Coordinate Reference Systems used in Japan
Japan's current geodetic datum is JGD2011 (EPSG:6668), revised after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake to account for crustal deformation. JGD2000 (EPSG:4612) is the previous realisation. Japan uses 19 numbered Plane Rectangular Coordinate System zones (EPSG:6669-6687 for JGD2011, EPSG:2443-2461 for JGD2000) — each a Transverse Mercator projection covering one prefecture or region. The Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) is the authoritative source.
Most commonly used in Japan
- EPSG:4326WGS 84
- EPSG:4612JGD2000
- EPSG:6668JGD2011
- EPSG:2443JGD2000 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS I
- EPSG:2444JGD2000 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS II
- EPSG:2445JGD2000 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS III
- EPSG:2446JGD2000 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS IV
- EPSG:2447JGD2000 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS V
- EPSG:2448JGD2000 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS VI
- EPSG:2449JGD2000 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS VII
- EPSG:2450JGD2000 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS VIII
- EPSG:2451JGD2000 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS IX
- EPSG:2452JGD2000 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS X
- EPSG:2453JGD2000 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS XI
- EPSG:2454JGD2000 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS XII
- EPSG:2455JGD2000 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS XIII
- EPSG:2456JGD2000 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS XIV
- EPSG:2457JGD2000 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS XV
- EPSG:2458JGD2000 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS XVI
- EPSG:2459JGD2000 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS XVII
Geographic (2D) (6)
Projected (72)
- 2443JGD2000 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS I
- 2444JGD2000 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS II
- 2445JGD2000 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS III
- 2446JGD2000 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS IV
- 2447JGD2000 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS V
- 2448JGD2000 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS VI
- 2449JGD2000 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS VII
- 2450JGD2000 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS VIII
- 2451JGD2000 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS IX
- 2452JGD2000 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS X
- 2453JGD2000 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS XI
- 2454JGD2000 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS XII
- 2455JGD2000 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS XIII
- 2456JGD2000 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS XIV
- 2457JGD2000 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS XV
- 2458JGD2000 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS XVI
- 2459JGD2000 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS XVII
- 2460JGD2000 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS XVIII
- 2461JGD2000 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS XIX
- 3092Tokyo / UTM zone 51N
- 3093Tokyo / UTM zone 52N
- 3094Tokyo / UTM zone 53N
- 3095Tokyo / UTM zone 54N
- 3096Tokyo / UTM zone 55N
- 3097JGD2000 / UTM zone 51N
- 3098JGD2000 / UTM zone 52N
- 3099JGD2000 / UTM zone 53N
- 3100JGD2000 / UTM zone 54N
- 3101JGD2000 / UTM zone 55N
- 6669JGD2011 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS I
- 6670JGD2011 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS II
- 6671JGD2011 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS III
- 6672JGD2011 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS IV
- 6673JGD2011 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS V
- 6674JGD2011 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS VI
- 6675JGD2011 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS VII
- 6676JGD2011 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS VIII
- 6677JGD2011 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS IX
- 6678JGD2011 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS X
- 6679JGD2011 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS XI
- 6680JGD2011 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS XII
- 6681JGD2011 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS XIII
- 6682JGD2011 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS XIV
- 6683JGD2011 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS XV
- 6684JGD2011 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS XVI
- 6685JGD2011 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS XVII
- 6686JGD2011 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS XVIII
- 6687JGD2011 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS XIX
- 6688JGD2011 / UTM zone 51N
- 6689JGD2011 / UTM zone 52N
- 6690JGD2011 / UTM zone 53N
- 6691JGD2011 / UTM zone 54N
- 6692JGD2011 / UTM zone 55N
- 30161Tokyo / Japan Plane Rectangular CS I
- 30162Tokyo / Japan Plane Rectangular CS II
- 30163Tokyo / Japan Plane Rectangular CS III
- 30164Tokyo / Japan Plane Rectangular CS IV
- 30165Tokyo / Japan Plane Rectangular CS V
- 30166Tokyo / Japan Plane Rectangular CS VI
- 30167Tokyo / Japan Plane Rectangular CS VII
- 30168Tokyo / Japan Plane Rectangular CS VIII
- 30169Tokyo / Japan Plane Rectangular CS IX
- 30170Tokyo / Japan Plane Rectangular CS X
- 30171Tokyo / Japan Plane Rectangular CS XI
- 30172Tokyo / Japan Plane Rectangular CS XII
- 30173Tokyo / Japan Plane Rectangular CS XIII
- 30174Tokyo / Japan Plane Rectangular CS XIV
- 30175Tokyo / Japan Plane Rectangular CS XV
- 30176Tokyo / Japan Plane Rectangular CS XVI
- 30177Tokyo / Japan Plane Rectangular CS XVII
- 30178Tokyo / Japan Plane Rectangular CS XVIII
- 30179Tokyo / Japan Plane Rectangular CS XIX
Geographic (3D) (2)
Geocentric (2)
Compound (17)
- 6696JGD2000 + JGD2000 (vertical) height
- 6697JGD2011 + JGD2011 (vertical) height
- 6700Tokyo + JSLD72 height
- 7414Tokyo + JSLD69 height
- 10162JGD2011 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS I + JGD2011 (vertical) height
- 10163JGD2011 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS II + JGD2011 (vertical) height
- 10164JGD2011 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS III + JGD2011 (vertical) height
- 10165JGD2011 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS IV + JGD2011 (vertical) height
- 10166JGD2011 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS V + JGD2011 (vertical) height
- 10167JGD2011 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS VI + JGD2011 (vertical) height
- 10168JGD2011 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS VII + JGD2011 (vertical) height
- 10169JGD2011 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS VIII + JGD2011 (vertical) height
- 10170JGD2011 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS IX + JGD2011 (vertical) height
- 10171JGD2011 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS X + JGD2011 (vertical) height
- 10172JGD2011 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS XI + JGD2011 (vertical) height
- 10173JGD2011 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS XII + JGD2011 (vertical) height
- 10174JGD2011 / Japan Plane Rectangular CS XIII + JGD2011 (vertical) height