config/japan-network.toml

[overview]
title = "Japan HF network overview"
subtitle = "Japanese sites, terrestrial transport, and declared outbound routes"
as_of = "2026-09-18"

[destination_labels]
BATAM = "Batam"
CHICAGO = "Chicago area, Illinois"
HONGCONG = "Hong Kong"
"HONG KONG" = "Hong Kong"
"JOHOR BAHRU" = "Johor Bahru"
KANE = "Kane, Illinois"
LONDON = "London"
MANHATTAN = "Manhattan, Illinois"
PHILIPPINES = "Philippines"
SEATTLE = "Seattle"
SINGAPORE = "Singapore"

# transport_edges describe connections, not one-way traffic. Parallel operator
# links between shared towers remain separate; co-location does not imply carriage.
# Reported includes routes explicitly identified by a source; inferred marks an
# unresolved connection, not a requirement for photographs at both endpoints.

# itu_tx assigns an ITU transmitter to a trading group. SQL discovers all of its
# receivers and publication history. These coordinates are distinct from the
# field observations below. route_annotations only attach outside research to
# an already-discovered named counterpart; they cannot create or select routes.

[[competitors]]
id = "optiver"
display_name = "GT Technologies (Optiver)"
japan_operator = "GT Technologies Japan"
callsigns = ["JB2XI"]
itu_tx = { latitude = 35.1102777777778, longitude = 139.948611111111 }
fcc_entities = ["County Information Services"]
color = [37, 99, 235]
summary = "JB2XI’s ten-element array at Cosmo West. The Japanese licence lists Johor Bahru, Indiana and London; BR IFIC gives the Johor receiver coordinate."
identity_url = "/docs/japan-operators.md#gt-technologies-optiver"
domestic_destinations = ["Johor Bahru", "Indiana", "London"]

[[competitors]]
id = "nln"
display_name = "High Bar (NLN)"
japan_operator = "High Bar Communications"
callsigns = ["JB2XH"]
itu_tx = { latitude = 34.9630555555556, longitude = 139.936944444444 }
fcc_entities = ["10Band"]
color = [124, 58, 237]
summary = "Three HF transmit towers at Chikura and a separate receiver at Gotenyama. The microwave network connects Tokyo, Maruyama CLS, Inzai and Ajigaura CLS."
identity_url = "/docs/japan-operators.md#high-bar-nln"

[competitors.route_annotations.CHICAGO]
fcc_crosswalk = "10Band / WI2XNX, Elburn. FCC and ITU positions are 209 m apart."

[[competitors]]
id = "raft"
display_name = "4HF (Raft)"
japan_operator = "4HF"
callsigns = ["JS2SA"]
itu_tx = { latitude = 35.1113888888889, longitude = 139.955555555556 }
fcc_entities = ["3DB Communication"]
color = [234, 88, 12]
summary = "JS2SA’s five-element Yagi at Cosmo Classic Club East uses McKay’s microwave backhaul to Tokyo and Maruyama CLS."
identity_url = "/docs/japan-operators.md#4hf-raft"
domestic_destinations = ["Chicago", "London", "Singapore"]

[competitors.route_annotations.CHICAGO]
fcc_crosswalk = "3DB Communication / WI2XXG, Maple Park. FCC and ITU positions are 77 m apart."

[[competitors]]
id = "mckay"
display_name = "JOSADA (McKay)"
japan_operator = "JOSADA TELECOM"
callsigns = []
itu_tx = { latitude = 35.2530555555556, longitude = 139.963611111111 }
fcc_entities = ["Farside Communications"]
color = [13, 148, 136]
summary = "Kanozan’s five-element HF Yagi and Nuda’s Beverage receiver; microwave connections to Tokyo, Maruyama, Inzai and Ise."
identity_url = "/docs/japan-operators.md#josada-mckay"

[[competitors]]
id = "imc"
display_name = "DATACOM (IMC)"
japan_operator = "DATACOM SERVICES"
callsigns = ["JS2RA", "JS2RB"]
itu_tx = { latitude = 35.4463888888889, longitude = 140.02 }
fcc_entities = ["RCA Telecom", "Toggle Communications"]
color = [8, 145, 178]
summary = "Two HF towers at Kubota serving Chicago (JS2RA) and the Philippines (JS2RB), with microwave access through Wakasu to Shin-Toyosu."
identity_url = "/docs/japan-operators.md#datacom-imc"

# The callsign split comes from MIC/Ryota, not the ITU rows, which can omit it.
[competitors.route_annotations.KANE]
japan_callsign = "JS2RA"
fcc_crosswalk = "IMC’s Toggle / WI2XAJ Elburn site is about 90 km east of this declared point. The actual receiver has not been located."

