka KitakyÅ«shÅ« (北九州市; KitakyÅ«shÅ«-shi), literally north KyÅ«shÅ«, is a city located in Fukuoka prefecture, Japan of about one million people. ... Port Tower at night For the basketball star Kobe Bryant go here. ... Kudamatsu (下松市; -shi) is a city located in Yamaguchi, Japan. ... Muroran (室蘭市; -shi) is a city and port located in Iburi, Hokkaido, Japan. ... Nagoya Castle in June of 2004. ... Niigata (新潟市; -shi) is the capital city of Niigata Prefecture, Japan. ... Osaka Castle (ÅŒsaka-jō) Location in Japan Osaka Aquarium (Kaiyukan) Osaka railway station The Osaka Tower (TsÅ«tenkaku) Osaka City   listen? (大阪市; ÅŒsaka-shi) is the third-largest city in Japan, with a population of 2. ... Sakai (堺市; -shi) is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. ... See Sendai (disambiguation) for other places whose name is Sendai Sendai (仙台市; -shi) is the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan and the largest city in the Tohoku region. ... Shiogama (塩竈市; -shi) is a city located in Miyagi, Japan. ... Shizuoka(静岡市) (静岡市; -shi) is the capital city of Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. ... Shimonoseki (下関市; -shi) is a city located in Yamaguchi, Japan. ... The modern skyline of Tokyo is highly decentralized. ... Tomakomai (苫小牧市; -shi) is a city and port located in Iburi, Hokkaido, Japan. ... Template:Wakayama infobox Wakayama (和歌山市; -shi) is the capital city of Wakayama Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. ... Yokkaichi (四日市市; -shi) is a city located in Mie, Japan. ... For the town of Yokohama in Aomori Prefecture, see Yokohama, Aomori. ...

Japan has 662 ships of 1,000 GRT or over, totaling 13,039,488 GRT or 18,024,969 DWT. There are 146 bulk ships, 49 cargo, 13 chemical tankers, 16 combination bulk, 4 with combination of ore and oil, 25 container, 45 liquified gas, 9 passenger, 2 passenger and cargo combination ships, 214 petroleum tankers, 22 refrigerated cargo, 48 roll-on/roll-off, 9 short-sea passenger, and 60 vehicle carriers (1999 est.). GRT might be an acronym or abbreviation for: General Relativity Theory Gross Registered Tonnage, see also ton (volume) Grand River Transit, a regional transit authority in southern Ontario, Canada This page concerning a three-letter acronym or abbreviation is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that... In numerical analysis and functional analysis, the discrete wavelet transform (DWT) refers to wavelet transforms for which the wavelets are discretely sampled. ... Cargo is a term used to denotes goods or produce being transported generally for commercial gain, usually on a ship, plane, train or lorry. ... A chemical substance is any material substance used in or obtained by a process in chemistry: A chemical compound is a substance consisting of two or more chemical elements that are chemically combined in fixed proportions. ... Tanker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Containers in the port of Kotka (Finland) on the Baltic Sea. ... A passenger is a person using but not operating an airplane, train, bus or other mode of transport. ... Nodding donkey pumping an oil well near Sarnia, Ontario, 2001 Petroleum (from Greek petra – rock and oleum – oil), crude oil, sometimes colloquially called black gold, is a thick, dark brown or greenish liquid. ...

ferries connect Hokkaido to Honshu, and Okinawa Honto to Kyushu and Honshu. The Pride of Burgundy, a P&O Ferries car ferry on the Dover-Calais route A ferry is a boat or a ship carrying passengers, and sometimes their vehicles, on scheduled services. ...

Pipelines

Japan has 84 km of pipelines for crude oil, 322 km for petroleum products, and 1,800 km for natural gas. Nodding donkey pumping an oil well near Sarnia, Ontario, 2001 Petroleum (from Latin petrus – rock and oleum – oil), mineral oil, or crude oil, sometimes colloquially called black gold, is a thick, dark brown or greenish flammable liquid, which exists in the upper strata of some areas of the Earths... Nodding donkey pumping an oil well near Sarnia, Ontario, 2001 Petroleum (from Greek petra – rock and oleum – oil), crude oil, sometimes colloquially called black gold, is a thick, dark brown or greenish liquid. ... Natural gas (commonly refered to as gas in many countries, but note that this is also American and Canadian slang for gasoline) is a gaseous fossil fuel consisting primarily of methane. ...

