Scale vs. Actual Distance: On paper 1cm = 50m On ground
Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator
Datum: Tôkyô 1949
Ellipsoid: Bessel 1841
Index Contour Interval: 100m
Intermediate Contour Interval: 20m
Supplementary Contour Interval: 5.0m or 10.0m
Map Accuracy:

 
               | Cumulative maximum  |                     |
               | displacement        |   Drawing Errors    |
               |---------------------|---------------------|
1:50,000       |      +-60.00m       |       +-5.00m       |
               |(Within 1.2mm on map)|(Within 0.1mm on map)|
-----------------------------------------------------------|

TOPOGRAPHY (Chikei)
Datum Points (Kijun ten)
1. Triangulation marker (with elevation) (Sankaku ten)
2. Bench mark (with elevation) (Suijun ten)
3. Spot elevation with a stone monument (Hyôseki no aru hyôkô ten)
4. Spot elevation without a stone monument (Hyôseki no nai hyôkô ten)
5. Shore line elevation and water depth (Suimen hyô to suishin)

Land Topography (Rikubu no chikei)

1. Contour lines (intermediate & index & supplementary) (Tôkô sen shukyoku sen to keikyoku sen to hojokyoku sen)
2. Depressions (large & small) (Ôchi dai to sho)
3. Earthen cliffs (large & small) (Dogake dai to sho)
4. Rock cliffs (Iwa gake)
5. Rocks (large & small) (Iwa dai to sho)
6. Sand or gravel areas (Sareki chi)
7. Craters or fumaroles (Funkakô to funkikô)
8. Marshes (Shi chi)
9. Permanent snow (Man nen yuki)
10. Earthen embankments (Levees) (Do tei tsutsumi)
11. Bank apex & relative height (Gankô to hikô)

Water Topography (Suibu no chikei)
1. Water demarcation (Rivers & lakes & coastlines) (Suigai sen kasen to mizu umi to umi to)
2. Rivers (Kasen)
3. Underground aqueducts (Chika no suiro)
4. Open aqueducts (Kûkan no suiro)
5. Direction of flow (Ryûsui hôkô)
6. Lakes & ponds etc. (Mizu umi to ike to)
7. Depth curves (intermediate & index & supplementary) (Tôshin sen shukyoku sen, keikyoku sen, hojokyoku sen)
8. Depressions (large & small) (Ôchi)
9. Cliffs (large & small) (Gake dai to sho)
10. Waterfalls (large & small) (Taki dai to sho)
11. Intermittent rivers (Kare kawa)
12. Tidal flats (Higata)
13. Reefs exposed at low water (Inken gan)

TRAFFIC FACILITIES (Kôtsû shisetsu)
Roads (Dôro)
1. Road edges (Shinpuku dô)
2. Roads symbolized: (Kigô dôro) Roads 13.0m - 25.0m in width, (fuku'in 13m - 25m) Roads 5.5m - 13.0m in width, (fuku'in 5.5m - 13.0m) Roads 3.0m - 5.5m in width, (fuku'in 3.0m - 5.5m) Roads 1.5m - 3.0m in width, (fuku'in 1.5m - 3.0m) Roads less than 1.5m in width (fuku'in miman 1.5m)
3. Streets (Gairo)
4. Through streets (Kantsu gairo)
5. Roads under construction (Kensetsuchû no dô)
6. Garden paths (Teienro to)
7. Traffic dividers or separators, etc. (Bunri tai to)
8. National highways (Kokudô)
9. Toll roads & toll booths (Yuryo dô oyôbi ryôkinjo)
10. Road overpasses (Dôro kyô)
11. Tunnels (Toneru)
12. Snow shields etc. (Yuki ôi to)
13. Stone or concrete steps (Ishi dan)

Railway (Tetsudô)
1. Ordinary railways (Japan Railway line) (Futsu tetsudô)
2. Ordinary railways other than Japan Railway line (JR sen no hoka no futsu tetsudô)
3. Subways, underground type railways (Chikatetsu oyôbi chika shiki tetsudô)
4. Streetcar railways (Romen no tetsudô)
5. Special purpose tracks (Tokushu kidô)
6. Cableways (Sakudô)
7. Stations (Japan Railway line, other than Japan Railway line, subway and (or) underground type railways, street car railways, special purpose tracks, cableways, Japan Railway line inside tunnels, other than Japan Railway line inside tunnel) (Eki futsu tetsudô JR sen to JR sen no hoka no, chikatetsu ôbi chika shiki tetsudô, romen no tetsudô, tokushu kidô, Sakudô, toneru nai no eki, JR sen, JR sen no hoka no)
8. Railway overpass (Japan Railway line, other than Japan Railway line) (Tetsudô kyô JR sen, JR sen no hoka no sen)
9. Tunnels (Japan Railway line, other than Japan Railway line) (Toneru JR sen, JR sen no hoka no sen)
10. Snow shields, etc. (Yuki ôi to)

Water Routes (Suijô kôro)
1. Ferry boats & Passenger ferries as well as routes (Tosen oyô keiro watashibune, ferî bôto)

