One thing you notice when you are walking in Japanese cities is the yellow lines on some pedestrian roads. These yellow lines are called "braille blocks", in japanese "Tenjiburokku"(点字ブロック（てんじぶろっく）). They are made for people who are visually impaired.
The line is composed of many raised directional tiles or pavers. There are two types of tiles, one with protruded rectangle patterns which means "go". And the other type with protruded dots which means "stop".
You should not park your bicycle on this yellow line because it may cause an accident for persons with visual imparment.
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Thank you Hafidha for these informations! I did not know about these details about braille block!!
Thanks for this nice post Hafidha :).
This is one of the impressive sides of Japan...
In most elevators in Japan, numbers and commands are written Braille, too. Besides, there is a sound sign in each crossroads that is played automatically when the traffic light has changed to green!!
I am glad that you found the information interesting and thanks Fedoua for the complementary information about the facilities for impaired people here in Japan.
This one of the amazing things here in Japan, old people and handicapped persons can find a lot of facilities.
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