reflective chevron decals for rear of vehicles
by Admin on Jul 30th, 2010
36 Responses to “What are all these mysterious Japanese car stickers?”
Leave a Reply
Name (required)
Mail (will not be published) (required)
Website
36 Responses to “What are all these mysterious Japanese car stickers?”
-
octopus Says:
March 2nd, 2009 at 2:27 amDo you guys know where i could get any of these stickers they’re pretty rad.
-
den4 Says:
March 2nd, 2009 at 7:23 amBobbleheads and their secret codes with their decoder rings are at work in J-land….
-
Taro Says:
March 2nd, 2009 at 8:01 amOctopus asked:
Do you guys know where i could get any of these stickers they’re pretty rad.The most popular stickers, the Green Leaf for beginner drivers and the Autumn Leaf for elderly drivers, are available via JList.com.
The Blue Shamrock sticker for the handicapped and the Butterflies-in-the-Brains Mark for the elderly are unpopular and rare. Most handicapped drivers mark their car with the wheelchair sticker (hard-of-hearing drivers seem to ignore the law about displaying the butterfly mark).
Driving Beginner’s Mark
JList.com. Number in stock: 9 Weight: 120 g. Price: $6.00
Product type: Car Item (Beginners’ Mark)
Immediately after getting their driver’s license, for the first year of driving a car in Japan, everyone must put a “Beginner’s Mark” on the front and back of your car. This yellow and green arrow is a universal symbol in Japan, meaning lacking in experience — cars with this mark you have to drive carefully around them! This is a magnetic beginner’s mark, which the Japanese stick to their car on the front and on the back in an easily seen area (this is Japanese law). You can use these on your car, or as an unusual fridge magnet, sure to cause questions about this curious marking — it might even be the start of an interesting conversation. This is magnet is also reflective so it can be seen from a distance. 4.5″ x 7″ (11 x 18 cm), this is an amusing cultural artifact from Japan!
http://tinyurl.com/Drivers-Marks
Senior Citizen Mark (Suction Cup Type)
JList.com. Number in stock: 8 Weight: 60 g. Price: $3.80
Product type: Japanese Traditional
If you’ve ever driven a car (or a motorcycle for that matter) in Japan, you know how narrow the streets can be. And as for passing the driver’s license test… that’s another story. One thing about right-of-way in Japan is the burden of care seems to be on the passer and not the passee. Which means that if you are passing a car, or person, you should take care to let the slower moving people go at their own pace (this may be to the large population of elderly people in Japan) — as opposed to the Western ideology which is really about letting the faster people through. Japanese ’safety driving’ emblems are made specifically for new (young leaf) drivers and older/elderly (autumn leaf) drivers, both of whom should be respected on the road for going at their own pace, and also supposed to be marked for this reason. This purchase is for the ‘Kareha’ (’me’, pronoun used by older people) autumn leaf *suction cup* emblem for putting on your car that measures approx. 5 x 7.5 inches (12.5 x 19 cm). Ki wo tsukete! (take care/be careful!)
http://tinyurl.com/Drivers-Marks -
Chris Says:
March 3rd, 2009 at 6:26 amFunny, clever, and useful, particularly the leaves.
-
Avisioncame Says:
March 3rd, 2009 at 8:23 amThis is great. Pictograms that aren’t so literal. Good design on the Japanese’ part.
-
multivers Says:
March 3rd, 2009 at 6:23 pmlol, very funy , and coll:)
-
_Rachell Says:
March 5th, 2009 at 1:56 amThat’s very informative!
-
japanese words Says:
March 5th, 2009 at 1:21 pmWhen you see the orange and yellow, be careful. I think they actually need to lower the age a bit to about 65 would be better than 75.
-
zZainab cChaaban Says:
March 6th, 2009 at 11:29 amThat is interesting.
-
Deecee501 Says:
March 6th, 2009 at 11:46 amReally like the shamrock as I am both Irish and disabled!
-
Max Says:
March 7th, 2009 at 3:49 amI would love to see those on cars here in L.A. At the very least, it would humanize the drivers. We are way too used to treating other cars as mere obstacles and not people.
-
cato Says:
March 7th, 2009 at 11:34 amhahaha, my japanese just came back from nagasaki and bought me the green leaf one for a joke! XD i’ve had my driver’s license for over 4 years!
