Japanese map symbols

Japanese map symbols

This is a list of symbols appearing on Japanese maps. These symbols are called nihongo|"chizukigou"|地図記号 in the Japanese language.

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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.

ee also

*Japanese typographic symbols

External links

* [http://www.schoolicons.com/web/icon/map/map.html List of symbols]
* [http://www.gsi.go.jp/KIDS/map-sign/tizukigou/h14kigou-itiran.htm Children's list from GSI] This is a very good reference, it has separate links for each symbol.
* [http://www.gsi.go.jp/MAPSAKUSEI/25000SAKUSEI/zushiki/zushiki.html Map Symbol on 2002] Geographical Survey Institute of Japan web site, in Japanese
*sljfaq|map_symbols|Japanese map symbols


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