Signs
Signs and posters are some of the easiest places to find Engrish in Japan. Expect this category to grow even more as time goes by.
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Trohibitstan: voted least friendly
Believe it, my uncle lost a leg during a skirmish in Trohibitstan.
Photo courtesy of Courtney and John.
Sign warning visitors not to get too close to the edge of a cliff.
Folded Brocade Hill, Guilin, China.
(246 votes, average: 4.66 out of 5)
Loading...Interphone
Until then, go find something to do…
Photo courtesy of Elena Nazvanova.
Originally posted 2004.8.6
(227 votes, average: 4.24 out of 5)Loading...Happy Food Court Mealtime
Always happy when mealtime is!
Photo courtesy of Mauro Sauco.
Sign found in Japan.
(144 votes, average: 3.82 out of 5)Loading...Happy Erection Day!
If you ain’t got one, don’t bother coming…
Photo courtesy of Arona Wehipeihana.
Found on boat from Wakkanai to Rishiri Island, Japan.
Originally posted 2003/1/14.
(347 votes, average: 4.69 out of 5)Loading...Attention Honorific Guest:
Photo courtesy of AnnieLaurie Erickson.
Found in Jianshui, China.
(393 votes, average: 4.72 out of 5)Loading...Did we mention take-out?
There’s a chance you won’t hear a tip…
Photo courtesy of Kenneth Burchfiel.
Found in Japan.
(166 votes, average: 3.84 out of 5)Loading...Do you have snow’s number?
If it’s about the salt, we’re sorry…
Photo courtesy of Brian Walker.
Found in Kurumayama, Japan.
(416 votes, average: 4.72 out of 5)Loading...Been looking for such a life…
Photo courtesy of Marshall Kinkead.
Drug store found in Zhanjiang, China.
(155 votes, average: 3.31 out of 5)Loading...Please do not feed the tourist…
Do not stare directly at the tourist…
Photo courtesy of Amy Gough.
Found outside of Dandong, China.
(686 votes, average: 4.72 out of 5)Loading...Once upon a time…
“Please hold. Your story is very important to us.”
Found in a small hotel in Kyoto, Japan.
(455 votes, average: 4.71 out of 5)Loading...
