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Online Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places
 * World Gazetteers at Archive.org
 * Biggest Cities In Japan at WorldAtlas
 * Cities in Japan at Wikipedia
 * Demographics of Japan at Wikipedia
 * Directory of Cities, Towns, and Regions in Japan at FallingRain
 * Facts and figures about Japan at Places in the world
 * Famous Japanese Mountains at Wikipedia
 * Gazetteer - Index of places Japan at Places in the world
 * Gazetteer of the Japanese empire : containing place names from the Japanese hydrographic charts and sailing directions on issue in 1936 United States. Office of Naval Intelligence, United States. Hydrographic Office, 1943
 * Gazetteer to AMS 1:250,000 map of Japan (Series L506) 1956 United States. Army Map Service, Army Map Service Washington D.C., 1957
 * Gazetteer to maps of Japan, map series AMS L561, L571, L591 [and W511, 1:250,000] United States. Army Map Service, Army Map Service Washington D.C., 1945
 * Gazetteer to maps of Japan : map series: northern Japan AMS L591, south Japanese islands W511. Scale 1:250,000 United States. Army Map Service, Army Map Service Washington D.C., 1944
 * Japan - 10 Largest Cities at GeoNames
 * Japan Cities Database at SimpleMaps
 * Japan Factbook at CIA The World Factbook
 * Japan; including Karafuto, Chishima Retto (Kuril Islands), Nanpo Shoto (Southern Islands) and Nansei Shoto (Southwestern Islands) March, 1945. United States. Hydrographic Office, United States Government Printing Office Washington D.C., 1945
 * Japan: Prefectures, Districts, Cities, Towns, Municipalities, Wards at City Population
 * Largest cities in Japan by population by decade at Wikipedia
 * Largest Islands In Japan at WorldAtlas
 * Largest Lakes In Japan at WorldAtlas
 * List of Japan Locations at GeoNames
 * Longest Rivers In Japan at WorldAtlas
 * Maps Of Japan at WorldAtlas
 * Mountains and hills of Japan by height at Wikipedia
 * National Archives of Japan at Wikipedia
 * Outline of Japan at Wikipedia
 * Religion in Japan at Wikipedia
 * Religious Beliefs In Japan at WorldAtlas
 * Rivers of Japan at Wikipedia
 * Schools in Japan at Wikipedia
 * Towns in Japan at Wikipedia
 * Universities in Japan at Wikipedia

Print Only Gazetteers

 * Administrative subdivisions of Japan with separate appendix of 47 prefectural maps U.S. Department of State, Department of State, Washington, 1946
 * Dictionary of cities, towns and villages of Japan 1960
 * Japan: official standard names approved by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names United States Board on Geographic Names, U.S. Office of Geography, Washington, District of Columbia, 1955

Why Use Gazetteers
A gazetteer is a dictionary of place-names. Gazetteers list or describe towns and villages, parishes, states, populations, rivers and mountains, and other geographical features. They usually include only the names of places that existed at the time the gazetteer was published. Within a specific geographical area, the place-names are listed in alphabetical order, similar to a dictionary. You can use a gazetteer to locate the places where your family lived and to determine the civil and religious jurisdictions over those places.

There are many places within a country with similar or identical place-names. You will need to use a gazetteer to identify the specific town where your ancestor lived, the state the town was or is in, and the jurisdictions where records about the person was kept.

Gazetteer Contents
Gazetteers may also provide additional information about towns, such as:
 * Different religious denominations
 * Schools, colleges, and universities
 * Major manufacturers, canals, docks, and railroad stations
 * The population size.
 * Boundaries of civil jurisdiction.
 * Ecclesiastical jurisdiction(s)
 * Longitude and latitude.
 * Distances and direction from other from cities.
 * Schools, colleges, and universities.
 * Denominations and number of churches.
 * Historical and biographical information on some individuals (usually high-ranking or famous individuals)