“Please make sure to take home your mistress’s poop.” Startling sign in Japanese park shows the importance of kanji
Every once in a while, you might spot a sign that that requires a double take to make sure what you just read was written…
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Tokyo grocery’s signs look like Hindi to shoppers even though they’re in Japanese
Japanese Twitter user 遠藤諭 Satoshi Endo (@hortense667) recently visited the Kuramae branch of the アンビカベジ＆ヴィーガンショップ蔵前 Ambika Veg & Vegan Shop grocery store. Operated by Ambika…
Ominous “children at play” sign in Japan lives up to the warning it gives
Around Japan, particularly in more rural areas, you’ll often find signs that say “tobidashi chuui” (飛び出し注意). The phrase essentially means “watch out for children” or…
Sign of gratitude in Japanese restroom the “first of its kind” when looked at closely
If you’ve ever used a public restroom in Japan, you may have noticed sign placed somewhere inside that reads some variation of the phrase “いつもトイレをきれいにご利用いただき、ありがとうございます”,…
Heavy snowfall in Hokkaido causes road sign to “shed its skin”
From January 11th to 12th, 2022, there was record-breaking snowfall in the Tokachi region of Japan’s Hokkaido prefecture. In some areas, there was up to…
Japanese Twitter user comes across secret message and hopes to find something special
Japan seems to have mastered the art of creating public order via notifications and signs. “Pedestrians keep right,” “Don’t dump your trash here,” and so…
“A brilliant idea” -Unique signs in train station give everyone a view of where to go
“Seriously, the person who came up with this idea is genius.” With the above caption, Gucchi (@atgucchi) tweeted photos she took at Kuwana station in…
Watching This Japanese Sign-Maker’s Perfect Handwritten Work In Action Is Just Too Soothing
Along with providing a chance to observe fascinating beauty, traditional art forms in action can sometimes have a hypnotizing and soothing quality to them, as…