Japanese Studies Resources: Maps and Place Names [Back to Table
of Contents] There are many different types of dictionaries for
place names. The choice of dictionary is determined by period
and the kind of place name being investigated. (For example,
looking up the names of mountains, stations, or historic sites
would lead you to look in different dictionaries.) For more
detailed information, please contact your Japanese librarian.
How to read place names Japan Post Office This site provides
address information and readings for prefectures, wards, towns
and districts in Japan. Search by place name or zip code. Gendai
Nihon Chimei Yomikata Daijiten Nichigai Asoshietsu :
Hatsubaimoto Kinokuniya Shoten, 1985. 7 vols. Call# DS805 G39
1985, East Asia Library Reference; also available in SML Stacks.
This seven-volume reference of Japanese place names can be
searched by stroke count in each volume, or by the index of kana
readings (vol. 7). Entries provide readings of the place name in
question as well as the kanji