Geospatial Information Authority of Japan – institution responsible for surveying and mapping the national land of JapanPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback (GSI)
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List of symbols (in Japanese) (Translate to English: Google, Bing, Yandex)
Children's list from the GSI (in Japanese) (Translate to English: Google, Bing, Yandex) This is a very good reference, it has separate links for each symbol.
Map Symbols (2002) from the GSI (in Japanese) (Translate to English: Google, Bing, Yandex)
Map symbols from the Its-mo online map (in Japanese) (Translate to English: Google, Bing, Yandex)
November 10, 2023
list, japanese, symbols, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, december, 2021, learn, wh. This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources List of Japanese map symbols news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message This is a list of symbols appearing on Japanese maps These symbols are called chizukigou 地図記号 in the Japanese language symbol meaning illustration symbol meaning illustrationMunicipal building city or ward level Municipal building town or village level Court house or building Fire stationPolice station KōbanPublic health center Post officeMeteorological observatory Forest service officeGovernment office building Elementary or junior highschoolHigh school Junior collegeTechnical college College or universityMuseum LibraryShinto shrine TemplePlant or factory HospitalMilitary base Oil or gas wellPower station Nursing homeCastle ChimneyVolcanic crater or Fumarole Radio towerTV tower Place of historic cultural or scenic interestMonument Wind turbine or farmLighthouse Hardwood forest or woodsConiferous forest or woods Palm treesBamboo grove Dwarf pine forest or woodsFields PaddiesOrchard Tea plantationMulberry orchard Other plantationMarsh or Grassland Graveyard or cemeteryMine Pit headQuarry Onsen hot spring Major port Minor portFishing port Ferry car carrier Ferry BenchmarkFixed GPS survey point Electronic triangulation point Triangulation pointPartial list of symbols for users with visual impairment editOfficial symbols according to the conventions of the Geographical Survey Institute of Japan appear with a circle below Symbol GSI Meaning Unicode Description Base triangulation surveying point U 25EC Dot in upward pointing triangle Electronic triangulation point Dot in upward pointing triangle with flag Benchmark U 22A1 Dot in square Factory U 26ED Gear without hub Lighthouse U 26EF Map symbol for lighthouse Power station U 26EE Gear with handles文 Elementary or junior high school U 6587 Kanji bun High school U 3246 Kanji bun in a circle University Kanji bun with a smaller kanji 大 for daigaku in brackets on top Technical college Kanji bun with a smaller kanji 専 for senmon gakkō in brackets on top Post office U 3036 Down tack T shape with overbar in circle Sub post office not distribution centre U 3012 Down tack T shape with overbar Police station U 2B59 Heavy circled saltire Koban police box U 2613 Diagonal cross saltire Public health centre U 2295 Greek cross in circle Hospital Greek cross in shield Prefectural Office U 26FB Oval bullseye City hall U 2B57 Heavy circle with circle inside Ward office U 25C9 Fisheye Town hall U 2B58 Heavy circle Shinto shrine U 26E9 Shinto shrine卍 Buddhist temple U 534D Manji Swastika Castle U 26EB Castle Cemetery U 26FC Headstone graveyard symbol Onsen hot springs U 2668 Oval with three vertical wavy lines Historical landmark U 26EC Historic site Summit U 26F0 MountainSee also editKey map Graphic depiction of a geographic phenomenonPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets List of Japanese typographic symbols Geospatial Information Authority of Japan institution responsible for surveying and mapping the national land of JapanPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback GSI External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Map symbols of Japan Japanese map symbols List of symbols in Japanese Translate to English Google Bing Yandex Children s list from the GSI in Japanese Translate to English Google Bing Yandex This is a very good reference it has separate links for each symbol Map Symbols 2002 from the GSI in Japanese Translate to English Google Bing Yandex Map symbols from the Its mo online map in Japanese Translate to English Google Bing Yandex Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of Japanese map symbols amp oldid 1176349293, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,