Map symbols of Japan

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English: Map symbols of Japan
日本語: 日本の地図記号


Institutions[edit]

Offices[edit]

Symbols English 日本語 Example
City Hall 市役所 Nagoya City Hall (Aichi, Japan)
State Agency 都道府県庁 Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
Town office / Village office 町村役場 Koda Town Office (Aichi, Japan)
Court of law 裁判所 Supreme Court of Japan (Tokyo, Japan)
Fire station 消防署 Nishi Hiroshima Firestation (Hiroshima, Japan)
Police station 警察署 Ukyo Police station (Kyoto, Japan)
Koban 交番 Kamearieki Kita-guchi Koban (Tokyo, Japan)
Public health center 保健所 ?
Post office 郵便局 Tokorozawa Post office (Saitama, Japan)
Meteorological observatory 気象台 Hakodate Marine Observatory (Hokkaido, Japan)
District Forest Office 森林管理署 ?
Government or Municipal office 官公署 Public office building of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of Japan and The Japan Coast Guard (Tokyo, Japan)

Educations[edit]

Symbols English 日本語 Example
Nursery school 保育所 ?
Kindergarten 幼稚園 ?
Elementary school / Junior high school 小中学校 Kota Junior High School (Aichi,Japan)
High school 高等学校 Kozakai High School (Aichi,Japan)
Junior college 短期大学 Okazaki Women's Junior College (Aichi, Japan)
Technical college 専門大学 Tokyo Metropolitan College of Industrial Technology (Tokyo, Japan)
University 大学 Tokyo University (Tokyo, Japan)
Museum 博物館 Kobe City Museum (Hyogo, Japan)
Library 図書館 National Diet Library Japan (Tokyo, Japan)

Religions[edit]

Symbols English 日本語 Example
Shrine 神社 Fushimi Inari Taisha (Kyoto, Japan)
Temple 寺院 Horyu temple (Nara, Japan)

Others[edit]

Symbols English 日本語 Example
Factory 工場 Hitachi, Ltd. Toyokawa Factory (Aichi, Japan)
Hospital 病院 Toyokawa City Hospital (Aichi, Japan)
Japan Self-Defense Forces 自衛隊 JGSDF Central force head office in Itami, Japan
Oil or Gas well 油井・ガス井
Power plant 発電所 Ikata Nuclear Power Station (Ehime, Japan)
Home for the aged 老人ホーム ?

Landmarks[edit]

Symbols English 日本語 Example
Castle 城跡 Himeji Castle (Hyogo, Japan)
Chimney 煙突
Crater or Fumarole 噴火口・噴気口 Mt. Aso (Kumamoto, Japan)
Electric wave tower 電波塔 KDDI Ibaraki Earth Station (Ibaraki, Japan)
High Tower 高塔 Tokyo Tower (Tokyo, Japan)
Historical site-Place of scenic beauty-Natural monument-Protected animal plant 史跡・名勝・天然記念物 Daisen-Kofun (Osaka, Japan)
Monument 記念碑 The Easternmost Point in Japan (Minamitori-shima, Tokyo, Japan)
Natural Disaster Monument 自然災害伝承碑 Giant Tsunami Memorial, 1933 (Miyako, Iwate, Japan)
Windmill 風車 Iyama (Aichi, Japan)
Lighthouse 灯台 Anorizaki Lighthouse (Mie, Japan)

Places[edit]

Woods[edit]

Symbols English

Fields[edit]

Symbols English 日本語 Example
Field 畑
Rice field 水田
Orchard 果樹園
Tea plantation 茶畑
Mulberry field 桑畑
Other Tree plantation その他の樹木畑

Others[edit]

Symbols English 日本語 Example
Barren land 荒地
Graveyard 墓地 (Tokyo, Japan)
Mine 採鉱地 (Okayama, Japan)
Pithead 坑口（洞口） (Okayama, Japan)
Quarry 採石場 (Hokkaido, Japan)
Spa, Hot Spring 温泉 Jigokudani Hotspring (Nagano, Japan)

Water[edit]

Ports[edit]

Symbols English 日本語 Example
Important port 重要港 Kobe Port (Hyogo, Japan)
Local port 地方港 Tonosho Port (Kagawa, Japan)
Fishing port 漁港 Kamijima Port (Mie, Japan)

Ferry[edit]

Symbols English 日本語 Example
Car Ferry 渡船（フェリー）
Ferry 渡船（その他の旅客船）

Points[edit]

Symbols English 日本語 Example
Standard point 水準点
Electronic Datum point 電子基準点
Triangulation point 三角点
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