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Military Japanese
Symbols and Map Reading
The following symbols have been copied from the maps drawn by Dainippon Teikoku Rikuchi Sokuryōbu (Imperial Japanese Land Surveying Bureau), 1935:
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signal station |
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manufactory |
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powder-magazine |
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power plant |
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embankment |
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ditch |
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stone steps |
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oil well |
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chimney |
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spring |
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volcano |
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mineral spring |
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material dump |
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mine |
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shrine |
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temple |
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church |
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gov’t office |
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foreign gov’t office |
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army jurisdiction |
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navy jurisdiction |
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divisional headquarters |
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bridge headquarters |
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fortress and garrison headquarters |
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regimental headquarters |
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naval base |
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army and navy housing |
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prefectural capital |
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district office |
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municipal office |
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school |
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hospital |
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military police |
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police station |
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custom house |
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weather bureau |
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post, telegraph, telephone office |
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post office |
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telegraph office |
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telephone office |
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wireless antenna |
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national highway |
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important prefectural road |
| Local Roads— | |
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(over 3 meters wide) |
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(over 2 meters wide) |
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(over 1 meter wide) |
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path (less that 1 meter wide) |
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railway |
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special railway |
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lighthouse |
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buoy |
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ferryboat station |