BUILDINGS etc. (Tatemono to)
Buildings (Tatemono)
1. Individual structures (small, large, and intermediate height office buildings) (Dokuritsu tatemono dai to sho to chûkôsô tatemono)
2. Building general outlines (small, large, and intermediate height office buildings) (Sôbyô tatemono dai to sho to chûkôsô kenchiku gai)
3. Structures resembling buildings (Tatemono ruiji no kôchikubutsu)

Structures symbology (Tatemono kigô)
1. City offices or ward offices in Tôkyô (Shiyakusho to kuyakusho)
2. Town or village offices or designated city ward offices (Chôson yakuba)
3. National or local administrative offices (Kankôsho)
4. Courthouses (Saibansho)
5. Tax offices (Zeimusho)
6. Forestry offices (Eirinsho)
7. Weather stations (Sokukôsho)
8. Fire stations (Shôbôsho)
9. Health centers (Hokensho)
10. Police stations (Keisatsusho)
11. Branch offices (Chuzaisho to hashutsujo)
12. Post offices (Yûbinkyoku)
13. Self-Defense Forces (Jieitai)
14. Power plants or transformer sub-stations (Hatsu densho to henden sho)
15. Elementary or Junior High Schools & Senior High Schools (Shogakko to chûgakko to kôtôgakko)
16. Hospitals (Byôin)
17. Shinto shrines (Jinja)
18. Buddhist temples (Jiin)

OTHER STRUCTURES (Sonota no kôzôbutsu)
Other Structures
1. High towers (Kô tô)
2. Monuments (Kinen hi)
3. Chimneys (Entotsu)
4. Radio towers (Dempatô)
5. Oil wells or gas wells (Yu sei to gasu sei)
6. Lighthouses (Tôdai)
7. Walls (Hei)
8. Revetments (small & large) (Yôheki dai to sho)
9. Pit mouths or cave mouths (Kôkô)
10. Transmission lines (Sôden sen)
11. Oil pipeline (above ground, below ground, open) (Yusô kan chijô to chika to kûkan)
12. Dams (small & large) (Damu dai to sho)
13. Sluices (Suimon)
14. Weirs (small & large) (Seki dai to sho)
15. Groins (small & large) (Suisei)
16. Breakwaters etc. (Bôhatei to)

LAND USE (Tochi no riyô kei)
Vegetation (Shokusei)
1. Vegetation boundaries (Shokusei kai)
2. Paddy fields (Ta)
3. Upland fields (Hatake)
4. Open lands (Akichi)
5. Mulberry fields (Kuwabatake)
6. Tea plantation (Chabatake)
7. Orchards (Kaju'en)
8. Other tree plantations (Sonota no jumoku batake)
9. Broad-leaved forest (Kôyô jurin)
10. Coniferous forest (Shinyô jurin)
11. Bamboo forest (Takebayashi)
12. Palmaceous forest (Yashika jurin)
13. Creeping pine grove (Hai shô chi)
14. Dwarf bamboo thicket (Shino chi)
15. Natural grassland (Ara chi)
16. Open lands (Aki chi)

SPECIFIC ZONES (Tokutei chiku)
1. Boundaries of particular areas (Tokutei chiku kai)
2. Residential areas surrounded by trees or woods (Jumoku ni kakomareta kyojû chi)
3. Cemeteries (Bochi)
4. Hot springs or mineral springs (Onsen to kôsen)
5. Mines (Saikô chi)
6. Stone quarries (Saiseki chi)
7. Castle ruins (Jôseki)
8. Historic landmarks or battlegrounds or natural monuments (Shiseki to meishô to tennen kinenbutsu)
9. Important harbors (Jûyô kô)
10. Main local harbors (Chihô kô)
11. Fishing harbors (Gyokô)

BOUNDARIES etc. (Kyôkai to.)
Boundaries (Kyôkai)
1. Prefecture boundaries (Todôfuken kai)
2. Sub-prefecture boundaries of Hokkaido (Hokkaido no shichô kai)
3. County or city, or ward boundaries of Tôkyô (Gun shi to Tôkyôto no ku kai)
4. Town or village, or city ward boundaries (Chôson to shittei toshi no ku kai)

Attachment Boundaries (Shozoku kai)
1. Attachment boundaries (Shozoku kai)

MISCELLANEOUS

1. Indicator points (Shiji ten)

Ordering Remarks (As of March 1, 1998):

                                          Size                       Note              
Type of Map                               Code Colors Sheets  Price  Code
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   1:50,000 Topographic Map              |  1 |    3 |   42 |  ¥270 | 2
       "                                 |  1 |    4 | 1249 |  ¥290 | 3
       "                                 |  1 |    6 |    4 |  ¥320 |  
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Size Codes (sizes rounded)
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1.   46cm x  58cm (18.1" x 22.8") flat sheet

Note Codes
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2.   Sheets covering disputed areas of Hokkaido (Kuril Islands).
3.   Sheets covering non-disputed areas.

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