Get a Fresh Look on Japan with Google’s Improved Street View

Panorama view at Yokohama Stadium. No sign of Mobage yet.

Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) today rolled out a number of improvements to its Street View service, adding its largest number of ‘partner program collections’ ever. Essentially that means sites on private property, not just on public streets. The additions extend across 22 countries.

In Japan specifically, 98 locations have been added, including a number of World Heritage sites. There are also many very cool 360-degree panoramas such as Yokohama Akarenga Soko and Yokohama Stadium (where you can check out the view from the home plate, see right).

You can browse these over on the Street View gallery, although a representative tells us that the views are available via any Google Maps interface by dragging Pegman to your desired location. The english gallery page can be found here.

For those of you who haven’t visited Japan in the springtime, check out the view from Konagei Park below. It looks especially nice in full screen! (see button in top right)

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