This is a list of symbols appearing on Japanese maps. These symbols are called in the
Japanese language
is spoken natively by about 128 million people, primarily by Japanese people and primarily in Japan, the only country where it is the national language. Japanese belongs to the Japonic or Japanese- Ryukyuan language family. There have been ...
.
Partial list of symbols for users with visual impairment
Official symbols according to the conventions of the
Geographical Survey Institute of Japan
The , or GSI, is the national institution responsible for surveying and mapping the national land of Japan. The former name of the organization from 1949 until March 2010 was Geographical Survey Institute; despite the rename, it retains the same ...
appear with a circle below.
See also
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External links
Japanese map symbols*
* This is a very good reference, it has separate links for each symbol.
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* {{webtrans, http://www.its-mo.com/stc/help/icon.html, Map symbols from the Its-mo online map, ja
Japanese map
Maps of Japan
Geography of Japan
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the n ...