| Railways | total: 27,311 km (2015) standard gauge: 4,800 km 1.435-m gauge (4,800 km electrified) (2015) narrow gauge: 124 km 1.372-m gauge (124 km electrified) (2015) dual gauge: 132 km 1.435-1.067-m gauge (132 km electrified) (2015) 22,207 km 1.067-m gauge (15,430 km electrified) 48 km 0.762-m gauge (48 km electrified) |
| Roadways | total: 1,218,772 km (2015) paved: 992,835 km (includes 8,428 km of expressways) (2015) unpaved: 225,937 km (2015) |
| Waterways | 1,770 km (seagoing vessels use inland seas) (2010) |
| Pipelines | 4456 km gas, 174 km oil, 104 km oil/gas/water (2013) |
| Ports and terminals | major seaport(s): Chiba, Kawasaki, Kobe, Mizushima, Moji, Nagoya, Osaka, Tokyo, Tomakomai, Yokohama container port(s) (TEUs): Kobe (2,871,642), Nagoya (2,844,004), Osaka (2,456,028), Tokyo (4,510,000), Yokohama (2,990,000) (2019) LNG terminal(s) (import): Chita, Fukwoke, Futtsu, Hachinone, Hakodate, Hatsukaichi, Higashi Ohgishima, Higashi Niigata, Himeiji, Joetsu, Kagoshima, Kawagoe, Kita Kyushu, Mizushima, Nagasaki, Naoetsu, Negishi, Ohgishima, Oita, Sakai, Sakaide, Senboku, Shimizu, Shin Minato, Sodegaura, Tobata, Yanai, Yokkaichi Okinawa - Nakagusuku |
| Merchant marine | total: 5,041 by type: bulk carrier 161, container ship 43, general cargo 1,789, oil tanker 667, other 2,381 (2020) |
| Airports | total: 175 (2013) |
| Airports - with paved runways | total: 142 (2017) over 3,047 m: 6 (2017) 2,438 to 3,047 m: 45 (2017) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 38 (2017) 914 to 1,523 m: 28 (2017) under 914 m: 25 (2017) |
| Airports - with unpaved runways | total: 33 (2013) 914 to 1,523 m: 5 (2013) under 914 m: 28 (2013) |
| Heliports | 16 (2013) |
| National air transport system | number of registered air carriers: 22 (2020) inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 673 annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 126,387,527 (2018) annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 9,420,660,000 mt-km (2018) |
| Civil aircraft registration country code prefix | JA |
Source: CIA World Factbook
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