Road signs in Japan
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This page shows the road signs used in Japan.
Warning signs
Warning signs are diamond shape with yellow backgrounds, black borders and black pictograms.
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Crossroads
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Roundabout
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Succession of more than two curves to the right
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Railroad crossing ahead
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Children crossing
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Traffic lights ahead
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Slippery surface
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Falling rocks
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Bumpy road
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Traffic merges from the left
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Left lane ends
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Road narrows on both sides
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Two-way traffic ahead
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Steep descent (10%)
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Steep ascent (10%)
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Roadworks
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Dangerous wind gusts
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Wild animals crossing (deer)
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Other dangers
Regulatory signs
The stop sign is a red, downward-pointing triangle, with the text 止まれ (tomare) in white. Prohibition signs are round with white backgrounds, red borders, and blue pictograms. Mandatory instruction signs are round with blue backgrounds and white pictograms.
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Road closed to all
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Road closed to vehicles
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No entry
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Japan road sign 304.svg
No motor vehicles except motorcycles and mopeds
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No trucks
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Japan road sign 306.svg
No buses
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No motorcycles or mopeds
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Japan road sign 308.svg
No hand carts
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No bicycles
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No Motorcycles or large vehicles
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No two-person motorcycles
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Straight ahead or left turn permitted
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Straight ahead or right turn permitted
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Japan road sign 311-B-L.svg
Turn left
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Turn right
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No turns
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Turn left or right
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Japan road sign 311-E.svg
Directions permitted
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Keep left
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Japan road sign 311-F-R.svg
Keep right
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Japan road sign 312.svg
No right turn crossing ahead
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No U-turn
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No stopping
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No parking
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No vehicles carrying dangerous goods
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No vehicles weighing over 5.5 tonnes
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No vehicles higher than 3.3 metres
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No vehicles wider than 2.2 metres
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Speed limit (50 km/h)
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Japan road sign 324 (50).svg
Minimum speed limit (50 km/h)
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Motor vehicles only
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Bicycles only
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Japan road sign 325-4.svg
Pedestrians only
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One-way street to the left
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Japan road sign 326-A-R.svg
One way street to the right
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Japan road sign 326-B.svg
One-way street ahead
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Japan road sign 327-8.svg
Two-stage right turn for mopeds
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Japan road sign 327-9.svg
No two-stage right turn for mopeds
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Japan road sign 329.svg
Slow
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Road closed to pedestrians
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Japanese Road sign (No Pedestrians Crossing).svg
No pedestrian crossing
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Other signs
Direction/distance signs have dark green backgrounds and white text for expressways. In urban areas and on national highways, direction signs have dark blue backgrounds. The signs are normally written in Japanese and English.
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National highway shield (Route 1)
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Expressway name (Tomei)
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Asian Highway route shield (AH1)
"Stop" sign changes
In 2016, it was announced that the Japanese National Police Agency was considering changing the design of the "Stop" sign used on Japanese roads since 1963 from the inverted red triangle sign to an octagonal design more closely conforming to the recommendations of the 1968 Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals.[1] The inverted red triangle sign was introduced in 1963 ahead of the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games, and replaced the earlier red octagonal sign used from 1960, which in turn had replaced the yellow octagonal sign used from 1950.[1]
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