In Japan, You have to keep to the left!!
Cars drive on the left side of the road, with the driver's seat and steering wheel on the right side.
Speed limits are 80 to 100 km/h on expressways, 40 km/h in urban areas, and 50 to 60 km/h elsewhere.
Trafiic Lights
Blinking yellow light : Proceed with caution.
No-overtaking zones
Road Signs
Various road signs are placed along ordinary roads.
Always drive safely according to the signs.
- Maximum
speed limit - Stop
- No parking
- No parking
/ stopping - Closed to
all vehicles - No
passing - Road
closed - No
U-turns -
directions permitted - One way
traffic - Stop line
- Pedestrian
crossing - Railroad
crossing - Signal
ahead - Watch for
Rocks
Passing through Expressway Toll Gates
Sign to alert a toll gate after 500 meters
- ETC Lane
- ETC Lane / General Vehicle Lane
- General Vehicle Lane
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At the entrance
While drivers usually need to take a ticket at their entrance gate and pay a toll at their exit gate, the advance payment system is also being on some roads, including urban expressway.
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Ticket Dispensers
Stop at the entrance gate and take a ticket from the ticket dispenser. Make sure not to lose your ticket since you need to show it at the exit toll gate.
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Toll Collectors
Pass your ticket to the tollgate attendant and pay the toll. At unattended toll gates found at some interchanges, put your ticket into the toll collection machine and insert the amount of money as displayed on the machine.
strictly prohibited Drinking and driving is severely punished.