Japan Has The Cutest Construction Signs You'll Ever See

Road construction isn’t what I would call “cute”. It’s hard work. Dangerous. Sweaty. There’s nothing cute about that. Japan, however, might beg to differ.

Yes, Japanese construction workers are a tough and serious lot. The construction sites, though, often have signs with little anime style characters bowing and asking to pardon any trouble the construction is causing

Traditionally, the barricades are rather vanilla: pipes connected to a dull-looking plastic stand. However, around 2006, a construction equipment rental company called Sendaimeiban began collaborating with Asahiyama Zoo in Hokkaido to make “character barricades” that could be placed at roadside construction sites and be seen by buses of tourists.


First up was a monkey. It was a hit, so Sendaimeiban started expanding across Japan. And now in 2013, you can see often at road construction sites! Below is a photo I took earlier this year:

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