Engrish
Last Update: December 21st, 2004

Shampoo and Blow...?
"Engrish" (yes, with an 'R') is a Japanese-to-English translation done by a Japanese person. More specifically, Engrish is when the translation isn't done accurately and words are misspelled or phrases are confused. Here's a list of Engrish pictures and phrases I've found across Japan since I've been living here. And I've triple-checked the spelling and grammar of all these, so if something isn't right, that's the way it was when I found it.
Engrish

Poems of Poyoyon and Myan Myan. Yeah... I don't get them either.

The best one of them all: Shacho! And also, a nice jewlery store named... White Trash Charms Japan...?

A wonderful shirt promoting opium smoking... and ironically enough, it says US Air Force on the front. We sure didn't make this shirt!

This sticker is pretty self-explanatory. I mean, what else do you expecy?

Hmm... Someone's got something against the city of Naples...

WARNING! This product is perfectly safe. Disregard all warnings.

I thought God never forgets...

Funny how they would post this slogan on a toilet...

I know this makes perfect sense (one-way street, right?). But the fact that this is being sold in a Japanese store, with English printed on it, makes me wonder how many Japanese people know what it's actually saying. I mean, it's not like there's a big red line through the picture or anything...

Now why would you post this in your car if you're not able to drive your car? Once you learn how to drive, there's no point to keeping it in your car...
Hug a Pineapple!
-A Japanese T-shirt
Terios
I believe that nature is best suited to human beings
-A spare tire cover on the back of a Jeep
Whenever and everywhere, we can meet our best friend-nature
Take a grip of steering!
NISSAN
-A spare tire cover on the back of a Jeep
Don't worry it's only gossip
-A Japanese T-shirt
The Right Turn Change
There is never anything following the eternity
-A Japanese T-shirt
Let's make the original furniture of yearning from a bold
remake. Only your pleasant life is helped. Please try on various furniture.
NUDE BEIGE
Good paint of coloring.
-A Japanese purse
I like carrot, pumpkin pie, good taste tea, sweet cookie
many flowers, chattering, and on your side...
-Tag on a stuffed doll
Funky and Funny
Monkeys
Character
All need Bongo
-A Japanese T-shirt
Lunch Special: Half bawl rice with any ramen
-Sign on a Ramen House
EMARGENCY STOP
Push this button switch
in case of emargency.
All power throgh powerpanel boords
listed below will be cut off.
-An emergency circuit breaker
PULL
A rolling door of handle-
opening device for emer-
gency
~When break the acrylyl bo-
ard and pull the pulling do-
or to your side tne rolling
door shall be drope down.
~There is not stoped at the
on the way.
~Pull the ring of ceiling su-
rface if you want to a re-
turn.
-A sliding metal security door
Doemestic words is simple but beatiful sound
It s deep secrets and pure supritual.
-A Japanese T-shirt (Note the spelling on this one.
Three words are wrong. Four if you count the "It s" word.)
Four Leaves
Clover that calls
happiness is expanded
-A Japanese T-shirt
"Passengers should also be reminded that portable
phones are not allowed on the bus as they annoy the neighbors."
-English recording on the Airport Limousine bus that
runs between Narita and Haneda airports
O'band
Neater! Quicker! Cheaper! than string
-A box of rubber bands
SOMETHIN' FOR THE BLUNTED
-A Japanese T-shirt