自転車出入口

Japan is has a large bicycle culture and you might be tempted to park it on the street. Well, if you do, you might come out to your bike being impounded by the authorities. 

Why? Because they hate illegal bicycle parking. And once they get your bike, your better off going to the 自転車屋 to buy a new one, because the fee to get it out of impound is high, the impound lot is way out in the middle of nowhere, and once you get it back, if you can find it, you can't take it back on the train, you have to ride it all the way home.

And if you go the impound and they don't have it, then it was probably stolen.

So take it from me, just park your bike in a designated lot or space, or park it in an alley where the authorities won't find it. Plus, put a lock on it and never spend too much on it unless you plan on going for long expeditions through the countryside.

Which means this sign will be very helpful for you.

自転車 (じてんしゃ) - Bicycle

出入口 (でいりぐち) - Exit and Entrance

先 (さき) - Ahead

Translation: Bicycle Exit and Entrance 50 meters ahead.

Pretty simple.

以上です。

ジョシュア

盗難を防ぎましょう

Here's a sign I saw in the bicycle parking area around one of my work places.

ご注意（ちゅうい）- Attention
鍵 （かぎ）- Key
は- Subject marker particle
必ず（かならず）- Always/Certainly/Be sure to
ツーロック - A key lock; Usually stays in lock when open and is removed when locked.
して- Do in the -て form
下さい（ください）- Please

Translation: Please be sure to remove the key from the lock.

自転車（じてんしゃ）- Bicycle
バイク- Motorbike
の- Possessive Particle
盗難（とうなん）- Theft/Robbery/Stolen 
を- Particle that links the noun to the verb
防ぎましょう（ふせぎましょ）- Protect/Guard/Prevent 

Translation: Protect your bicycle/motorbike from theft. 


これ以上です。

ジョシュア

駐輪場

This is a picture I took near one of the schools I've worked at this year.


The business name is Integral. I don't know what they do there but next to this sign is a nice little space. I wasn't sure what they were asking for with the red Kanji so I wanted to do a translation.

駐輪場 （ちゅうりんば）- Bicycle parking　
自転車（じてんしゃ）- Bicycle
バイク - Motorbike; Motorcycle, Scooter
整理整頓 （せいりせいとん）- Organize
整理 （せいり）- Arrangement
整頓 （せいとん）- noun: Orderliness; adjective: Arranging neatly
お願いします（おねがいします）- Please do us the favor


Translation: Bicycle Parking: Please do us the favor of organizing bicycles and motorbikes neatly.

以上です。

ジョシュア