[competitors.route_annotations.PHILIPPINES]
japan_callsign = "JS2RB"

[[competitors]]
id = "tower"
display_name = "Sora (Tower)"
japan_operator = "Sora Communications"
callsigns = ["JS2SB"]
itu_tx = { latitude = 35.2633333333333, longitude = 139.865555555556 }
fcc_entities = ["M-Wave", "Rockland Wireless", "Alpha Bravo"]
color = [220, 38, 38]
summary = "Five towers and nine mounted HF arrays at Kokubo by August 2026, with E-band backhaul through DRW’s Mother Farm West."
identity_url = "/docs/japan-operators.md#sora-tower"
domestic_destinations = ["Hong Kong", "Batam", "Johor Bahru", "Seattle", "Singapore"]

[competitors.route_annotations.SEATTLE]
fcc_crosswalk = "Tower’s Alpha Bravo / WM2XZU Port Angeles site is about 112 km away. The receive installation at this declared point has not been identified."

[[competitors]]
id = "falconion"
display_name = "Ermis (AlberBlanc/FalconIon)"
japan_operator = "Ermis"
callsigns = []
itu_tx = { latitude = 35.4230555555555, longitude = 140.037222222222 }
fcc_entities = ["FalconION"]
color = [219, 39, 119]
summary = "Shimoizumi transmitter with two twelve-element arrays and a separate sixteen-loop receiver at Maeda."
identity_url = "/docs/japan-operators.md#ermis-alberblancfalconion"

[competitors.route_annotations.MANHATTAN]
fcc_crosswalk = "FalconION / WM2XHW Manhattan 41.3338889,-87.9580556 is 23 m from the ITU endpoint. Nuvio Manhattan is 11.7 km away"

[[competitors]]
id = "drw"
display_name = "NuVo (DRW)"
japan_operator = "NuVo Networks"
callsigns = []
fcc_entities = ["Skycast Services"]
color = [22, 163, 74]
summary = "Minamihara HF receiver and a Tokyo–Maruyama microwave network that also carries Sora (Tower) traffic through Mother Farm West."
identity_url = "/docs/japan-operators.md#nuvo-drw"

[[sites]]
id = "optiver-cosmo-west"
competitors = ["optiver"]
label = "Cosmo CC West · JB2XI"
role = "HF TX"
kind = "hf-tx"
latitude = 35.1104966
longitude = 139.9484615
coordinate_basis = "Ryota field map"
note = "Optiver’s JB2XI ten-element HF array on the tower shared with separate Optiver and DRW microwave equipment."

[[sites]]
id = "nln-chikura-south"
competitors = ["nln"]
label = "Point 120 m · JB2XH south"
role = "HF TX"
kind = "hf-tx"
latitude = 34.9631117
longitude = 139.9369965
coordinate_basis = "Ryota field map"
note = "Southern tower in NLN’s three-tower Chikura HF transmit site."

[[sites]]
id = "nln-chikura-west"
competitors = ["nln"]
label = "Point 120 m · JB2XH west"
role = "HF TX"
kind = "hf-tx"
latitude = 34.96337
longitude = 139.9365593
coordinate_basis = "Ryota field map"
note = "Western tower in NLN’s three-tower Chikura HF transmit site."

[[sites]]
id = "nln-chikura-north"
competitors = ["nln"]
label = "Point 120 m · JB2XH north"
role = "HF TX"
kind = "hf-tx"
latitude = 34.9636123
longitude = 139.9372179
coordinate_basis = "Ryota field map"
note = "Northern tower in NLN’s three-tower Chikura HF transmit site."

[[sites]]
id = "nln-gotenyama"
competitors = ["nln"]
label = "Gotenyama"
role = "HF RX"
kind = "hf-rx"
latitude = 35.081944
longitude = 139.944834
coordinate_basis = "Ryota field map"
note = "NLN’s separate HF receiver, connected by microwave to Chikura, Maruyama CLS and Tsumoriyama."

[[sites]]
id = "raft-cosmo-east"
competitors = ["raft"]
label = "Cosmo CC East · JS2SA"
role = "HF TX"
kind = "hf-tx"
latitude = 35.111472
longitude = 139.955582
coordinate_basis = "Ryota field map"
note = "Raft’s JS2SA Yagi above McKay’s two microwave dishes toward Kanozan and Maruyama CLS. McKay carries Raft’s backhaul."

[[sites]]
id = "mckay-kanozan"
competitors = ["mckay"]
label = "Kanozan / Kazusa Resort"
role = "HF TX"
kind = "hf-tx"
latitude = 35.253096
longitude = 139.963589
coordinate_basis = "Ryota field map"
note = "Five-element SteppIR HFT540C on McKay’s existing microwave tower, assembled in January 2026 and mounted by 8 February. Microwave links toward Tokyo, Cosmo East and Inzai."

[[sites]]
id = "mckay-nuda"
competitors = ["mckay"]
label = "Nuda"
role = "HF RX"
kind = "hf-rx"
latitude = 35.252539
longitude = 140.10803
coordinate_basis = "Ryota field map"
note = "Two approximately 90 m Beverage wires, less than 1 m apart and staggered lengthwise by 5 m. Only wire B’s receiver connection was attached on 21 September 2025; no backhaul connection was visible."

[[sites]]
id = "imc-kubota"
competitors = ["imc"]
label = "Kubota · JS2RA / JS2RB"
role = "HF TX"
kind = "hf-tx"
latitude = 35.446486
longitude = 140.019899
coordinate_basis = "Ryota field map"
note = "Two HF towers and five arrays: four log-periodics plus a Philippines-facing Yagi on the taller east tower. The Yagi and microwave dishes were added between the July 2023 and November 2024 visits."

