Map of japan Emoji

Travel

A silhouette of the Japanese archipelago depicted in a soft, cream-colored landmass against a light blue, rectangular background. It captures the jagged, island-heavy geography of the country.

Usage Context

Widely used to pinpoint locations within Japan, discuss travel plans, or represent Japanese culture and media. It is frequently sent alongside specific city markers like 🗼 for Tokyo or ⛩️ for traditional sites to clarify where someone is headed or what they are watching.

History

This emoji was part of the original Japanese mobile phone sets before being standardized into Unicode 6.0 in 2010. It served as a quick shorthand for domestic travelers navigating early GPS-integrated messaging apps and text-based location sharing.

Details

Glyph

🗾

Unicode

U+1F5FE

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f5fe:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDDFE;

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category Travel

Subcategory place-map

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

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