Subway maps of Japan: High-resolution maps of every metro system in Japan

These are the official and unofficial subway maps of Japan, available as high-resolution images and PDF downloads.

After compiling a list of subway maps of Tokyo I was wondering about other subway maps of Japan. Like Tokyo though, there are official and unofficial maps that show metro systems combined with other transit lines.

Some cities have multiple railway operators, and regional railways also act as urban rail transit in some cities. There is also the blurred definition of metro/subway, and there are trams, light rails, and monorails that are also included on maps.

The Japan Subway Association has a list of subways in Japan, so that is a good base to begin.

I have included a map of Niigata, which doesn’t have a metro but has regional railways that acts like a transit system. I’ve also included the Okinawa Monorail, just so I can put Okinawa on the map. With that precedent, I should put tram lines here as well, though I might make that a separate post.

This is not a user guide for metro systems in Japan, as that is already comprehensively done at Wikipedia and other sites. What I wanted was to be able to see every subway map on one page. I’ve started with subway systems, but as I progressed into this project I realised I should cover all urban transit systems.

Cities in Japan with subway systems

Index

Map of cities in Japan with metro systems
Hokkaido
Sapporo
Honshu
Sendai
Niigata
Tokyo
Yokohama
Nagoya
Osaka
Kyoto
Kobe
Hiroshima
Kyushu
Fukuoka
Okinawa
Naha and Urasoe

Map of cities in Japan with metro systems

Map of urban rail systems in Japan.]

Hokkaido

Sapporo

View map at Sapporo transit maps.

Honshu

Sendai

View map at Sendai Subway map.

Niigata

View map at Niigata rail transit map.

Tokyo

The urban rail systems of Greater Tokyo consists of the Tokyo Metro and Toei Subway, the East Japan Railway Company (JR East), and several other railway operators. I have another article about Tokyo subway maps that lists the official and unofficial maps.

The most complex rail map of Tokyo is published by JR East.

[View full resolution map | PDF.]

Yokohama

View map at Yokohama Subway map.

Nagoya

View map at Nagoya Subway map.

Osaka

View map at Osaka transit maps.

Kyoto

View map at Kyoto Subway map/

Kobe

View map at Kobe Subway map.

Hiroshima

View map at Hiroshima transit maps.

Kyushu

Fukuoka

View map at https://urbanrailtransit.com/fukuoka-city-subway-map/

Okinawa

Naha and Urasoe

View map at https://urbanrailtransit.com/okinawa-urban-monorail-map/.