Japan Country Boundary

Japan administrative level 0 (country), 1 (prefecture) and 2 (city, town, or village) boundaries This dataset was excluded from the set of administrative boundary Common Operational Datasets in 2023.

Retirement Notice: This item is in mature support as of September 2025 and will retire in December 2027.  A new version of this item is available for your use. Esri recommends updating your maps and apps to use the new version. Japan Municipality Boundaries provides a 2022 boundary with a total population count. The layer is designed to be used for mapping and analysis. It can be enriched with additional attributes using data enrichment tools in ArcGIS Online. The 2022 boundaries are provided by Michael Bauer Research GmbH. They are sourced from Portal Site of Official Statistics of Japan website (e-Stat). These were published in December 2022. Other administrative boundaries for this country are also available: Country Prefecture ChoChoMoku

Retirement Notice: This item is in mature support as of September 2025 and will retire in December 2027.  A new version of this item is available for your use. Esri recommends updating your maps and apps to use the new version. Japan Prefecture Boundaries provides a 2022 boundary with a total population count. The layer is designed to be used for mapping and analysis. It can be enriched with additional attributes using data enrichment tools in ArcGIS Online. The 2022 boundaries are provided by Michael Bauer Research GmbH. They are sourced from Portal Site of Official Statistics of Japan website (e-Stat). These were published in December 2022. Other administrative boundaries for this country are also available: Country Municipality ChoChoMoku

geoBoundaries ADM1 boundaries for Japan: 47 units, representing 2017. Source: OpenStreetMap, Wambacher. Open Data Commons Open Database License 1.0

geoBoundaries ADM0 boundaries for Japan: 1 units, representing 2022. Source: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism National Land Numerical Information Download Site.

Retirement Notice: This item is in mature support as of September 2025 and will retire in December 2027.  A new version of this item is available for your use. Esri recommends updating your maps and apps to use the new version. Japan ChoChoMoku Boundaries provides a 2022 boundary with a total population count. The layer is designed to be used for mapping and analysis. It can be enriched with additional attributes using data enrichment tools in ArcGIS Online. The 2022 boundaries are provided by Michael Bauer Research GmbH. They are sourced from Portal Site of Official Statistics of Japan website (e-Stat). These were published in December 2022. Other administrative boundaries for this country are also available: Country Prefecture Municipality