-
Nemo Says:
March 8th, 2009 at 9:07 amThis is great. I LOVE the Mississippi one. How often are these created?
-
Taro Says:
March 8th, 2009 at 1:20 pmNemo wrote:
This is great. I LOVE the Mississippi one. How often are these created?The green leaf and autumn leaf stickers are very common on Japanese roads—At least 1 in 10 cars have them as required by law. The hearing-impaired butterfly sticker has ben required by law for the past year or so, but are never seen on the road. Compliance with the Japanese law must very low–no doubt the butterfly sticker is not popular with hearing-impaired.
In some states in the US, a hearing-impaired license plate is required and in others it is optional. A wild guess would be that Mississippi requires hearing-impaired drivers to use the special license plate (since it looks so elaborate). -
Daveen Says:
March 10th, 2009 at 11:48 amThey look like pokemon badges..
-
devan Says:
March 11th, 2009 at 4:37 amthese symbols though not like the one used popularly in the rest of the world are actually very metaphorical and understandable if u understand them. … in conveying a sense of nature, people relate to them in a way that touches thier inner self, the japanese do that so well in their art and now in modern graphic stickers, i admire the way they always re-invent.. yes, its easier to use an ear, or a wheelchair, but these are so real too and yet so romantic.
-
M Rahman Says:
March 11th, 2009 at 11:13 amgreat website. I find very usefuk information on japanese stickers.
-
mister Says:
March 11th, 2009 at 4:23 pm… so God decided to place them on an island…
-
ele Says:
March 15th, 2009 at 1:17 pmthats great i think the green leaf would be an awesome thing to do in America it may even lower our insurance bills.
-
Daryoosh Adineh Says:
March 21st, 2009 at 9:03 pmWow!! So, you can talk to Me, in English!!
-
Rray Says:
April 9th, 2009 at 8:52 amHa, ha, I don’t agree with it all but nice none-the-less…
-
cheapvan4sleeping Says:
April 9th, 2009 at 9:04 amIt seems as though something is missing, no?
-
Paris Hilton Says:
April 28th, 2009 at 2:50 pmCan you recommend a decent forum or focus group to join that cover this topic. Also, I really appreciate the fact that you approach these topics from a stand point of knowledge and information instead of the typical “I think” mentality that you see so much on the internet these days.
-
Taro Says:
April 28th, 2009 at 2:51 pmParis Hilton asked:
Can you recommend a decent forum?Try http://www.fuckedgaijin.com
-
Racy Says:
May 15th, 2009 at 3:33 pmSince else has said a single thing about it, so I will just go through with it and ship you one of these cloverleaps stickers via parcel post. Call it our secret.
-
Taro Says:
July 23rd, 2009 at 4:51 pmThe National Police Agency has added a new “taima” sticker shown on the bottom right, ha, ha.
-
Sub Light Says:
July 23rd, 2009 at 4:54 pmI can’t help wondering if using shamrocks as a ‘disabled’ symbol and butterflies for ‘hearing impaired’ isn’t more an attempt to keep disabilities (and the disabled) out of sight.
-
Private Loony Rights Says:
July 25th, 2009 at 2:08 pmI’m not doubting what you say is true — but how can you prove the the shamrock car stickers mean ‘Beware of Colorblind Drunk Irish’?
-
everquestpowerleveling Says:
July 25th, 2009 at 7:12 pmJapanese drivers license and an even more mysterious official car sticker confounded me during my license renewal lecture.
If you want to buy everquestpowerleveling, you can go there. –Sorry dude, no commercial links without payment. -
pyn cin sonleli Says:
August 2nd, 2009 at 9:01 pmHow tall are you now?
-
Private Rabel Lights Says:
September 2nd, 2009 at 9:26 amDef some good info in japan here – keep it coming
-
UndeadManWalking Says:
September 2nd, 2009 at 9:30 pmAll of these stickers are available at the local Japanese hardware store. Mine happens to be Nafco. I’ve bought a few to bring back to the states (if I ever care enough to return). If you don’t live in Japan, good luck!
