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Bargain maps of Japan

Kyushu Map - Key

Maps discontinued

January 2012 Sorry, this map is no longer available.

Key map Scale: 1:600,000
This map includes the whole of Kyushu, the third largest island of Japan, and many outlying islands, right down to Okinawa.

Kanji key
kanjiKyushu
kanjiShimonoseki
kanjiFukuoka
kanjiNagasaki
kanjiKagoshima
kanjiOkinawa

Useful generic kanji
kanjiken ("prefecture")kanjiyama or -san (mountain or Mt.-)
kanjishi ("city")kanjikawa or gawa (river)
kanjimachi or cho ("town")kanjishima or tou (island)
kanjimura or son ("village")kanjimizu-umi or -ko (lake)

General map symbols
symbolExpressway; access points with names
("IC" for 'interchange' in Japanese)
symbolOther toll roads
symbolNational roads; route numbers
symbolOther roads
symbolShinkansen ("bullet train")
symbolOther railways
symbolFerry routes
symbolPrefectural (ken) boundaries
symbolMinor boundaries (cities, etc.)

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Prefectural capital

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City offices

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Minor offices (towns, etc.)

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Buddhist temple

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Shinto shrine

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Castle ruins

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Famous sites

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Lighthouse

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Onsen (hot springs)

symbol or symbol

Waterfall

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Airport

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Port

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Skiing

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Maple viewing

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