This is a list of symbols appearing on Japanese maps. These symbols are called in the Japanese language. They are standardized by the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) and the Association of Radio Industries and Businesses (ARIB). These two sources generally agree, but they have alternative forms for a few symbols.
Because these symbols were developed within a specifically Japanese cultural setting, alternative symbols have been developed for some meanings that are more consistent with worldwide symbol usage or more obvious in what they depict.
Official symbols according to the conventions of the Geographical Survey Institute of Japan appear with a circle below.