The signs in Tokyo continue to amuse me.  Some have hilarious illustrations.  Some have adorable (but weird) creatures advertising products or giving helpful advice.  Some just have mistranslated English.  And some are just downright baffling.  Here’s another round of strange signs in Tokyo. 

Drunken Englishmen on the train

I’m not sure what this sign means, but it’s definitely eye-catching.  My suspicion is that it’s a warning against drunken revelry on the train, but why are all the carousers from an English medieval court?  Those drunken English…

Thank you Mr. Raccoon...I think

Aw, helpful raccoon warning me not to get my hand smashed in the subway doors…and they’re smiling so merrily to emphasize the message – wait, they’re not pointing at the message, they’re smiling and pointing at the hand being crushed!  Also, I like that there is a number to call in the case that your hand does get smashed in the subway doors…

Who would you club?

Someone should have told this Shibuya establishment that “club” is also a verb…I can imagine it could be quite a popular place – “Pop Paris Hilton: 1,000Y” or “Slap Shia LeBeouf: 1,500Y.”

No...taking seats...from fishermen...you lazy seals...

This is my personal favorite, by far.  One can quickly deduce that it has something to do with not stealing the “priority seating,” reserved for people like the gentleman with the cast.  What that has to do with seals holding fish, sitting on ice, watched over by a man with a pail and big scrub brush – I have absolutely no clue.  Please leave a comment with your own hypothesis (or end my ignorance and explain conclusively).