This is a list of symbols appearing on Japanese maps. These symbols are called in the Japanese language.
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 | Dot in upward-pointing triangle | ||
| ○ | Electronic triangulation point | Dot in upward-pointing triangle with flag | |||
| ⊡ | ○ | Benchmark | Dot in square | ||
| ⛭ | ○ | Factory | Gear without hub | ||
| ⛯ | ○ | Lighthouse | Map symbol for lighthouse | ||
| ⛮ | ○ | Power station | Gear with handles | ||
| 文 | ○ | Elementary or junior high school | 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 | Down tack (T-shape) with overbar in circle | ||
| 〒 | × | Sub post office (not distribution centre) | Down tack (T-shape) with overbar | ||
| ⭙ | ○ | Police station | Heavy circled saltire | ||
| ☓ | ○ | Koban (police box) | Diagonal cross (saltire) | ||
| ⊕ | ○ | Public health centre | Greek cross in circle | ||
| ⛨ | ○ | Hospital | Greek cross in shield | ||
| ⭖ | ○ | Prefectural Office | Oval bullseye | ||
| ⭗ | ○ | City hall | Heavy circle with circle inside | ||
| ◉ | ○ | Ward office | Fisheye | ||
| ⭘ | ○ | Town hall | Heavy circle | ||
| ⛩ | ○ | Shinto shrine | Shinto shrine torii | ||
| 卍 | ○ | Buddhist temple | Manji (Swastika) | ||
| ⛫ | ○ | Castle | Castle | ||
| ⛼ | ○ | Cemetery | Headstone graveyard symbol | ||
| ♨ | ○ | Onsen (hot springs) | Oval with three vertical wavy lines | ||
| ⛬ | ○ | Historical landmark | Historic site | ||
| ⛰ | ○ | Summit | Mountain |