Localizing the Map

This example creates a map that's localized in Japanese, regardless of the user's browser settings. The region is also set to Japan, which biases the geocoding results to that region.

Read thedocumentation.

TypeScript

// This example displays a map with the language and region set
// to Japan. These settings are specified in the HTML script element
// when loading the Google Maps JavaScript API.
// Setting the language shows the map in the language of your choice.
// Setting the region biases the geocoding results to that region.
function initMap(): void {
const map = new google.maps.Map(
document.getElementById( "map" ) as HTMLElement,
{
zoom: 8,
center: { lat: 35.717, lng: 139.731 },
}
);
}

declare global {
interface Window {
initMap: () => void;
}
}
window.initMap = initMap;
index.ts

JavaScript

// This example displays a map with the language and region set
// to Japan. These settings are specified in the HTML script element
// when loading the Google Maps JavaScript API.
// Setting the language shows the map in the language of your choice.
// Setting the region biases the geocoding results to that region.
function initMap() {
const map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById( "map" ), {
zoom: 8,
center: { lat: 35.717, lng: 139.731 },
});
}

window.initMap = initMap;
index.js

CSS

/*
* Always set the map height explicitly to define the size of the div element
* that contains the map.
*/
#map {
height: 100%;
}

/*
* Optional: Makes the sample page fill the window.
*/
html,
body {
height: 100%;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}

style.css

HTML

<html>
<head>
<title>Localizing the Map</title>

<link rel= "stylesheet" type= "text/css" href= "./style.css" />
<script type= "module" src= "./index.js" ></script>
</head>
<body>
<div id= "map" ></div>

<!--
The `defer` attribute causes the script to execute after the full HTML
document has been parsed. For non-blocking uses, avoiding race conditions,
and consistent behavior across browsers, consider loading using Promises. See
https://developers.google /maps/documentation/javascript/load-maps-js-api
for more information.
-->
<script
src= "https://maps.googleapis /maps/api/js?key=AIzaSyB41DRUbKWJHPxaFjMAwdrzWzbVKartNGg&callback=initMap&v=weekly&language=ja&region=JP"
defer
></script>
</body>
</html>
index.html

Try Sample

Clone Sample

Git and Node.js are required to run this sample locally. Follow theseinstructionsto install Node.js and NPM. The following commands clone, install dependencies and start the sample application. 

git clone -b sample-map-language https://github /googlemaps/js-samples.git
cd js-samples
npm i
npm start

Other samples can be tried by switching to any branch beginning withsample-SAMPLE_NAME. 

git checkout sample-SAMPLE_NAME
npm i
npm start