Key:name:ja

A name in Japanese.

Note that this tag is useful when object has names specified in more than one language:

• If name=* is in Japanese then it specifies which language is used in main name tag
• If name=* is in a different language then it specifies name in Japanese

name:ja = 京都 name:ja-Hira = きょうと name:ja-Latn = Kyōto

Maps in Japanese

• Wikimedia Maps (wikimedia.org)
• Wikimedia Maps (toolforge.org)
• OpenStreetMap Americana
• TracesMap
• OpenMapTiles – raster and vector tiles (demo)

• 
  A map of Europe in Japanese
• 
  A map of Europe in Japanese

See also

• name:ja-Hira=* – Japanese name in Hiragana
  • name:ja_kana=* – the same as above but deprecated
• name:ja-Latn=* – Japanese name in Romaji (transliteration)
  • name:ja_rm=* – the same as above but deprecated
• official_name:ja=* – official Japanese name
• alt_name:ja=* – alternative Japanese name
• old_name:ja=* – old Japanese name
• loc_name:ja=* – local Japanese name
• Multilingual names
• Names – about names in general

External links

• osmnames.netlify.app OSM Localization Tool – a tool for adding names in Japanese

Possible tagging mistakes

More details at taginfo

More details at taginfo

• name:jp=*

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