There is a staff who can speak English
This example of Japanglish caught my attention because of its own irony: Other Japanglish examples: Fuculty This vehicle is done to weaken an air conditioner
Archive for the category Signs
Puking and taking a shit forbidden
The post title sounds really intense… but that is exactly what this sign in Aoyama area in Tokyo says. The literal translation would be something like “Please don’t defecate or vomit in this area”. Picture provided by my friend Masahiko Sato.
Please note the stairs
The little man falling down the stairs says in the word balloon: “Waaaah! I am falling down!”
Bring your dog’s shit back to home
Josecrem found this fabulous sign and took this picture: “Bring your dog’s shit back to home” These are two similar signs I’ve found in Japan:
Lanes for pedestrians
In some of the most crowed areas in Tokyo and Osaka sometimes you can find yourself in a “human lane”. It is nice to have everyone walking in order but in summer it can be hard In which lane am I walking? In Shinjuku there are even some sidewalks with rules concerning pedestrian traffic. For [...]
No graffitis
Where can I draw? There are not many graffitis in Japanese cities, this is the only sign prohibiting it I’ve seen until now and curiously it was at the entrance of a US military base in Okinawa. Akihabara News – Gadgetry from Japan and Asia (Subscribe) dannychoo.com – Your portal to Japan (Subscribe) Japan Probe [...]
6 minutes if you run a little!
Seen in Miyajima.
