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Traffic rules
Pedestrian keep to the right side of the road, car and two-wheeled vehicle keep to the left.
Follow the traffic light, speed limit, road sign instructions and drive carefully with attention to traffic condition.
Never drink-driving.
Including the driver, the fellow passenger is required to wear the seat belt.
When a child under 6 years old is on board, a child seat is required.
Please do not use the mobile telephone during driving.
Traffic violations
| The kind of the traffic violation | Fine(JP YEN) | Penal servitude | |
| Speeding | |||
| Overspeed | Less than 15km/h | 9,000 | |
| 15km-20km/h | 12,000 | ||
| 20km-25km/h | 15,000 | ||
| 25km-30km/h | 18,000 | ||
| over 30km/h | The amount of money of the fine is decided at a summary court. | ||
| Drink-driving | |||
| Driving under the influence of alcohol | Less than 1,000,000 | Less than 5 years | |
| Take on alcohol and run | Less than 500,000 | Less than 3 years | |
| Parking violations | |||
| Illegally parked parking violation | Parking and stopping prohibition places | 18,000 | |
| No parking places | 15,000 | ||
| Violation of parking and stopping | Parking and stopping prohibition places | 12,000 | |
| No parking places | 10,000 | ||
| Other violation | |||
| Mobile telephone use(Danger of the traffic) | 9,000 | ||
| Signal disregard(red) | 9,000 | ||