[[sites]]
id = "tower-kokubo-west"
competitors = ["tower"]
label = "Kokubo · JS2SB west"
role = "HF TX"
kind = "hf-tx"
latitude = 35.263294
longitude = 139.865257
coordinate_basis = "Ryota field map"
note = "Western tower group at the expanded Sora site."

[[sites]]
id = "tower-kokubo-east"
competitors = ["tower"]
label = "Kokubo · JS2SB east"
role = "HF TX"
kind = "hf-tx"
latitude = 35.263329
longitude = 139.865496
coordinate_basis = "Ryota field map"
note = "Eastern tower group at the expanded Sora site."

[[sites]]
id = "falconion-shimoizumi"
competitors = ["falconion"]
label = "Shimoizumi"
role = "HF TX"
kind = "hf-tx"
latitude = 35.42350004
longitude = 140.03725558
coordinate_basis = "Ryota field map"
note = "Ermis (AlberBlanc/FalconIon) HF transmitter: two twelve-element arrays and a direct microwave connection to Shin-Toyosu Cube."

[[sites]]
id = "falconion-maeda"
competitors = ["falconion"]
label = "Maeda"
role = "HF RX"
kind = "hf-rx"
latitude = 35.0376842
longitude = 139.9424297
coordinate_basis = "Ryota field map"
note = "Ermis (AlberBlanc/FalconIon) receiver: sixteen loops in two rows, with fibre service. Nuvio Tech’s proposed California–Japan link names this site."

[[sites]]
id = "drw-minamihara"
competitors = ["drw"]
label = "Minamihara"
role = "HF RX"
kind = "hf-rx"
latitude = 35.0179484
longitude = 139.9834505
coordinate_basis = "Ryota field map"
note = "Receive-only fourteen-element log-periodic."

[[sites]]
id = "shared-shin-toyosu"
competitors = ["optiver", "mckay", "imc", "falconion", "drw"]
label = "Shin-Toyosu Cube"
role = "data centre"
kind = "data-centre"
latitude = 35.6485
longitude = 139.7927
coordinate_basis = "Public address geocode"
note = "Shin-Toyosu Cube / CC2, with rooftop microwave connections for Optiver, McKay, IMC, Ermis (AlberBlanc/FalconIon) and DRW."

[[sites]]
id = "mckay-funaho"
competitors = ["mckay"]
label = "NTT Funaho"
role = "relay"
kind = "relay"
latitude = 35.79413475
longitude = 140.12679409
coordinate_basis = "Mapion facility pin: https://www.mapion.co.jp/phonebook/M51010/12231/22444108_ipcbl/ (checked 2026-09-18); building location."
note = "JOSADA (McKay) dishes on NTT’s exchange at 1-14 Uchino, Inzai, connecting Kanozan to SCSK SI1." # Ryota 521356207, 521403607.

[[sites]]
id = "shared-scsk-inzai"
competitors = ["nln", "mckay"]
label = "SCSK SI1 · Inzai"
role = "data centre"
kind = "data-centre"
latitude = 35.8093131
longitude = 140.1199707
coordinate_basis = "Ryota field map"
note = "High Bar (NLN) and JOSADA (McKay) reach this data centre over their separate microwave networks."

[[sites]]
id = "imc-wakasu"
competitors = ["imc"]
label = "Yamazaki Shoji · Wakasu"
role = "relay"
kind = "relay"
latitude = 35.6255878
longitude = 139.8328478
coordinate_basis = "Ryota field map"
note = "IMC’s microwave link to Kubota and onward E-band connection to Shin-Toyosu Cube, on Yamazaki Shoji’s roof."

[[sites]]
id = "optiver-mother-farm"
competitors = ["optiver"]
label = "Mother Farm East"
role = "relay"
kind = "relay"
latitude = 35.2464086
longitude = 139.9359735
coordinate_basis = "Ryota field map"
note = "GT Technologies (Optiver) microwave connection between No. 5 Inoue in Ariake and Cosmo West."

[[sites]]
id = "drw-mother-farm"
competitors = ["drw", "tower"]
label = "Mother Farm West"
role = "relay"
kind = "relay"
latitude = 35.2459382
longitude = 139.9335434
coordinate_basis = "Ryota field map"
note = "NuVo (DRW) dishes toward Kyowa Bussan Ariake and Cosmo West. Sora (Tower) joins DRW’s network here over E-band."

[[sites]]
id = "nln-ajigaura"
competitors = ["nln"]
label = "Ajigaura · J08"
role = "microwave endpoint / fibre handoff"
kind = "relay"
latitude = 36.38557
longitude = 140.61314
coordinate_basis = "Approximate tower foundation matched from Ryota's annotated aerial image (521035620) to Google Maps satellite imagery, 2026-09-18"
note = "High Bar (NLN) tower outside Arteria’s landing-station compound, fed by Arteria fibre. Its two dishes face Hokota Minowa and Sawajiri." # Ryota 521035620, 521116477.

