Japanese map symbol for needleleaf forest

A pointed canopy above a short trunk.

Also known as: Shinyojurin mark, Coniferous woodland mark

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Meanings

Denotes coniferous woodland on a Japanese topographic map.

Officially standardisedVerified fact
Marks coniferous woodland on a GSI topographic sheet.
Contexts: Maps
Officially standardisedVerified fact
Pairs with the broadleaf symbol, the pointed and rounded canopies being distinguishable at map scale where species never would be.
Contexts: Maps

A narrow pointed shape sitting on a short vertical stroke, repeated at intervals across the wooded area.

Commonly confused with: Japanese map symbol for broadleaf forest
The broadleaf mark is the same tree on the same trunk stroke with a rounded canopy instead of a pointed one.

IdentityModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the identity is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.
Historical originLow confidence: Low confidence because the historical origin is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far, but early or supporting evidence is limited, but the regional or cultural match to this specific claim is not precise.
Current useModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the current use is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.
Visual matchModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the visual match is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.

Map symbols used on Japanese topographic maps
Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) · retrieved 2026-08-23
Japan's national mapping agency's own published legend. Cited for the form and meaning of a symbol on Japanese topographic maps; the historical origin of individual symbols is cited separately where claimed.

Last reviewed 2026-08-26

Meanings

Denotes coniferous woodland on a Japanese topographic map.

Officially standardisedVerified fact

Marks coniferous woodland on a GSI topographic sheet.

Contexts: Maps

Officially standardisedVerified fact

Pairs with the broadleaf symbol, the pointed and rounded canopies being distinguishable at map scale where species never would be.

Contexts: Maps

Confidence

IdentityModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the identity is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.
Historical originLow confidence: Low confidence because the historical origin is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far, but early or supporting evidence is limited, but the regional or cultural match to this specific claim is not precise.
Current useModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the current use is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.
Visual matchModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the visual match is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.

Sources

Map symbols used on Japanese topographic maps
Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) · retrieved 2026-08-23
Japan's national mapping agency's own published legend. Cited for the form and meaning of a symbol on Japanese topographic maps; the historical origin of individual symbols is cited separately where claimed.

Last reviewed 2026-08-26