Signs: “Infrequent Sign Roundups” Lives! December 16, 2008

Fresh Japanese signs, ripe for the SRSing. Go!

(As always, the English is just approximate)

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Hey Signs, whatchyou got to say about my dog?

犬を連れて境内に立入る事禁じます。大本山相国寺。

いぬ　を　つれて　けいだい　に　たちいる　こと　きんじます。　だいほんざんしょうこくじ。

Note:  大本山相国寺 is the name of the temple. The rest of the sign says, pretty much what you’d guess it would: You can’t bring your dog into the grounds.

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And what of men who have spectacular hair? What do they have to say?

路線図を見てるキミ！

ろせんず　を　みてる　キミ！

You (there), looking at the train line map!

乗換以外にも、心配すべきことがあるんじゃないか？
のりかえ　いがい　にも、しんぱい　すべき　こと　が　あるんじゃないか？

Aren’t there some things other than (just) train transfers that you should be worried about?

電車　飛行機　クルマ　徒歩
でんしゃ　ひこうき　クルマ　とほ

Train , Plane, Car, By foot
ケータイ総合ナビゲーション。
けーたい　そうごう　ナビゲーション

Comprehensive cell-phone navigation (system)

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And, sadly, a sign with Japanese that lacks the charm of its English:

嵯峨野　観光　鉄道
さがの　かんこう　てつどう

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That last one just reads, roughly, “Sagano Sight-seeing Rail”

Apologies if that isn’t romantic enough for you. But that’s all the love I have to give.

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Worry not, the new years will bring some fresh signs and projects. Til then, we’ll stay irregular as your grandpa. (Might we suggest plopping the feed into Google Reader?)