[[sites]]
id = "nln-hokota"
competitors = ["nln"]
label = "Hokota Minowa · J07A"
role = "relay"
kind = "relay"
latitude = 36.2635713
longitude = 140.5137879
coordinate_basis = "Ryota field map"
note = "High Bar (NLN) station TP2031, connecting Ajigaura and Omitama." # Ryota 521116477.

[[sites]]
id = "nln-omitama"
competitors = ["nln"]
label = "Omitama · J06A"
role = "relay"
kind = "relay"
latitude = 36.1508667
longitude = 140.4117392
coordinate_basis = "Ryota field map"
note = "High Bar (NLN) station TP2033, between Hokota Minowa and Ushiku."

[[sites]]
id = "nln-ushiku"
competitors = ["nln"]
label = "Ushiku · J05A"
role = "relay"
kind = "relay"
latitude = 35.9722639
longitude = 140.2530931
coordinate_basis = "Ryota field map"
note = "High Bar (NLN) station TP2020, connecting Omitama to SCSK SI1 in Inzai."

[[sites]]
id = "nln-sawajiri"
competitors = ["nln"]
label = "Sawajiri · J06"
role = "relay"
kind = "relay"
latitude = 36.2361697
longitude = 140.5513663
coordinate_basis = "Ryota field map"
note = "High Bar (NLN) station TP2024, with dishes toward Ajigaura and Kitaura Ryoshuku." # Ryota 521116477.

[[sites]]
id = "nln-kitaura"
competitors = ["nln"]
label = "Kitaura Ryoshuku · J05"
role = "relay"
kind = "relay"
latitude = 36.0982603
longitude = 140.4911433
coordinate_basis = "Ryota field map"
note = "High Bar (NLN) station TP2023, between Sawajiri and Narita."

[[sites]]
id = "nln-narita"
competitors = ["nln"]
label = "Narita Hataya · J04"
role = "relay"
kind = "relay"
latitude = 35.8386853
longitude = 140.3437484
coordinate_basis = "Ryota field map"
note = "High Bar (NLN) station TP2022, between Kitaura Ryoshuku and Nagara."

[[sites]]
id = "nln-nagara"
competitors = ["nln"]
label = "Nagara · J03"
role = "relay / junction"
kind = "relay"
latitude = 35.4423885
longitude = 140.1946426
coordinate_basis = "Ryota corrected field map"
note = "High Bar (NLN) station TP2021. Its three dish pairs connect Narita, SCSK SI1 in Inzai, and SoftBank Kamogawa."

[[sites]]
id = "nln-softbank-kamogawa"
competitors = ["nln"]
label = "SoftBank Kamogawa"
role = "microwave site"
kind = "relay"
latitude = 35.10875
longitude = 140.01889
# Location: https://telecom.blog.jp/archives/12_JT_Kamogawa_Musen.html
coordinate_basis = "Facility map, 2009 visit"
note = "High Bar (NLN) uses SoftBank’s Yoshio-Nishi station on the Nagara–Maruyama path, near Mineoka Sengen." # Ryota 521356207.

[[sites]]
id = "shared-cc1-toyosu"
competitors = ["nln", "mckay"]
label = "TEPCO Toyosu\nAT TOKYO CC1"
role = "data centre / microwave rooftop"
kind = "data-centre"
latitude = 35.6478068
longitude = 139.7901347
coordinate_basis = "Ryota site map"
note = "Toyosu CC1: High Bar (NLN) connects toward Tsumoriyama and Mother Farm North; JOSADA (McKay) connects west toward Oyama. CC2 is at Shin-Toyosu Cube." # Ryota 499916770, 515378008.

[[sites]]
id = "shared-maruyama"
competitors = ["nln", "mckay", "optiver", "drw"]
label = "Maruyama CLS"
role = "microwave relay"
kind = "relay"
latitude = 35.0057708
longitude = 139.975367
coordinate_basis = "Ryota site map"
note = "Maruyama cable landing station, with separate microwave equipment for NLN, McKay, Optiver and DRW." # Ryota 500213645.

[[sites]]
id = "nln-point120-transport"
competitors = ["nln"]
label = "Point 120 m\nmicrowave termination"
role = "microwave relay"
kind = "relay"
latitude = 34.9632131
longitude = 139.9369912
coordinate_basis = "Ryota site map"
note = "NLN’s microwave dishes on the oldest Chikura HF tower, connecting Gotenyama and Maruyama CLS." # Chikura #4 locator (504743524); compass-label matching is documented in docs/japan/dossiers/nln.md.

[[sites]]
id = "nln-tsumoriyama"
competitors = ["nln"]
label = "Tsumoriyama"
role = "microwave relay"
kind = "relay"
latitude = 35.1391883
longitude = 139.9297667
coordinate_basis = "Ryota site map"
note = "High Bar (NLN) dishes toward Toyosu CC1 and Gotenyama; both counterparts are named on the feeder labels." # Ryota 499916770, 2 July 2023.

