This superb road atlas of Japan uses topographic maps as the base maps and overprints road and tourist information. The topographic (elevation) information, the very detailed the detailed road network, and the larger scale make this atlas more useful than competing products. The atlas contains topographic/road maps for all of Japan at 1:250,000, except for Hokkaido, which is at 1:600,000. There are city street maps for Fukuoka/Hiroshima, Osaka/Kobe, Nara/Kyoto/Nagoya, Yokohama/Kawasaki/Tokyo, and Sapporo. There are sightseeing maps for a variety of regions as well. The roads show distances between road junctions. There are little "balloon" blow-ups of road intersections or highway interchanges - a very nice touch. See the sample images for an example of this. There is also an 11-page index. In English with most names also in Japanese. Size is 26 x 19 cm