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A stylised fire hook used by Edo firefighters.
Also known as: Shobosho mark, Fire brigade mark
Denotes a fire station on a Japanese topographic map, drawn from the sashimata hook carried by fire brigades in the Edo period.
Derives from the sashimata, a forked hook Edo-period fire brigades used to pull down buildings to make a firebreak, so the symbol records a method of firefighting rather than a fire.
Contexts: Maps
A vertical staff with a Y-shaped fork at its head, the fork opening away from the line of the staff.