[[sites]]
id = "nln-mihara"
competitors = ["nln"]
label = "Mihara"
role = "microwave relay"
kind = "relay"
latitude = 35.0614496
longitude = 139.9881672
coordinate_basis = "Ryota site map"
note = "High Bar (NLN) dishes toward Maruyama CLS and Kamogawa-no-Inu." # Ryota 500213645.

[[sites]]
id = "nln-kamogawa-no-inu"
competitors = ["nln"]
label = "Kamogawa-no-Inu · Atagoyama"
role = "microwave relay"
kind = "relay"
latitude = 35.1154291
longitude = 139.9793669
coordinate_basis = "Ryota site map"
note = "High Bar (NLN) connection between Mother Farm North and Mihara. SoftBank Kamogawa is a separate site on the Nagara–Maruyama branch." # Ryota 500213645, 499505940.

[[sites]]
id = "nln-mother-farm"
competitors = ["nln"]
label = "Mother Farm North"
role = "microwave relay"
kind = "relay"
latitude = 35.2478884
longitude = 139.9365016
coordinate_basis = "Ryota site map"
note = "High Bar (NLN) site north of the road, with dishes toward Toyosu CC1 and Kamogawa-no-Inu. Optiver and DRW use the two sites south of the road." # Ryota 499916770, 500063022.

[[sites]]
id = "optiver-inoue"
competitors = ["optiver"]
label = "No. 5 Inoue Building"
role = "microwave relay"
kind = "relay"
latitude = 35.6379127
longitude = 139.7993943
coordinate_basis = "Ryota site map"
note = "GT Technologies (Optiver) rooftop connection between Shin-Toyosu Cube and Mother Farm East." # Corrected assignment: Ryota 499593521, 10 November 2024.

[[sites]]
id = "drw-kyowa"
competitors = ["drw"]
label = "Kyowa Bussan Ariake"
role = "microwave relay"
kind = "relay"
latitude = 35.6430246
longitude = 139.7966904
coordinate_basis = "Ryota site map"
note = "NuVo (DRW) rooftop connection between Shin-Toyosu Cube and Mother Farm West." # Corrected assignment: Ryota 499593521, 10 November 2024.

[[sites]]
id = "shared-cosmo-west"
competitors = ["optiver", "drw"]
label = "Cosmo CC West\nmicrowave tower"
role = "microwave relay"
kind = "relay"
latitude = 35.1102488
longitude = 139.9484372
coordinate_basis = "Ryota site map"
note = "GT Technologies (Optiver) and NuVo (DRW) have separate microwave equipment on the tower carrying Optiver’s HF array." # Ryota 500063022.

[[sites]]
id = "mckay-marusada"
competitors = ["mckay"]
label = "Marusada Ariake"
role = "microwave relay"
kind = "relay"
latitude = 35.6382021
longitude = 139.7997745
coordinate_basis = "Ryota site map"
note = "JOSADA (McKay) rooftop connection between Kanozan and Shin-Toyosu Cube / CC2." # Cube’s medium dish: Ryota 517567284.

[[sites]]
id = "mckay-oyama"
competitors = ["mckay"]
label = "Oyama · TEPCO"
role = "microwave relay"
kind = "relay"
latitude = 35.4413575
longitude = 139.2311087
coordinate_basis = "Ryota site map"
note = "JOSADA (McKay) dishes toward Toyosu CC1 to the east and Ashitaka to the west. Apparent Starlink equipment was photographed in May 2025; its role is unknown." # Ryota 502711233, 515378008.

[[sites]]
id = "mckay-ashitaka"
competitors = ["mckay"]
label = "Ashitaka · NTT West"
role = "microwave relay"
kind = "relay"
latitude = 35.2529485
longitude = 138.7861959
coordinate_basis = "Ryota site map"
note = "JOSADA (McKay) equipment with dishes toward Oyama and Shizuoka Aoi, where the route continues through NTT Abe." # Labels: Ryota 500344252; locator: 515378008.

[[sites]]
id = "mckay-joyama"
competitors = ["mckay"]
label = "Joyama / Shiroyama\nChubu Electric"
role = "microwave relay"
kind = "relay"
latitude = 34.9184822
longitude = 137.645402
coordinate_basis = "Ryota site map"
note = "JOSADA (McKay) route through Joyama / Shiroyama between NTT Abe and Tsukude." # Ryota 500636648, corrected diagram 504743524.

[[sites]]
id = "mckay-tsukude"
competitors = ["mckay"]
label = "Tsukude · NTT Docomo"
role = "microwave relay"
kind = "relay"
latitude = 34.9284575
longitude = 137.4114121
coordinate_basis = "Ryota site map"
note = "JOSADA (McKay) dishes on the newer southeastern NTT Docomo tower, on the Joyama–Ise route." # Ryota 500636648; Ise replaces Yokkaichi in diagram 504743524.

[[sites]]
id = "mckay-abe"
competitors = ["mckay"]
label = "Abe · NTT West\nShizuoka Ōyama"
role = "microwave relay"
kind = "relay"
latitude = 35.065998
longitude = 138.2874892
coordinate_basis = "OpenStreetMap facility node 1852389021, checked 2026-09-18"
note = "NTT Abe on Shizuoka’s Ōyama, on JOSADA (McKay)’s westbound route between Ashitaka and Joyama." # Ryota 504743524; facility location in docs/japan/dossiers/mckay.md.

