NAVIGATION DEVICE

摘要

A navigation device which shows the traveling direction of a vehicle at a guidance spot along with the map around the vehicle without significantly scaling down the display region of the map around the vehicle. The navigation device comprises a current location specifying means (9) for specifying the current location of the vehicle, a storage means (25) for storing map data, a display means (19) for displaying a guidance screen including the map (41) on the periphery of the current location of the vehicle by using the map data, and an operating means employing a plurality of keys (45, 49, 65, 67, 69) and a touch panel (31) displayed on the display means (19). The guidance screen includes a guidance spot display key (49) for making the display means (19), in place of the guiding screen, display the map (41) on the periphery of a guidance spot on a guidance route that the vehicle passes next among the guidance spots for guiding the traveling direction of vehicle. An arrow (51) indicating the traveling direction of vehicle at the guidance spot that the vehicle passes next is attached to the guidance spot display key (49).