为解决游客语言障碍日本推出奇葩便民标志_时事

为解决游客语言障碍日本推出奇葩便民标志

近日，日本岩手县推出了一套奇葩的旅游标志，以简洁明了、图文并茂的形式告知外国游客菜品选项、支付方式以及当地习俗等信息。据岩手县盛冈市有关人士表示，推出这一系列标志是为了吸引不会说日语的外国游客。目前，商家可以从网上下载全套26副标志图。

Language barriers can be a real struggle when traveling. But never fear, Japan has a clever solution for its English-speaking visitors.

语言障碍是旅游中面临的一大困难。但是不用担心，日本已经为讲英语的游客想出了机智的解决方案。

Officials in the Iwate Prefecture have developed a lineup of tourism signs that display info about menu choices, payment options and locker room etiquette in simple, illustrated form.

日本岩手县发明了一系列旅游标志，以简洁明了、图文并茂的形式呈现了菜品选项、支付方式以及更衣室礼仪等信息。

The signs are already on display around the city of Morioka, a regional development director, Takefumi Shimomukai, told The Japan Times. They’re intended to make English-speaking tourists feel more welcome in the area, he added.

盛冈市发展负责人Takefumi Shimomukai对《日本时报》表示，该市地区正在使用这些标志。他们的目的是让讲英语的游客在这里感受到宾至如归的感觉。

Twenty-six images are available for businesses to download online. Many of the signs have to do with dining. But they also provide advice for using onsens, Japan’s popular hot spring baths.