[[sites]]
id = "mckay-ise-shima"
competitors = ["mckay"]
label = "Ise Shima\nNTT West"
role = "microwave endpoint"
kind = "relay"
latitude = 34.49015175
longitude = 136.70309508
coordinate_basis = "Yahoo/Zenrin building locator; NTT West confirms 5-1 Ichishicho address"
note = "NTT West’s Ise city office at 5-1 Ichishicho, the western endpoint of McKay’s mapped route. The Shima cable landing stations are farther southeast." # Ryota 504743524; location references in docs/japan/dossiers/mckay.md.

[[transport_edges]]
competitors = ["imc"]
from = "shared-shin-toyosu"
to = "imc-wakasu"
medium = "E-band"
status = "reported"
note = "DATACOM (IMC) E-band connection from Wakasu into Shin-Toyosu Cube." # Ryota’s August 2026 schematic, 521403607.

[[transport_edges]]
competitors = ["imc"]
from = "imc-wakasu"
to = "imc-kubota"
medium = "fixed microwave"
status = "observed / reported"
note = "DATACOM (IMC) microwave connection across Tokyo Bay between Kubota’s HF site and Yamazaki Shoji’s Wakasu rooftop." # Ryota 517567284: matching equipment and dish bearings.

[[transport_edges]]
competitors = ["falconion"]
from = "shared-shin-toyosu"
to = "falconion-shimoizumi"
medium = "fixed microwave"
status = "reported"
note = "Ermis (AlberBlanc/FalconIon) connects Shimoizumi directly to Shin-Toyosu Cube over this 33.3 km span." # Ryota 517567284: rooftop dishes, licence inventory and path geometry.

[[transport_edges]]
competitors = ["optiver"]
from = "optiver-mother-farm"
to = "shared-cosmo-west"
medium = "fixed microwave"
status = "reported"
note = "GT Technologies (Optiver) microwave connection between Mother Farm East and Cosmo West."

[[transport_edges]]
competitors = ["tower", "drw"]
from = "drw-mother-farm"
to = "tower-kokubo-west"
medium = "E-band"
status = "reported"
note = "Sora (Tower) enters NuVo (DRW)’s network at Mother Farm West for onward transport to Tokyo."

[[transport_edges]]
competitors = ["mckay"]
from = "mckay-kanozan"
to = "raft-cosmo-east"
medium = "JOSADA microwave route"
status = "reported"
note = "JOSADA (McKay) connects Cosmo East to Kanozan, carrying Raft’s backhaul toward Tokyo."

[[transport_edges]]
competitors = ["mckay"]
from = "mckay-kanozan"
to = "mckay-funaho"
medium = "fixed microwave"
status = "reported"
note = "JOSADA (McKay)’s 61.8 km Kanozan–Funaho link extends the network toward Inzai. Both ends were photographed in August 2026." # Ryota 521356207, 521403607.

[[transport_edges]]
competitors = ["mckay"]
from = "mckay-funaho"
to = "shared-scsk-inzai"
medium = "fixed microwave"
status = "reported"
note = "JOSADA (McKay)’s local hop from NTT Funaho into SCSK SI1, using the data centre’s western antenna. High Bar (NLN) has a separate antenna toward Nagara." # Ryota 521356207.

[[transport_edges]]
competitors = ["nln"]
from = "nln-ajigaura"
to = "nln-hokota"
medium = "fixed microwave"
status = "reported"
note = "High Bar (NLN)’s Ajigaura–Hokota Minowa link starts the northern path to Inzai through Omitama and Ushiku." # Ryota 521035620, 521116477.

[[transport_edges]]
competitors = ["nln"]
from = "nln-ajigaura"
to = "nln-sawajiri"
medium = "fixed microwave"
status = "reported"
note = "High Bar (NLN)’s Ajigaura–Sawajiri link starts the second path to Inzai, through Kitaura, Narita and Nagara." # Ryota 521116477; Ajigaura photographs in 521035620.

[[transport_edges]]
competitors = ["nln"]
from = "nln-hokota"
to = "nln-omitama"
medium = "fixed microwave"
status = "reported"
note = "High Bar (NLN)’s Hokota Minowa–Omitama hop on the Ajigaura–Ushiku–Inzai path."

[[transport_edges]]
competitors = ["nln"]
from = "nln-omitama"
to = "nln-ushiku"
medium = "fixed microwave"
status = "reported"
note = "High Bar (NLN)’s Omitama–Ushiku hop on the northern path into Inzai."

[[transport_edges]]
competitors = ["nln"]
from = "nln-ushiku"
to = "shared-scsk-inzai"
medium = "fixed microwave"
status = "reported"
note = "High Bar (NLN)’s Ushiku connection into SCSK SI1 in Inzai."

[[transport_edges]]
competitors = ["nln"]
from = "nln-sawajiri"
to = "nln-kitaura"
medium = "fixed microwave"
status = "reported"
note = "High Bar (NLN)’s Sawajiri–Kitaura hop on the Ajigaura–Nagara–Inzai path."

