Hatsusaburo MapBlarij 1.2

Hatsusaburo MapBlarij - With Hatsusaburo MapBlarij you can see your location on the bird's-eyeview maps

This is the version of Hatsusaburo MapBlarij for iPhone / iPod Touch.

With Hatsusaburo MapBlarij, you can see your location on the bird's-eye
view maps of Hatsusaburo Yoshida, who was honored as "Hiroshige of
Taisho Era", a famous Japanese landscape artist.
[OVERVIEW]
MapBlarij is the series of apps which features the display of the
user's current location on any kinds of historical or illustrated
maps.
"Blarij" means "to stroll around" in Japanese. Please enjoy strolling
around with this app. This is the first version of Hatsusaburo Yoshida
released from the MapBlarij series.
[FEATURES of Hatsusaburo MapBlarij]
14 maps from International Research Center for Japanese Studies are
listed in the Hatsusaburo MapBlarij.
Featured Maps:
-Sapporo, Hokkaido (1936) Bird's-eye View Map of Sapporo City
-Lake Towada, Aomori (1933) Bird's-eye View Map of Lake Towada
-Nikko, Tochigi (1919) Scenic Spot Nikko Pictorial Map
-Zenko-ji Temple, Senjukaku, Nagano (1929) Guidance to Senjukaku, Kanbayashi Spa from Zenko-ji Temple
-Banshokan, Gifu (1933) Famous Place Banshokan, Gifu Pictorial Map
-Nagoya, Aichi (1933) Bird's-eye View Map of Famous Place Transportation, Large Nagoya
-Ise-Jingu Shrine, Mie (1930) Ise-sangu Pictorial Map with Scenic Spot
-Mt.Hiei, Kyoto (1926) Pictorial Bird's-eye View Map of Scenic Spot Transportation,Mt.Hiei
-Electricity Expo., Osaka (1926) Electricity Expo.Venue Pictorial Map
-Horyu-ji Temple, Nara (1921) Scenic Spot Houryu-ji Temple Pictorial Map
-Miyajima, Hiroshima (1928) Scenic Spot Transportation, Miyajima, Hiroshima Pictorial Map
-Ritsurin Park, Kagawa (1920) Ritsurin Park in Takamatsu
-Omogo-kei, Ehime (1935) Superb View of Omogo-kei
-Kyushu (1927) Pictorial Bird's-eye View Map of Grand Kyushu
[Hatsusaburo YOSHIDA, 1884-1955]Hatsusaburo Yoshida, the bird's eye view map artist from Kyoto, was active
during the tourism boom in Japan before the World War II. His works were commissioned by
the train companies, the city offices, the news paper companies and the hotels.
Throughout his life, he made more than 3,000 maps and was known as the Hiroshige of his age, who was
the most famous Japanese ukiyo-e artist.
In his beautiful maps, he often placed Mt. Fuji in the backgrounds.
Still this day, these maps are popular among his fans.
(This information is based on Japanese Wikipedia)
[App Features]
The user's current location shows up on a variety of bird's-eye view maps.
Indicated current location moves, which provides the users with the
experience of strolling around in bird's-eye view maps. By touching a
landmark icon displayed on the map, the user can view photos of the
landmark from the same period as the map.
The bird's-eye view maps can be switched to Google Maps.
[NOTICE]
1. MapBlarij shows your location using GPS. Using MapBlarij on iPod
Touch or iPad WiFi might not show accurate current position.
2. No modification is done to the description of original maps used in
this app.
3. We cannot guarantee 100% accuracy of the maps and locations because
of the distortion of the original maps and the GPS accuracy. We would
like you to enjoy the original uncertainty of the historical maps.
3. We have no intention of violating human rights by disclosing the
historical maps.English, Japanese
[FEATURES of Hatsusaburo MapBlarij]
14 maps from International Research Center for Japanese Studies are
listed in the Hatsusaburo MapBlarij.
Featured Maps:
-Sapporo, Hokkaido (1936) Bird's-eye View Map of Sapporo City
-Lake Towada, Aomori (1933) Bird's-eye View Map of Lake Towada
-Nikko, Tochigi (1919) Scenic Spot Nikko Pictorial Map
-Zenko-ji Temple, Senjukaku, Nagano (1929) Guidance to Senjukaku, Kanbayashi Spa from Zenko-ji Temple
-Banshokan, Gifu (1933) Famous Place Banshokan, Gifu Pictorial Map
-Nagoya, Aichi (1933) Bird's-eye View Map of Famous Place Transportation, Large Nagoya
-Ise-Jingu Shrine, Mie (1930) Ise-sangu Pictorial Map with Scenic Spot
-Mt.Hiei, Kyoto (1926) Pictorial Bird's-eye View Map of Scenic Spot Transportation,Mt.Hiei
-Electricity Expo., Osaka (1926) Electricity Expo.Venue Pictorial Map
-Horyu-ji Temple, Nara (1921) Scenic Spot Houryu-ji Temple Pictorial Map
-Miyajima, Hiroshima (1928) Scenic Spot Transportation, Miyajima, Hiroshima Pictorial Map
-Ritsurin Park, Kagawa (1920) Ritsurin Park in Takamatsu
-Omogo-kei, Ehime (1935) Superb View of Omogo-kei
-Kyushu (1927) Pictorial Bird's-eye View Map of Grand Kyushu
[Hatsusaburo YOSHIDA, 1884-1955]Hatsusaburo Yoshida, the bird's eye view map artist from Kyoto, was active
during the tourism boom in Japan before the World War II. His works were commissioned by
the train companies, the city offices, the news paper companies and the hotels.
Throughout his life, he made more than 3,000 maps and was known as the Hiroshige of his age, who was
the most famous Japanese ukiyo-e artist.
In his beautiful maps, he often placed Mt. Fuji in the backgrounds.
Still this day, these maps are popular among his fans.
(This information is based on Japanese Wikipedia)
[App Features]
The user's current location shows up on a variety of bird's-eye view maps.
Indicated current location moves, which provides the users with the
experience of strolling around in bird's-eye view maps. By touching a
landmark icon displayed on the map, the user can view photos of the
landmark from the same period as the map.
The bird's-eye view maps can be switched to Google Maps.
[NOTICE]
1. MapBlarij shows your location using GPS. Using MapBlarij on iPod
Touch or iPad WiFi might not show accurate current position.
2. No modification is done to the description of original maps used in
this app.
3. We cannot guarantee 100% accuracy of the maps and locations because
of the distortion of the original maps and the GPS accuracy. We would
like you to enjoy the original uncertainty of the historical maps.
3. We have no intention of violating human rights by disclosing the
historical maps.

This is the iPhone / iPod Touch version of Hatsusaburo MapBlarij 1.2