Represents Japan’s shape or territory, and by extension anything closely connected to the country, such as its culture, travel, or national identity. 🗾 is often noted as the only country-specific map emoji in the current Unicode set. A commonly cited explanation points to emoji’s origins in Japan: early Japanese mobile carrier sets included several Japan-centric icons and this map was already familiar. When Unicode later standardized emojis, it appears to have preserved this legacy item rather than creating map emojis for every country, although no single, definitive rationale has been published.
You’re sharing plans for your trip to Japan.
Tokyo, Kyoto, and too much sushi ahead 🗾🇯🇵