I have been in Japan for less than 3 hours, and have already seen some great examples of Engrish.
At the airport, the temperature control was being executed.
On the shuttle bus, some of the seating was forbidden because of carrying baggages.
At the hotel restaurant, you are advised to avoid the hour of 7 am to 8 am for breakfast, and otherwise to hurry.
And my favourite: the phone in the hotel has a massage button. The note next to the phone says one can receive massages on the phone.
(Quite seriously, when I first saw that one, I thought the bed might be some clever Japanese gadget operated by that button. I was a bit disappointed when I realised the truth. I blame my slight delirium - and maybe wishful thinking - on the day spent in airports and on planes.)
(Also, it's still far better than my nihongo, aka Japanese, so I'm not really making fun of it. Just enjoying the concepts of the literal meanings.)
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