Japanese map symbols

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 illustration
Municipal building (city or ward level) Municipal building (town or village level)
Court house or building Fire station
Police station Kōban
Public health center Post office
Meteorological observatory Forest service office
Government office building Elementary or junior highschool
High school Junior college
Technical college College or university
Museum Library
Shinto shrine Temple
Plant or factory Hospital
Military base Oil or gas well
Power station Nursing home
Castle Chimney
Volcanic crater or Fumarole Radio tower
TV tower Place of historic, cultural, or scenic interest
Monument Wind turbine or farm
Lighthouse Hardwood forest or woods
Coniferous forest or woods Palm trees
Bamboo grove Dwarf pine forest or woods
Fields Paddies
Orchard Tea plantation
Mulberry orchard Other plantation
Marsh or Grassland Graveyard or cemetery
Mine Pit head
Quarry Onsen (hot spring)
Major port Minor port
Fishing port Ferry (car carrier)
Ferry Benchmark
Fixed GPS survey point (Electronic triangulation point Triangulation point

Partial list of symbols for the visually impaired

Official 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 Mountain

See also

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