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Localizing the Map

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This example demonstrates how to display a Google Map localized in Japanese, overriding user browser settings.
The map's region is set to Japan, influencing geocoding results to prioritize that area.
The sample utilizes HTML, CSS, and JavaScript (compiled from TypeScript) to achieve localization.
Users can interact with the sample through JSFiddle or Google Cloud Shell, or clone it locally using Git and Node.js.

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.

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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.
functioninitMap():void{
constmap=newgoogle.maps.Map(
document.getElementById("map")asHTMLElement,
{
zoom:8,
center:{lat:35.717,lng:139.731},
}
);
}
declareglobal{
interfaceWindow{
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.
functioninitMap(){
constmap=newgoogle.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.com/maps/documentation/javascript/load-maps-js-api
 for more information.
 -->
 <script
 src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=AIzaSyB41DRUbKWJHPxaFjMAwdrzWzbVKartNGg&callback=initMap&v=weekly&language=ja&region=JP"
 defer
 ></script>
 </body>
</html>index.html

Clone Sample

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

gitclone-bsample-map-languagehttps://github.com/googlemaps/js-samples.git
cdjs-samples
npmi
npmstart

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

gitcheckoutsample-SAMPLE_NAME
npmi
npmstart