MAPRISE combines open data published by Japanese national / local governments and public research institutes with commercially-licensed external APIs. This page lists the major providers and sources. Details such as data preprocessing, integration keys and internal indexing are kept confidential as MAPRISE proprietary know-how.
G1. Base map / administrative boundaries
Background maps, administrative boundaries, buildings, and roads — the foundation for map rendering and spatial processing.
| Data items | Source / provider |
|---|---|
| Administrative boundaries (prefecture / municipality) | MLIT National Land Numerical Information (N03) |
| Small-area boundaries (chocho-aza) | MIC Statistics Bureau e-Stat |
| Buildings and roads | OpenStreetMap Foundation (ODbL) |
| Standard map, pale map, aerial photos | GSI (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan) Map Tiles |
G2. Land-use regulation / zoning
Use districts, BCR/FAR, fire-protection districts, urbanisation control areas, farmland, forest, etc. — the basis for buildability and development-permit screening.
| Data items | Source / provider |
|---|---|
| Use districts, fire-protection, height control, urbanisation control, district plan | MLIT City Planning GIS data + National Land Numerical Information |
| DID (Densely Inhabited District) | MLIT National Land Numerical Information (A16) |
| Location optimisation plan / inducement zones | MLIT National Land Numerical Information (A55) |
| Agricultural / forest area | MLIT National Land Numerical Information (A12 / A13) |
| Land-alteration work regulation areas / specified fill-land regulation areas (7 Kyushu prefectures) | MLIT National Land Numerical Information (A56) |
| Large-scale fill land (7 Kyushu prefectures; data availability varies by prefecture) | MLIT National Land Numerical Information (A54, FY2023 edition) |
| Scenic districts, special-purpose districts, specified-use restriction areas, high utilization districts | Municipal city-planning decision data (MLIT City Planning GIS data) |
| National Forest (sub-compartments & forest roads, 7 Kyushu prefectures) | Forestry Agency, National Forest GIS Data (FY2024 edition) |
G3. Price / real estate
Land prices, transaction histories, registry information, and appraisal reports (on-map display in beta; AI integration and PDF planned for Phase 2) — the core of price evaluation and due diligence.
| Data items | Source / provider |
|---|---|
| Land Price Publication / Prefectural Land Price Survey | MLIT National Land Numerical Information (L01 / L02) |
| Real-estate transaction prices | MLIT Real Estate Information Library API |
| Closed-sale price data (since 2021, approx. 35,000 records, shown separately from transaction prices) | MLIT Real Estate Information Library API (closed-sale prices) |
| Real-estate appraisal reports (on-map display in beta; AI integration and PDF in Phase 2) | MLIT Real Estate Information Library API |
| Registry map (Real Property Registration Act Art. 14 maps, etc.) | Geospatial Information Center (provided by MOJ) |
| Cadastral polygons (farmland) | Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) |
Registry information shown here is for reference only. Formal verification of rights requires obtaining a certified copy of registry records. Transaction prices are displayed in accordance with the API terms of use.
G4. Disaster / hazard
Floods, sediment disasters, tsunami, geology, and seismic information — used for risk assessment and explanation-of-important-matters support.
| Data items | Source / provider |
|---|---|
| Flood / tsunami inundation hazards (raster tiles) | MLIT Hazard Map Portal Site |
| Storm-surge / inland-flooding / inundation-duration areas | MLIT National Land Numerical Information (A49 / A51 / A31) |
| Multi-stage flood inundation zones (15 nationally managed river systems, 5 rainfall scales) | National Land Numerical Information A53 (CC BY 4.0) |
| Sediment disaster warning area | MLIT National Land Numerical Information (A48) / Hazard Map Portal |
| Seamless geological map (1:50,000) | National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) |
| Rivers, evacuation facilities | MLIT National Land Numerical Information (W05 / P20) |
| Earthquake scenarios (active faults, Nankai Trough, etc.) | Headquarters for Earthquake Research Promotion / Cabinet Office Central Disaster Management Council / municipal damage estimation reports |
| Solar PV facilities (FIT-certified, ~68,600 in Kyushu) | METI Renewable Energy e-application (FIT certification data) |
| Geotechnical Borehole Logs (KuniJiban) | National Geotechnical Information Database (KuniJiban) / MLIT Data Platform |
| Natural disaster monuments (7 Kyushu prefectures, 278 records) | Geospatial Information Authority of Japan, Natural Disaster Monument Data |
Inland (rainfall-induced) flood inundation zones now support a clickable vector display showing inundation depth on the map. Coverage varies by municipality depending on each local government's data-preparation status, and is being expanded progressively.
