Animated Pictograms

Fun and easy-to-understand presentation of historical culture and traditional customs that are uniquely Japanese.

  • VISIT TO TEMPLE / SHIRINE
  • BOWING
  • POUNDING RICE CAKE
  • HAILING A CAB / TAXI
  • TAKING A BATH
  • WATER ABLUTION
  • TEA CEREMONY
  • RHYTHMIC CLAPPING AT CELEBRATIONS
  • RIDING THE TRAIN
  • WINNING MOVES IN SUMŌ
  • AWA DANCE FESTIVAL
  • Coming Soon

About The Project

EXPERIENCE JAPAN PICTOGRAMS were developed to provide visual support for tourists in Japan.
For more information about the objectives and design concept of the project, please click here.

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If you would like us to create new PICTOGRAMS for you or have other requests, please contact us here.

BULLET TRAIN 300 SERIES

新幹線300系[SHIKANSEN SAMBYAKUKEI]

Debut: 1992
Max. speed: 220 km/h
Route: Tokyo – Hakata
Nicknames: Nozomi, Hikari, Kodama
The first Shinkansen train debuted for the Tokaido Shinkansen Nozomi to further increase the speed of the Shinkansen line. By reducing the weight of the car body and improving its aerodynamic characteristics, a maximum speed of 270 km/h was achieved. This reduced the time between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka from nearly 3 hours to 2 hours and 30 minutes.