Road signs in Japan have 2 types, the major sign and the auxiliary sign, while the major sign consists of the Regulatory sign, the Instruction signs, the Warning sign, and the Information sign).

  Regulatory signs

It is a sign set up for the vehicle or the pedestrian to prohibit, to restrict, or to specify the traffic.

Suspension of traffic	Vehicle suspension of traffic	Vehicle going into it prohibition
Prohibition of progress outside specified direction	Prohibition of progress outside specified direction	Prohibition of progress outside specified direction
Vehicle crossing prohibition	Revolution prohibition	Outstripping prohibition
Garrisoned stop prohibition	No parking	Maximum speed
Pedestrian exclusive use	One-way traffic	Going slowly
Temporary stop

  Instruction signs

It is a sign that indicates the specific method of traffic, the specific location decided by the Road Traffic Law and etc.

Possible to park	Possible to stop	Central Line
Stop line	Crosswalk

  Warning signs

It is a sign that notifies of the danger or the road condition, and urges driver to decelerate and drive with special attention.

There is a railroad crossing	There is a school	Slipping attention
Falling rock attention	Road ruggedness attention	A lane decrease
On-coming traffic	Road works inside	Beware of animals

  Information signs

It is a sign indicates the name of a place, the direction, the distance, to facilitate the driving. Signboard in Blue color is for the public roadways, while signboard in Green color is for the motorway.

Motorway entrance	District, direction, and distance
District and distance	District, direction, and distance
District and direction	District and direction
A previous notice of exit