G5. Safety / accidents
Traffic accidents and crime statistics — open data used for evaluating local safety.
| Data items | Source / provider |
|---|---|
| Traffic accident statistics (main / supplementary records) | National Police Agency Open Data |
| Crime occurrence statistics | Prefectural police of the 7 Kyushu prefectures, Open Data |
G6. Nearby facilities / transport
POIs and network data for medical, educational, welfare, public facilities, and public transport — used to evaluate surrounding amenities.
| Data items | Source / provider |
|---|---|
| Medical facilities / welfare facilities / schools / public facilities | MLIT National Land Numerical Information (P04 / P14 / P29 / P02) |
| Elementary / junior high school districts | MLIT National Land Numerical Information (A27 / A32) |
| Railway lines / stations / passenger counts | MLIT National Land Numerical Information (N02 / S12) |
| Bus routes / bus stops | MLIT National Land Numerical Information (N07 / P11) |
| Kyushu discontinued railway lines (curated), 26 lines / 133 features — in development, not currently available | MAPRISE original compilation (based on publicly available records) |
The Kyushu discontinued railway lines layer is currently in development and is not available on the map. The route shown at present is a schematic line connecting the former stations of decommissioned lines, and does not indicate the precise location of the actual track bed. We plan to publish it with surveyed alignments based on the National Land Numerical Information "Railway Time-Series" dataset once the licensing terms have been confirmed with the data provider.
G7. Population / economy
Census, population forecasts, economic census, housing starts, and fiscal indicators — basic area metrics and forecasts.
| Data items | Source / provider |
|---|---|
| Census small-area statistics | MIC Statistics Bureau e-Stat |
| Population forecast (250m / 500m mesh) | MLIT National Land Numerical Information |
| Economic census mesh | MIC Statistics Bureau / METI via e-Stat |
| Housing starts statistics | MLIT / e-Stat |
| Municipal fiscal capability index | MIC (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications) |
| Foreign resident counts by nationality | MIC Basic Resident Register Survey / individual municipal disclosures |
G8. Individual properties / 3D city model
3D building models, land-use mesh, and municipality-specific individual property data — used for micro-level analysis and visualisation.
| Data items | Source / provider |
|---|---|
| PLATEAU 3D city model | MLIT Project PLATEAU (CC BY 4.0) |
| Land-use detailed mesh (1976–2021) | MLIT National Land Numerical Information (L03-b) |
| Unused municipal land, cadastral reference maps, etc. | Municipal open data (including via BODIK) |
PLATEAU building data density varies by city and data-preparation method; some central-city areas currently have lower building coverage than surrounding areas. Coverage is being expanded progressively.
G9. Regional statistics / lifestyle indicators
Open statistics for visualising regional lifestyle patterns — food-item expenditure by prefectural capital city, store counts by genre, barbershop / beauty-salon / medical-facility counts, workers by industry sector, and population per council member by municipality. Used in the "Regional Statistics Heatmap" feature.
| Data items | Source / provider |
|---|---|
| Family Income and Expenditure Survey (prefectural capitals, 66 food items, 2007-2025) | Statistics Bureau of Japan "Family Income and Expenditure Survey" (e-Stat) |
| National Survey of Family Income, Consumption and Wealth (durable-goods ownership, 2014) | Statistics Bureau of Japan "National Survey of Family Income, Consumption and Wealth" (formerly the National Survey of Family Income and Expenditure, e-Stat) |
| Economic Census store counts by genre (restaurants: ramen/Chinese, yakiniku, sushi, soba/udon, etc.) | Statistics Bureau of Japan / METI "Economic Census" (e-Stat) |
| Barbershops / beauty salons (facility counts) | MHLW "Report on Public Health Administration" (e-Stat) |
| General clinics (per 100,000 population) | MHLW "Survey of Medical Institutions" (e-Stat) |
| Workers by industry sector (primary / secondary / tertiary) | Statistics Bureau of Japan "Population Census" (e-Stat) |
| Council seats & population per council member (by municipality) | National Associations of City and Town/Village Council Chairpersons |
These are used in accordance with the Government Standard Terms of Use 2.0, with attribution provided.
External APIs
Official government APIs are used to reference subsidy and corporate information.
| API / service | Provider |
|---|---|
| jGrants (subsidy search API) | Digital Agency / METI |
| gBizINFO (corporate info API) | METI |
| EDINET (securities reports & disclosure filings) | Financial Services Agency (FSA) |
| Corporate Number Web-API | National Tax Agency |
| Real Estate Information Library API (XIT001 / XCT001) | MLIT |
License / attribution
MAPRISE uses each data source in accordance with its respective terms of use (Government Standard Terms of Use 2.0, CC BY 4.0, OpenStreetMap ODbL, individual API terms, etc.). Per-layer attribution credits are shown in the layer legend or the map credit area of this service.
This page provides an overview of major providers. For data scope, update timing, and usage conditions, please refer to the latest information published by each source.