Air transport

Kansai Airport, Osaka

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• Narita International Airport (used to be known as "New Tokyo International Airport" until 4/1/2004)
• Tokyo International Airport or Haneda Airport
• Osaka International Airport or Itami Airport
• Kansai International Airport
• Chubu Centrair International Airport near Nagoya
• New Chitose Airport near Sapporo
• Fukuoka Airport

14 heliports are estimated to exist (1999). Narita International Airport (Japanese: 成田国際空港 Narita Kokusai KÅ«kō) (IATA: NRT, ICAO: RJAA) is an international airport in the eastern portion of Narita, Chiba, Japan. ... Tokyo International Airport (Japanese: 東京国際空港 Tōkyō Kokusai KÅ«kō) (IATA: HND, ICAO: RJTT) is an airport in Ota, Tokyo, Japan (35° 33′ 8″ N 139° 46′ 47″ E). ... Osaka International Airport (Japanese 大阪国際空港, Ōsaka Kokusai Kūkō) (IATA airport code: ITM, ICAO airport code: RJOO) is the primary domestic airport for the Kansai region of Japan, including the major cities of Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe. ... Satellite photo of Kansai Airport (lower-right island) in Osaka Bay. ... Chubu Centrair International Airport (Japanese: 中部国際空港 ChÅ«bu Kokusai KÅ«kō), also known as Central Japan International Airport (CENTRAIR, Japanese: セントレア), is an airport on an artificial island in Ise Bay, Tokoname City in Aichi Prefecture, south of Nagoya, Japan. ... Nagoya Castle in June of 2004. ... New Chitose Airport (新千歳空港 Shin-Chitose Kūkō) is an airport in Chitose, Japan near Sapporo. ... Sapporo scene Sapporo White Illumination Sapporo (札幌市; -shi) is the fifth-largest city in Japan and it is the capital of Hokkaido Prefecture. ... Fukuoka Airport (Japanese: 福岡空港) is an international airport in Fukuoka, Japan. ...

The two main nation-wide airline groups are All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines. The word airline can also have these meanings: see Airline (disambiguation). ... ANA Boeing 747-481 All Nippon Airways (全日空 Zennikkū or 全日本空輸 Zen-nippon kūyu) (TYO: 9202) is an airline headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. ... JAL Boeing 747-400 Japan Airlines (Japanese: 日本航空 Nihon Kōkū, or JAL) is the largest airline in Asia. ...

See also

• List of airports in Japan
• List of railway companies in Japan
• List of railway electification systems in Japan
• List of railway companies in Japan
• List of Railway Stations in Japan
• Japan Highway Public Corporation

In Japan, airports are grouped into three legal classifications. ... Japan Railway (formerly Japanese National Railways) Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) East Japan Railway Company (JR East) Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku) West Japan Railway Company (JR West) Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight) Big 15 major private railways... This is a list of Railway Electrification Systems in Japan: A-F Agatsuma Line - Akita Shinkansen - Aoimori Railway - Chuo Main Line - first electric line in Japan Chuo-Sobu Line - Fukuchiyama Line - G-K Gakkentoshi Line Hachiko Line Hakone-Tozan Line Hankyu Kobe Line Hankyu Kyoto Line Hanwa Line Hokuriku Main... Japan Railway (formerly Japanese National Railways) Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) East Japan Railway Company (JR East) Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku) West Japan Railway Company (JR West) Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight) Big 15 major private railways... List of Railway Stations in Japan List of Railway Stations in Japan is a list of Railway stations in Japan, ordered in the natural Japanese order. ... Japan Highway Public Corporation (日本道路公団 nihon dōro kōdan or JH) is a public company established to construct and manage highway networks in Japan, founded in 1956. ...

External links

• Hyperdia - Travel planning tool supporting English and Japanese
• Jorudan - Travel planning tool supporting English and Japanese
• Toei Transportation Information - English Tokyo subway information and multilingual maps