Japan's Sloppiest Temporary Bus Stop Still Has Its Defenders

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When utility construction forces a bus stop out of commission, someone has to set up a temporary replacement. In Japan, bus stops always include a printed timetable listing every departure — a fixture riders depend on. What one company apparently decided to do was tape a photograph of the original timetable to a rough wooden board and call it a day.

Photos of the improvised stop spread online and people couldn't stop laughing. The timetable photo is shot at a jaunty angle — one commenter later deduced that the protective acrylic panel on the original stop reflects light, making it nearly impossible to shoot straight on. It's a workaround on top of a workaround. Another commenter noted that the board may not even be an official bus stop at all: the gas utility doing the construction likely put it up as a guidance sign, while the real city-designated temporary stop is somewhere nearby. In other words, buses probably don't stop here.

Even so, the thread's mood shifted pretty quickly from roasting to something closer to grudging respect. At least there's a timetable. At least it isn't just a QR code.

Comments

So sloppy it’s sending me 💀 (In Japanese internet slang, “草” — “grass” — is the equivalent of “lol.” The laughing shorthand “w” written out in strings looks like blades of grass.)

雑すぎで草

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Even worse than I imagined lol

思ったより雑だった

That is one hell of a brute-force solution

力業が過ぎる

So sloppy it’s over (A nod to the kanji “滅” from 鬼滅の刃 — Demon Slayer — used here as a dramatic reaction word meaning something like “destroyed” or “done for.”)

雑すぎて滅

Even as a temp setup… this is something else lol

仮設にしてもこれはw

There’s such a thing as too sloppy even for a quick fix lol

雑に置くにしても程度というものがあるだろ！ｗ

Was someone told “make this in five minutes or the collar on your neck explodes”?

「5分で作らないとお前に付けた首輪が爆発する」って言われて作ったんかこれ

I’ve seen bus stops with a proper “Temporary Stop” placard before, but using a standing board as a substitute with a photo of the timetable pasted on… I don’t know about this.

以前に「臨時停留所」と書かれたバス停見たことありますが、立看板代用で時刻表は写真貼付けというのは...。

Photo 1: “Okay, whatever, you can at least figure it out” — Photo 2: “This is genuinely horrible lmaooo”

1枚目「まあコレでもわかればいいんじゃね」 2枚目「これはひどいwwwww」

The board I can live with, but even the timetable being like this… that’s rough

板はいいとして時刻表すらこんなんの酷すぎる

At least take the photo straight

せめて水平に写真撮って

But using a photo as the timetable lol. Was there really no other option?

しかし、時刻表の掲載が写真ってw。他になんとかならなかったのかなぁ、と。

The sign stands out fine, but a photo of the original printed from outside? You can’t actually read it… Just print from the official site and laminate it, come on.

立て看板は目立つけど時刻表を外から撮って印刷は見えないのでは…普通に公式サイトから印刷してラミネート加工にしてくれ…

Even if you’re gonna paste a photo, there’s a right way to shoot it and stick it. This is just embarrassing. Must be a sloppy company.

写真を貼るにしても、撮り方と貼り方ってのがある。いくら何でも酷い。杜撰な会社なんだろう。

Ahahaha 😂 I once saw a temporary bus stop where the timetable was taped to a utility pole, which was also wild to me~ 😅🚌

あはははは😂 以前見かけた、電柱に時刻表貼り付けた臨時バス停も、スゴイとは思いましたが\~😅🚌

Well, it’s temporary. As long as you can read it, it does the job.

まぁ臨時だし判読できれば問題無いでしょうね

Feels like an emergency gas repair situation.

緊急ガス工事って感じかな。

Normally when a stop goes out of service, an official temporary stop — set up by the city transit authority (Nagoya City Transportation Bureau in this case) — should be installed nearby. This board looks like it’s just a guidance sign put up by Toho Gas (the utility company doing the construction). City buses don’t actually stop here.

通常、工事などでバス停が使えない場合、正規のバス停（臨時停留所と書かれたもの。名古屋市交通局が設置）があるはずですが。これはあくまで東邦ガスが案内目的で設置したものかと。市バスはここには停車しません。

As long as it does the job, right?

用をなせば良いさ

Thank god it’s not a QR code

ＱＲよりマシでよかった

At least there’s a timetable at all

時刻表が掲出されているだけまし

This is fine, actually. The transit systems that scrapped timetables and slapped on a QR code can go to hell (“たひね” is a softened internet version of a blunt Japanese insult — same meaning, gentler consonants.)

これでいいんだよ時刻表撤廃して二次元コード貼ってる鉄道やバスはたひね

The site supervisor is probably some grandpa doing his best and printing photos is already the full extent of his tech skills.

写真をプリントアウトするのがやっとなおじいちゃんが現場監督なんだろうなぁ

“I tried shooting it straight on but the protective acrylic reflected the light and the text wouldn’t come through, so I had to use this angle…” — probably what happened. Still, better than nothing.

「時刻表を撮ろうとすると防護アクリル板が光を反射して、文字が映らないからこの角度で…」なんだろうな。まだマシ。

My take

It's temporary, so. Still beats having nothing at all!

#Funny #Society

Source & translation note

Comments loosely translated for tone. Reactions collected from Togetter and X threads.

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