[[transport_edges]]
competitors = ["nln"]
from = "nln-kitaura"
to = "nln-narita"
medium = "fixed microwave"
status = "reported"
note = "High Bar (NLN)’s Kitaura–Narita hop on the path toward Nagara and Inzai."

[[transport_edges]]
competitors = ["nln"]
from = "nln-narita"
to = "nln-nagara"
medium = "fixed microwave"
status = "reported"
note = "High Bar (NLN)’s Narita–Nagara hop. At Nagara the network branches toward Inzai and Maruyama."

[[transport_edges]]
competitors = ["nln"]
from = "nln-nagara"
to = "shared-scsk-inzai"
medium = "fixed microwave"
status = "reported"
note = "High Bar (NLN)’s Nagara connection into SCSK SI1 in Inzai."

[[transport_edges]]
competitors = ["nln"]
from = "nln-nagara"
to = "nln-softbank-kamogawa"
medium = "fixed microwave"
status = "reported"
note = "High Bar (NLN)’s third dish pair at Nagara connects south to SoftBank Kamogawa, toward Maruyama CLS." # Ryota 521307766, counterpart identified in 521356207.

[[transport_edges]]
competitors = ["nln"]
from = "nln-softbank-kamogawa"
to = "shared-maruyama"
medium = "fixed microwave"
status = "reported"
note = "High Bar (NLN)’s SoftBank Kamogawa–Maruyama link joins the northern Ajigaura/Inzai routes to the network serving the HF sites." # Ryota 521356207; MIC channel pairing in docs/japan/dossiers/nln.md.

[[transport_edges]]
competitors = ["nln"]
from = "shared-cc1-toyosu"
to = "nln-tsumoriyama"
medium = "fixed microwave"
status = "reported"
note = "High Bar (NLN)’s Toyosu CC1–Tsumoriyama span across Tokyo Bay, with onward transport to Gotenyama." # Ryota 504743524; CC1 feeder labels in 499916770.

[[transport_edges]]
competitors = ["nln"]
from = "nln-tsumoriyama"
to = "nln-gotenyama"
medium = "fixed microwave"
status = "reported"
note = "High Bar (NLN)’s Tsumoriyama–Gotenyama hop connects the HF receiver to the Toyosu CC1 path." # Ryota 504743524; Gotenyama feeder label in 499916770.

[[transport_edges]]
competitors = ["nln"]
from = "shared-cc1-toyosu"
to = "nln-mother-farm"
medium = "fixed microwave"
status = "reported"
note = "High Bar (NLN)’s Toyosu CC1–Mother Farm North span is the second Tokyo Bay approach, continuing south toward Maruyama." # Ryota 504743524, 500063022.

[[transport_edges]]
competitors = ["nln"]
from = "nln-mother-farm"
to = "nln-kamogawa-no-inu"
medium = "fixed microwave"
status = "reported"
note = "High Bar (NLN)’s Mother Farm North–Kamogawa-no-Inu hop on the coastal route to Maruyama." # Ryota 504743524, 500063022.

[[transport_edges]]
competitors = ["nln"]
from = "nln-kamogawa-no-inu"
to = "nln-mihara"
medium = "fixed microwave"
status = "reported"
note = "High Bar (NLN)’s Kamogawa-no-Inu–Mihara hop on the coastal route to Maruyama." # Ryota 504743524, 500213645.

[[transport_edges]]
competitors = ["nln"]
from = "nln-mihara"
to = "shared-maruyama"
medium = "fixed microwave"
status = "reported"
note = "High Bar (NLN)’s Mihara connection into Maruyama CLS, completing the coastal path from Mother Farm North." # Ryota 504743524, 500213645.

[[transport_edges]]
competitors = ["nln"]
from = "nln-gotenyama"
to = "shared-maruyama"
medium = "fixed microwave"
status = "reported"
note = "High Bar (NLN)’s direct microwave link between Gotenyama’s HF receiver and Maruyama CLS." # Ryota 504743524, 500213645.

[[transport_edges]]
competitors = ["nln"]
from = "nln-gotenyama"
to = "nln-point120-transport"
medium = "fixed microwave"
status = "reported"
note = "High Bar (NLN)’s direct Gotenyama–Chikura hop, terminating on the oldest lattice HF mast at Chikura." # Ryota 504743524.

[[transport_edges]]
competitors = ["nln"]
from = "shared-maruyama"
to = "nln-point120-transport"
medium = "fixed microwave"
status = "reported"
note = "High Bar (NLN)’s direct Maruyama CLS–Chikura hop, terminating on the oldest lattice HF mast at Chikura." # Ryota 504743524.

[[transport_edges]]
competitors = ["optiver"]
from = "shared-shin-toyosu"
to = "optiver-inoue"
medium = "E-band"
status = "reported"
note = "GT Technologies (Optiver)’s E-band hop between Shin-Toyosu Cube and No. 5 Inoue in Ariake." # Corrected assignment in Ryota’s November 2024 route diagram.

