Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Day 7 - Funny Translations!

Wednesday morning, after a larger than normal amount of sleep, we decided to head right back to Tokyo after breakfast, so we packed up our things, said our farewells to Hase, who kindly hosted us in Kyoto, and made our way to the Kyoto station and the Shinkansen. Remember how i mentioned just how great the Japanese rail system is? Well, when Yasu purchased our tickets for the Shinkansen, he bought them with the fare that would take us straight back to Kichijoji station by our hotel in Tokyo. Talk about streamlining! So, we bought some bento boxes and hit the platform to hitch our ride back to Tokyo. After some blogging, some photo editing, lunch, and a little nap, we finally arrived back in Kichijoji for the afternoon.

Following our return to Tokyo, our time was really lovely, but also less than exciting as far as coming up with things to write about. Mostly we spent the next three days walking around town, shopping, laughing, and enjoying each other's company. Like I said, our time was lovely. Nonetheless, this seems like the perfect time to post my "collection of ridiculously worded things" posted or shown around Tokyo, Arima, and Kyoto. These translations and signs are pretty hilarious and ridiculous from an English-speaker's standpoint. Can I get an editor please?

I just kept thinking about Doritos when I saw this on our menu at Soybean Farm

This man, bless his heart (and I mean this in the most southern way possible), was riding the train and walking around with a hat that says "Lubricants" on it. 
Unfortunately because I was creeping over Yasu, I couldn't get a clearer picture, but.....yeah.

They're having some punctuation issues at the bakery.....

Say it, it's fun. 
(From the drink menu at the hotel lounge in Arima)

Spell check!

This is a tupperware lunchbox thing, but I just don't really get what they are trying to say here...

um.............

It was a good one, but I will not be walking around carrying this tote bag. 



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