The , or 'GSI', is the national institution responsible for surveying and mapping the national land of
Japan. Its main offices are situated in
Tsukuba City of
Ibaraki Prefecture.
It also runs a museum, situated in Tsukuba, the
Science Museum of Map and Survey.
The GSI in fiction
The GSI featured in the novel
Norwegian Wood by
Haruki Murakami as the intended workplace of his roommate, "stormtrooper". At the time the novel was set, in the late sixties, the GSI was situated in
Tokyo.
See also
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Japanese maps, the history of mapping in Japan.
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Japanese map symbols, the official symbols used by the GSI in maps.
External links
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GSI home page