Road signs in Japan
The upside-down red triangle
Japan's stop sign is a red triangle pointing down with 止まれ written on it.
- The stop sign is a downward red triangle: 止まれ.
- Warning signs are yellow diamonds.
- Expressway signs are green, other route signs blue.
13 photos, grouped by the clue they show.
Key clue 止まれ triangle 3
Key clue 徐行 (slow) triangle 3
Key clue Yellow diamond 5
Key clue Japanese route sign 2
Japan: what its road signs look like
Japan's stop sign is a red triangle pointing down with 止まれ written on it, unlike the octagon used almost everywhere else. Newer signs add STOP in English.
Warning signs are yellow diamonds, the slow sign says 徐行, expressway signs are green and other route signs blue.
The same signs are used across Japan.
Look-alikes: how to tell them apart
Japan vs 
South Korea
Thailand
South Korea writes in Hangul. Thailand uses the curly Thai script and an octagon stop sign.
Questions about road signs in Japan
Why is the Japanese stop sign a triangle?
Japan uses its own design: a red triangle pointing down with 止まれ, which means stop.
What does 徐行 mean?
Go slowly.