List of Japanese map symbols
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.

List of Japanese map symbols

Section Title: Partial list of symbols for the visually impaired
Table Section Text: 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

Sentence(s)

On Japanese maps, a swastika is used to mark the location of a Buddhist temple.

final_sentence: On Japanese maps, a swastika is used to mark the location of a Buddhist temple.