Very interesting! I think these could well be maps relating to the future Shenmue story. Here's what I have picked up from looking over the maps.
1.
http://imgur.com/FvSP2mDThe small labels on the map are pointing to these various stores:
- Drugstore
- General store
- Pawn store
- Bicycle shop
- Shoe shop
- Florist
- Art supplies store
- Butcher
- Restaurant
- Fruit shop
- Rice gruel restaurant
- Greengrocer
- Noodle stand
- Fresh fish stand
These two labels are larger than the others:
- Water drainage channel
(the dashed parallel lines)- Garden Hotel
(in the center between the two mountains)Unfortunately I couldn't find anything definite about the location, but it can be seen from the topography lines on the map that three tall mountain peaks stand in its center, around where the Garden Hotel is located.
2.
http://imgur.com/9lRY3toThis map also has a number of small shops, many similar to the ones in the first map:
- Florist
- Butcher
- Fresh fish stand
- Rice gruel restaurant
- Fruit shop
- Greengrocer
- Drugstore
- Tea shop
- Restaurant
- Noodle stand
- Portrait shop
- Candy store
These are the larger, underlined labels:
- Seimindou - Buddhist items shop
- Buddhist Items Street
- Bukkoudou - Buddhist items shop
- Taa Chai Tan - Buddhist items shop
- 胡浩's house
{Somebody's name, but I can't guess the pronunciation}- Part-time job area
- Pao Shiin Guu - Chinese herbal medicine shop
- Byakuju - Chinese herbal medicine shop
- Manzendou - Chinese herbal medicine shop
- Peach Garden Restaurant
Also there is a potential clue about the location of this map! At the top you can see a large rectangular area labelled 盤門. According to
Wikipedia, this is the name of a gate (called Pan Gate in English) that is part of an ancient city wall located in Suzhou, eastern China.