signage

Nighttime view of the entrance to a public bath, with a noren (doorway curtain) decorated in a colorful image of Mount Fuji.

A box of Showa-era cotton masks.

A street corner cluttered with a concrete power poll, several traffic signs, power lines, and a progression of three grey, nondescript buildings of, from nearest to farthest, one story, two stories, and three stories. A sign in front of the nearest building reads, “Ruck Cafe”.

Sign reading (in English translation) “Danger / There are wild boar traps beyond this point / No trespassing / Kasugai Hunting Support Club.

A wooden sign beside a forest footpath, standing in a carpet of dry leaves. It reads (in English translation) “Beware of mountain fires / Put cigarettes (out) in a cigarette-stub pouch”

Bicycle with front and rear panniers parked in a broad entrance off a paved street, leading into forestland. A large marquee sign spans the entrance at 3 meters’ height, reading “Multi World,” with a logo between the two words consisting of the words “Survival Game” written in a circle around a skull and crossbones.

A wooden sign reading (in English translation) “Crowdfunding contributors inviting recognition,” followed by a list of over forty screen and personal names, and finally “Thank you for your support!”

A dutch-angle view of the entrance to a shop, with a triangular patch of concreted parking lot in brilliant sunshine in the foreground. The entrance is screened lattice paneling fashioned from 2x2s on 2-inch spacing. A sign etched and stained in a rough-edged wooden slab over the entrance reads (in English translation) “Founded in Meiji 28 (1895) / Asagorō / Odamaki Vendor

A bicycle with front an rear panniers parked beyond a sign reading (in English translation) “Road not passable to any traffic.”

Roped-off turnout from a paved road, with a sign reading (in English translation) “Oyama Foods / Barbecue Spot”. There is a neat stack of split firewood to the left of the turn-in, with lush green foliage behind.