Engrish at the Mall

Last weekend, we set out to visit Shimoda mall, located about 15 minutes from our house. We had some shopping to do, but also an ulterior motive to document some of the unusual use of English words, or Engrish, on storefronts and articles of clothing.

What is the opposite of outerwear? Inner wear, of course. But this sign for the Women's lingerie section of a department store seemed a bit odd.

The English writing on clothing is meant to be decorative rather than taken literally.

Play the Gentleman Upright, Mischievous Dear Studio 1919, Nature Forest

Apparently refinement poses help one to have honest and upright digestion.

Not sure who would go to a training camp to decline.

We get it, it's windy. But since when is that such a huge selling point for a beach?

Yikes.


















Ridiculous.

Other funny store names...

 

Funny, because it exclusively sells clothing for girls.

Happy Price = Sale; Family portrait = Creepy.

Not a bad idea, when you think about it.

Anime-like manikins modeling typical school uniforms and the yellow hats that children wear while walking home from school. Kind of dorky, but totally practical from a safety standpoint.

We ate at a food court restaurant named "Pepper Lunch," where customers are handed a sizzling hot cast iron dish filled with raw meat and a mound of rice and seasoning that cooks while they walk back to their table.Can you imagine something like this being done in the states, at a mall no less?! Matt liked it.

The Colonel.

Despite the funny store names and merchandise, it is your typical Western mall, minus all of the familiar stores. I'm sure we'll be back many times in the next two-and-a-half years!