Japanese Signs — What’s This Sign? Part 1


Are you ready for pop up quizzes?? 😛  (The answers are shown in the end.)

 

Question 1:
This is a famous neon sign at Doutonbori in Osaka. He has been there in the running suit since 1935.
What’s the sign for??

 

Glico Sign. "kamoda" some rights reserved. flickr

Glico Sign. "kamoda" some rights reserved. flickr

Glico Sign. "Not Quite a Photographr" some rights reserved. flickr

Glico Sign. "Not Quite a Photographr" some rights reserved. flickr

Question 2:
This is a typical noren curtain used at a certain place. It’s a Hiragana letter.

 

 

Noren Curtain. "Nemo's great uncle" some rights reserved. flickr

Noren Curtain. "Nemo's great uncle" some rights reserved. flickr

 

Question 3:
This is actually a poster but it’s not only for the movie “X-men ZERO”.

 

A poster in Japan

A poster in Japan

 

 

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Answer 1:
Sign of a Japanese confectionery company, Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd.
The sign is 10 meters wide and 20 meters long.

Answer 2:
The letter means “bath”, so the noren is for a public bath.

Answer 3:
Posted by The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department to notice the regulation of illegal weapons.
It says ”Even this guy isn’t allowed to possess a dagger knife.”