Airports:
175 (2013)
country comparison to the world: 33
[see also: Airports country ranks ]

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 142
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - total country ranks ]
over 3,047 m: 6
2,438 to 3,047 m: 45
1,524 to 2,437 m: 38
914 to 1,523 m: 28
under 914 m: 25 (2013)

Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 33
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - total country ranks ]
914 to 1,523 m: 5
under 914 m: 28 (2013)

Heliports:
16 (2013)
[see also: Heliports country ranks ]

Pipelines:
gas 4,456 km; oil 174 km; oil/gas/water 104 km (2013)
[see also: Pipelines country ranks ]

Railways:
total: 27,155 km
standard gauge: 4,343 km 1.435-m gauge (4,343 km electrified)
dual gauge: 132 km 1.435-1.067-m gauge (132 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 96 km 1.372-m gauge (96 km electrified); 22,536 km 1.067-m gauge (13,253 km electrified); 48 km 0.762-m gauge (48 km electrified) (2012)
country comparison to the world: 11
[see also: Railways country ranks ]

Roadways:
total: 1,217,128 km
[see also: Roadways - total (km) country ranks ]
paved: 988,536 km (includes 7,803 km of expressways)
[see also: Roadways - paved (km) country ranks ]
unpaved: 228,592 km (2013)
[see also: Roadways - unpaved (km) country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 6

Waterways:
1,770 km (seagoing vessels use inland seas) (2010)
country comparison to the world: 44
[see also: Waterways country ranks ]

Merchant marine:
total: 684
by type: bulk carrier 168, cargo 34, carrier 3, chemical tanker 29, container 2, liquefied gas 58, passenger 11, passenger/cargo 117, petroleum tanker 152, refrigerated cargo 4, roll on/roll off 52, vehicle carrier 54
registered in other countries: 3,122 (Bahamas 88, Bermuda 2, Burma 1, Cambodia 1, Cayman Islands 23, China 2, Cyprus 16, Honduras 4, Hong Kong 79, Indonesia 8, Isle of Man 19, Liberia 110, Luxembourg 3, Malaysia 2, Malta 5, Marshall Islands 59, Mongolia 2, Netherlands 1, Panama 2372, Philippines 77, Portugal 9, Saint Kitts and Nevis 2, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3, Sierra Leone 4, Singapore 164, South Korea 14, Tanzania 1, UK 5, Vanuatu 39, unknown 7) (2010)
country comparison to the world: 16
[see also: Merchant marine country ranks ]

Ports and terminals:
major seaport(s): Chiba, Kawasaki, Kobe, Mizushima, Moji, Nagoya, Osaka, Tokyo, Tomakomai, Yokohama
container port(s) (TEUs): Kobe (2,725,304), Nagoya (2,471,821), Osaka (2,172,797), Tokyo (4,416,119), Yokohama (2,992,517)
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