JAPAN IN PIXELS

An interactive top-down pixel art journey through Japan's islands, regions, cities, and hidden shrines — rendered tile by tile, 16×16 pixels at a time.

■ JAPAN OVERVIEW

▶ EXPLORE THE MAP ↓ MAP LEVELS

— Prefectures

— Regions

— Locations

16px Tile Size

4 Map Layers

JAPAN OVERVIEW MAP IS LIVE — Regions and cities coming next.

// MAP STRUCTURE

FOUR LEVELS
OF DISCOVERY

Zoom from a bird's-eye view of Japan's archipelago all the way into the tatami mats of a ryokan. Every transition is a seamless pixel art experience.

LEVEL 01

JAPAN — 日本

The full archipelago. All 4 main islands, prefectures, and the surrounding sea rendered in pixel art.

LEVEL 02

REGION — 地方

Hokkaido, Tohoku, Kanto, Chubu, Kansai, Chugoku, Shikoku, Kyushu & Okinawa.

LEVEL 03

CITY — 都市

Streets, districts, parks, and landmarks recreated tile by tile using LimeZu tilesets.

LEVEL 04

INTERIOR — 内部

Step inside shrines, temples, ryokan, and shops. Explore interiors room by room.

// LIVE NOW

PIXEL MAP
OF JAPAN

Your handcrafted archipelago view — two-frame land animation with drifting cloud cover, rendered in PixiJS at native pixel resolution.

▶ OPEN FULL MAP

// REGIONS

EXPLORE BY REGION

Japan overview is live. Region and city maps will follow.

No regions mapped yet. Check the changelog for progress.

■ JAPAN MAP OVERVIEW LIVE

// IN DEVELOPMENT

REGIONS & LOCATIONS

The Japan archipelago overview is live with animated pixel art and drifting clouds. Regions (Okinawa, Kyushu, Kansai, etc.), city maps, and interiors will follow. Follow the changelog for updates.

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JAPAN OVERVIEW — LIVE

The top-level archipelago map is in place — animated land tiles with a cloud overlay, rendered in PixiJS.

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REGIONS — COMING SOON

Hokkaido, Tohoku, Kanto, Chubu, Kansai, Chugoku, Shikoku, Kyushu & Okinawa will be added after the overlay.

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CITIES & INTERIORS — LATER

City maps and interior floor plans (shrines, ryokan, etc.) will follow once the region layer is in place.