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canuckster
Joined: 23 May 2005
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 Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2005 8:16 am Post subject: Looking for maps on the internet |
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Hey all
I am leaving for Takatsuki in September, and was curious to know if anyone knows of a place online that I can find a free map of the city, preferably in English. I have searched MapQuest, but it is not availible yet.
The only other option I found was Omnimap but they are charging for the map.
http://www.omnimap.com/catalog/int/japan/jpcity.htm
The other question I had was how to locate my school on the map.
Any help in this matter would be greatly appriciated |
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bshabu
Joined: 03 Apr 2003
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Location: Kumagaya
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| Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2005 8:41 am Post subject: |
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Not in English , but try
www.mapfan.com |
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PAULH
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
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Location: Western Japan
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| Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2005 3:05 pm Post subject: |
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Probably not much help if you dont read Japanese.
http://www.mapfan.com/m.cgi?MAP=E135.37.12.4N34.50.33.8&ZM=8&NFLG=1&NFLG=1&u1=kankou/27/jmap.html&s1=%C2%E7%BA%E5%C9%DC%C3%CF%BF%DE
Click on the arrows to move the direction.
Unlike western countries japanese addresses do not have street names or numbers, but are split up into small blocks with numbers on the buildings. You need to know the address (e.g. Takatsuku-shi, minami-Takatsuki-ku, minami- cho, 5-5-1) and then you will find the area on the map (as far as the "cho" or "ku") Ku is like a suburb and a cho is a block of houses.
The map scale or "zoom" is the numbers at the bottom. |
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canuckster
Joined: 23 May 2005
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| Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2005 4:22 am Post subject: Thank You for your help |
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thanks for the help folks. I looked at the site and it gave me at least some idea of the city's geography.
I found a site that I can buy an english map on as well |
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