Signs 看板 . . . Updated, January 2013.
Updated: January 2013. You can find several of these in the Photo Galleries above (“SEE the GALLERIES” tab). A few more are elsewhere on this site. Most, though, are presented here on LetsJapan.Wordpress.Com for the first time. Enjoy ( 楽しんでください )！
Shinkansen (“Bullet Train”) Sign. May 2008.
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Sign in walking garden, Gingkaku-ji (Silver Pavilion). Kyoto. 2010.
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Ramen. Noren (curtain) & Chochin (lantern) combo. Kyoto. 2002.
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Inn. Kyoto. August 2011.
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Open ’til 3:00 a.m. Restaurant, Nihombashi. Tokyo. August 2011.
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Notice at the Three Sisters Inn. Kyoto. August 2011.
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On the train platform, make sure to parallel park granny. Tokyo. August 2011.
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First Pork Pic. Kawaramachi Street. Kyoto. August 2011.
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Tokyo Station. August 2011.
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Store Sale. Ni-jo Street. Kyoto. August 2011.
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“TAKE CARE”… “Since I can’t take my poo with me home, I’d appreciate your carrying in home (for me).” Pontocho. Kyoto. August 2011.
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Restaurant. Ginza. July 2011.
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Train Schedule. Osaka. August 2011.
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At a Korean BBQ Restaurant, Yurakucho. Tokyo. August 2011.
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Kyoto. August 2011.
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がんばろ日本 ”Hang in There, Japan!” Taxi Window. Tokyo. July 2011.
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Poster Detail. Tsukiji Subway Station. 2010.
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Self explanatory. Kyoto. 2004.
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Corner of Omotesando & Meiji Streets. Harajuku. 2010.
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Poster Detail. Entrance to Tokyu Hands Department Store. Shibuya, Tokyo. May 23, 2010.
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A Pontocho (Kyoto) Institution. 2004.
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Train Poster Detail (original in color). Kintetsu Line to Osaka. 2010.
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Fuji Electric. Tokyo. 2010.
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“BANJO” Tokyo. 2010.
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(Ra)men Shop. Tokyo. 2010.
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Fourth Friday of Every Month at Rub a Dub Reggae. Kyoto. 2010.
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Okariba BBQ. Kyoto. 2009.
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SapperSuper. Tokyo. 2007.
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TLJ Boss. 自動販売機. Kyoto. 2009.
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Soul Sonic Boogie. Kyoto. 2003.
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Himeji Castle. Himeji. 2008.
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Rice. Back side of Kyoto Station. 2004.
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Heaven. Kyoto. 2009.
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American-style College Football. Kindai University. Osaka. 2008.
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“Deer’s Cooky.” Nara. 2001.
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Very Big Company. Kyoto. 2008.
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You Forgot Something. Kyoto. 2008.
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Noodles. Tokyo. 2007.
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Daikichi Yakitori. Shirakawa. Kyoto. 2009.
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“Finised. Sold Out. Sorry.” Kyoto. 2009.
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Tommy Lee Jones ad rocks! :0
Yes, subtle, yet somewhat creepy and ironic: just what I want in my canned coffee. That’s from a vending machine ad, i.e., an ad on a vending machine.
Thanks for stopping by.
R.