“Latest Continental Railway Guide Map / Latest Japan Railway Guide” Published in 1943 (Showa 18) by Nihon Meisho Zuesha Includes Manchuria, Korea, and Karafuto (Southern Sakhalin) A highly valuable wartime railway map illustrating the entire transportation network of Japan, the Korean Peninsula, Manchuria, and Karafuto as a single continuous system. Issued in Showa 18 (1943), this map offers a rare insight into the geography, political boundaries, and railway development of the Japanese Empire during World War II. Highlights Covers the whole of Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Kwantung, and Southern Sakhalin Detailed rail lines, junctions, and ferry routes Colorful lithographic printing typical of early–mid Showa cartography Reflects the mobility plans and territorial structure of the period A historically important reference for military history, transportation studies, and map collectors Such wide-area wartime railway maps are now scarce, and well-preserved examples are especially desirable among international collectors. Please check the photos for the condition. A fascinating and historically significant map—an exceptional addition to any serious collection.