Data Sources & Credits

Japan-Rail is built on the following open data and services. We are grateful to every provider.

• ekidata.jp

  Station, line and connection data. The foundation of our rail maps and station listings.

• Public Transportation Open Data Center (ODPT)

  Train status, station timetables and passenger statistics shown on this site are sourced from ODPT.

• MLIT National Land Numerical Information (N02)

  Railway geometry and station locations used on the nationwide rail map.

• Wikidata

  English station names and kana readings are derived from Wikidata (CC0).

• Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA)

  Source of the local weather forecasts shown on station pages.

• OpenStreetMap

  Map tiles on station pages. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

• Frankfurter (European Central Bank)

  Exchange rates (ECB reference rates) for the yen converter on guide pages.

• Nager.Date

  Japanese public holiday data used for holiday crowding notices.

• Leaflet

  Map rendering library (BSD-2-Clause).

Each dataset remains subject to its provider's terms. This page is updated whenever a new data source is added.