-
Daiki Says:
September 22nd, 2009 at 6:35 pmI finally know what the symbol of koreisha and wakaba mean.In Malaysia I’ve seen people sticking these symbols on the front and back of their cars and I asked myself “what’s up with these strange symbols?” I asked around but nobody have a clue, even the car owners who sticks them.They just said it is some japanese logo and they stick it for fun and because they look good. When I saw the same emblem on the character Tamama of Keroro Gunso anime…I’m determined to find the truth which led me to this site…
-
Taro Says:
September 22nd, 2009 at 7:09 pmDaiki Says:
I finally know what the symbol of koreisha and wakaba meanKool!
Glad to be of help and thanks for your positive feedback.Maybe I ought to do another story about the lack of Japanese license plates (number plates) on overseas cars. In the USA and Japan you often see a German license plate on imported Benz cars above the regular license plate, but you never see a Japanese license plate displayed (along with a regular license) on Japanese cars outside Japan.
(Hint: Japanese license plates belong to the Japanese Government, not the car owner, so any plate not attached to a car on in the hands of the government is felony theft of government property.) -
please fcuk me in the pooped Says:
November 2nd, 2009 at 6:28 amBlah blah blah that’s what everybody says about “Pasties for Cars.”
-
Harry Wilson Says:
December 22nd, 2009 at 12:10 amGood Morning
My name is Mr Harry Wilson with the Wilson Warehousing and i am sending this email as per regards to the order for some Car Stickers and i will be needing the size 5″x6″ full color processed vinyl outdoor stickers and so can you send me an email back with the pricing information as well as the availability so that we can proceed with the order and also let me know the other sizes that you carry revharrywilson@yahoo.com and fax 08 8125 6662
Best Regards
Mr Harry Wilson
Wilson Warehousing>
Leave a Reply
Name (required)
Mail (will not be published) (required)
Website
March 2nd, 2009 at 2:27 am
Do you guys know where i could get any of these stickers they’re pretty rad.
March 2nd, 2009 at 7:23 am
Bobbleheads and their secret codes with their decoder rings are at work in J-land….
March 2nd, 2009 at 8:01 am
The most popular stickers, the Green Leaf for beginner drivers and the Autumn Leaf for elderly drivers, are available via JList.com.
The Blue Shamrock sticker for the handicapped and the Butterflies-in-the-Brains Mark for the elderly are unpopular and rare. Most handicapped drivers mark their car with the wheelchair sticker (hard-of-hearing drivers seem to ignore the law about displaying the butterfly mark).
March 3rd, 2009 at 6:26 am
Funny, clever, and useful, particularly the leaves.
March 3rd, 2009 at 8:23 am
This is great. Pictograms that aren’t so literal. Good design on the Japanese’ part.
March 3rd, 2009 at 6:23 pm
lol, very funy , and coll:)
March 5th, 2009 at 1:56 am
That’s very informative!
March 5th, 2009 at 1:21 pm
When you see the orange and yellow, be careful. I think they actually need to lower the age a bit to about 65 would be better than 75.
March 6th, 2009 at 11:29 am
That is interesting.
March 6th, 2009 at 11:46 am
Really like the shamrock as I am both Irish and disabled!
March 7th, 2009 at 3:49 am
I would love to see those on cars here in L.A. At the very least, it would humanize the drivers. We are way too used to treating other cars as mere obstacles and not people.
March 7th, 2009 at 11:34 am
hahaha, my japanese just came back from nagasaki and bought me the green leaf one for a joke! XD i’ve had my driver’s license for over 4 years!
March 8th, 2009 at 9:07 am
This is great. I LOVE the Mississippi one. How often are these created?
March 8th, 2009 at 1:20 pm
The green leaf and autumn leaf stickers are very common on Japanese roads—At least 1 in 10 cars have them as required by law. The hearing-impaired butterfly sticker has ben required by law for the past year or so, but are never seen on the road. Compliance with the Japanese law must very low–no doubt the butterfly sticker is not popular with hearing-impaired.
In some states in the US, a hearing-impaired license plate is required and in others it is optional. A wild guess would be that Mississippi requires hearing-impaired drivers to use the special license plate (since it looks so elaborate).
March 10th, 2009 at 11:48 am
They look like pokemon badges..