[[transport_edges]]
competitors = ["optiver"]
from = "optiver-inoue"
to = "optiver-mother-farm"
medium = "fixed microwave"
status = "reported"
note = "GT Technologies (Optiver)’s No. 5 Inoue–Mother Farm East span across Tokyo Bay." # Ryota 499593521, 504743524.

[[transport_edges]]
competitors = ["drw"]
from = "shared-shin-toyosu"
to = "drw-kyowa"
medium = "14 GHz"
status = "reported"
note = "NuVo (DRW)’s local hop between Shin-Toyosu Cube and Kyowa Bussan Ariake." # Corrected Ryota route diagram; MIC notes identify a same-municipality 14 GHz pair.

[[transport_edges]]
competitors = ["drw"]
from = "drw-kyowa"
to = "drw-mother-farm"
medium = "fixed microwave"
status = "reported"
note = "NuVo (DRW)’s Kyowa Bussan Ariake–Mother Farm West span across Tokyo Bay." # Ryota 499593521, 504743524.

[[transport_edges]]
competitors = ["drw"]
from = "drw-mother-farm"
to = "shared-cosmo-west"
medium = "fixed microwave"
status = "reported"
note = "NuVo (DRW)’s Mother Farm West–Cosmo West hop. DRW uses its own equipment on the shared Cosmo tower." # Ryota 500063022 and corrected diagram 504743524.

[[transport_edges]]
competitors = ["optiver"]
from = "shared-cosmo-west"
to = "shared-maruyama"
medium = "fixed microwave"
status = "reported"
note = "GT Technologies (Optiver)’s Cosmo West–Maruyama CLS hop, separate from DRW’s path between the same sites." # Ryota 500213645, 504743524.

[[transport_edges]]
competitors = ["drw"]
from = "shared-cosmo-west"
to = "shared-maruyama"
medium = "fixed microwave"
status = "reported"
note = "NuVo (DRW)’s Cosmo West–Maruyama CLS hop, separate from Optiver’s path between the same sites." # Ryota 500213645, 504743524.

[[transport_edges]]
competitors = ["mckay"]
from = "raft-cosmo-east"
to = "shared-maruyama"
medium = "fixed microwave"
status = "reported"
note = "JOSADA (McKay)’s Cosmo East–Maruyama CLS hop. Raft’s HF transmitter at Cosmo East uses McKay’s backhaul." # Ryota 500213645.

[[transport_edges]]
competitors = ["mckay"]
from = "mckay-kanozan"
to = "mckay-marusada"
medium = "fixed microwave"
status = "reported"
note = "JOSADA (McKay)’s Kanozan–Marusada Ariake span across Tokyo Bay, continuing into Shin-Toyosu Cube." # Counterparts and antenna comparison: Ryota 499593521.

[[transport_edges]]
competitors = ["mckay"]
from = "mckay-marusada"
to = "shared-shin-toyosu"
medium = "fixed microwave"
status = "reported"
note = "JOSADA (McKay)’s Marusada Ariake hop into Shin-Toyosu Cube, using the Cube’s medium-sized dish." # Ryota 517567284.

[[transport_edges]]
competitors = ["mckay"]
from = "shared-cc1-toyosu"
to = "mckay-oyama"
medium = "fixed microwave"
status = "reported"
note = "JOSADA (McKay)’s Toyosu CC1–Oyama link starts the westbound route toward Ise. The Kanozan route uses the separate Cube / CC2 rooftop." # Ryota 502711233, 515378008.

[[transport_edges]]
competitors = ["mckay"]
from = "mckay-oyama"
to = "mckay-ashitaka"
medium = "fixed microwave"
status = "reported"
note = "JOSADA (McKay)’s Oyama–Ashitaka hop, with equipment and opposing dishes photographed at both ends." # Ryota 500344252, 515378008.

[[transport_edges]]
competitors = ["mckay"]
from = "mckay-joyama"
to = "mckay-tsukude"
medium = "fixed microwave"
status = "reported"
note = "JOSADA (McKay)’s Joyama / Shiroyama–Tsukude hop, using the upper-platform dishes on Tsukude’s newer tower." # Ryota 500636648; later route diagram 504743524.

[[transport_edges]]
competitors = ["mckay"]
from = "mckay-ashitaka"
to = "mckay-abe"
medium = "fixed microwave"
status = "reported"
note = "JOSADA (McKay)’s Ashitaka–NTT Abe hop on the westbound route through Shizuoka." # Ryota 504743524; Ashitaka’s west-facing counterpart is in Aoi Ward.

[[transport_edges]]
competitors = ["mckay"]
from = "mckay-abe"
to = "mckay-joyama"
medium = "fixed microwave"
status = "reported"
note = "JOSADA (McKay)’s NTT Abe–Joyama / Shiroyama section of the westbound route." # Ryota 504743524.

[[transport_edges]]
competitors = ["mckay"]
from = "mckay-tsukude"
to = "mckay-ise-shima"
medium = "fixed microwave"
status = "reported"
note = "JOSADA (McKay)’s route from Tsukude to NTT West Ise Shima in Ise city." # Ryota 504743524 replaces the earlier Yokkaichi endpoint.