Swastika Marks the Spot

GPS, originally uploaded by AdrielH.

Easily the greatest taboo symbol in U.S. is the swastika, due to its close association with Nazi Germany. In Japan, however, the symbol (in reverse from the Nazi usage) is a religious one, and on maps it marks temples.
I can never get over the culture shock of it, however, no matter how many times I see it, from printed maps to the GPS navigation system in our cars.