March 11th, 2009 at 4:37 am
these symbols though not like the one used popularly in the rest of the world are actually very metaphorical and understandable if u understand them. … in conveying a sense of nature, people relate to them in a way that touches thier inner self, the japanese do that so well in their art and now in modern graphic stickers, i admire the way they always re-invent.. yes, its easier to use an ear, or a wheelchair, but these are so real too and yet so romantic.
March 11th, 2009 at 11:13 am
great website. I find very usefuk information on japanese stickers.
March 11th, 2009 at 4:23 pm
… so God decided to place them on an island…
March 15th, 2009 at 1:17 pm
thats great i think the green leaf would be an awesome thing to do in America it may even lower our insurance bills.
March 21st, 2009 at 9:03 pm
Wow!! So, you can talk to Me, in English!!
April 9th, 2009 at 8:52 am
Ha, ha, I don’t agree with it all but nice none-the-less…
April 9th, 2009 at 9:04 am
It seems as though something is missing, no?
April 28th, 2009 at 2:50 pm
Can you recommend a decent forum or focus group to join that cover this topic. Also, I really appreciate the fact that you approach these topics from a stand point of knowledge and information instead of the typical “I think” mentality that you see so much on the internet these days.
April 28th, 2009 at 2:51 pm
Try http://www.fuckedgaijin.com
May 15th, 2009 at 3:33 pm
Since else has said a single thing about it, so I will just go through with it and ship you one of these cloverleaps stickers via parcel post. Call it our secret.
July 23rd, 2009 at 4:51 pm
The National Police Agency has added a new “taima” sticker shown on the bottom right, ha, ha.
July 23rd, 2009 at 4:54 pm
I can’t help wondering if using shamrocks as a ‘disabled’ symbol and butterflies for ‘hearing impaired’ isn’t more an attempt to keep disabilities (and the disabled) out of sight.
July 25th, 2009 at 2:08 pm
I’m not doubting what you say is true — but how can you prove the the shamrock car stickers mean ‘Beware of Colorblind Drunk Irish’?
July 25th, 2009 at 7:12 pm
Japanese drivers license and an even more mysterious official car sticker confounded me during my license renewal lecture.
If you want to buy everquestpowerleveling, you can go there. –Sorry dude, no commercial links without payment.
August 2nd, 2009 at 9:01 pm
How tall are you now?
September 2nd, 2009 at 9:26 am
Def some good info in japan here – keep it coming
September 2nd, 2009 at 9:30 pm
All of these stickers are available at the local Japanese hardware store. Mine happens to be Nafco. I’ve bought a few to bring back to the states (if I ever care enough to return). If you don’t live in Japan, good luck!
September 22nd, 2009 at 6:35 pm
I finally know what the symbol of koreisha and wakaba mean.In Malaysia I’ve seen people sticking these symbols on the front and back of their cars and I asked myself “what’s up with these strange symbols?” I asked around but nobody have a clue, even the car owners who sticks them.They just said it is some japanese logo and they stick it for fun and because they look good. When I saw the same emblem on the character Tamama of Keroro Gunso anime…I’m determined to find the truth which led me to this site…
September 22nd, 2009 at 7:09 pm
Kool!
Glad to be of help and thanks for your positive feedback.
Maybe I ought to do another story about the lack of Japanese license plates (number plates) on overseas cars. In the USA and Japan you often see a German license plate on imported Benz cars above the regular license plate, but you never see a Japanese license plate displayed (along with a regular license) on Japanese cars outside Japan.
(Hint: Japanese license plates belong to the Japanese Government, not the car owner, so any plate not attached to a car on in the hands of the government is felony theft of government property.)
November 2nd, 2009 at 6:28 am
Blah blah blah that’s what everybody says about “Pasties for Cars.”
December 22nd, 2009 at 12:10 am
Good Morning
My name is Mr Harry Wilson with the Wilson Warehousing and i am sending this email as per regards to the order for some Car Stickers and i will be needing the size 5″x6″ full color processed vinyl outdoor stickers and so can you send me an email back with the pricing information as well as the availability so that we can proceed with the order and also let me know the other sizes that you carry revharrywilson@yahoo.com and fax 08 8125 6662
Best Regards
Mr Harry Wilson
Wilson Warehousing>