Overview

Essential identification keys

Camera generations

  • Gen 4487.1%
  • Gen 3312.7%
  • Gen 110.1%
  • Gen 220.1%
Google Car-japan-1
Gen 3
Google Car
Locally Unique
Language-japan-1
Language
Unique
License Plate-japan-1
License Plate
Locally Unique
Road Lines-japan-1
Road Lines

Top Clues

Most useful for recognizing the country

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Pole
Bollard-japan-1
Bollard
Sign-japan-1
Sign
Mile Marker-japan-1
Mile Marker
Unique-japan-1
Unique

Regional Clues

Area-specific indicators

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Coverage
Elevation-japan-1
Elevation
Pole Reflector Pad
Pole Reflector Pad

Pole Plates

10
Quiz
Pole Plates
Pole Plates
Generic ('NTT') Plate
Generic ('NTT') Plate
Many Characters Plate
Many Characters Plate
Vertical 'Lightning' Plate
Vertical 'Lightning' Plate
Grey Three Letters Plate
Grey Three Letters Plate
Vertical 'Fence' Plate
Vertical 'Fence' Plate
Rounded Edges Plate
Rounded Edges Plate
Right Oriented Plate
Right Oriented Plate
'Energia' Plate
'Energia' Plate
Four Prefectures Plate
Four Prefectures Plate
Four Vertical Characters Plate
Four Vertical Characters Plate
Horizontal Bars Plate
Horizontal Bars Plate

Pole Reflectors

8
Quiz
Pole Reflectors
Pole Reflectors
Generic Reflectors
Generic Reflectors
Grey Reflector
Grey Reflector
Tall, Washed-Out Colors Reflector
Tall, Washed-Out Colors Reflector
Middle, Metal Braces Reflector
Middle, Metal Braces Reflector
Diagonal Stripes Reflector
Diagonal Stripes Reflector
Three Lines Reflector
Three Lines Reflector
Four Stripes Reflector
Four Stripes Reflector
Dotted Reflector
Dotted Reflector
Many Plates Reflector
Many Plates Reflector

Guy Wires

6
Quiz
Guy Wires
Guy Wires
Generic Guy Wire
Generic Guy Wire
Striped Wire
Striped Wire
Striped Wire with Yellow Support
Striped Wire with Yellow Support
Yellow, Black Wire
Yellow, Black Wire
Striped Wire with Cylinder
Striped Wire with Cylinder
Yellow Knob Wire
Yellow Knob Wire
Yellow, Flat Top Wire
Yellow, Flat Top Wire

Pole Deco

2
Quiz
Yellow Arrow
Yellow Arrow
Orange and Black Band
Orange and Black Band

Pole Mounts

17
Quiz
Plus-shaped Bar attached to Poleside
Plus-shaped Bar attached to Poleside
Transformer mounted on two Bars
Transformer mounted on two Bars
Two Transformers mounted on Square
Two Transformers mounted on Square
Zig Zag Bar
Zig Zag Bar
Transformer mounted on Square
Transformer mounted on Square
Transformer mounted on wooden Plate
Transformer mounted on wooden Plate
Three (or two) Insulators on Transformer
Three (or two) Insulators on Transformer
Lamp Insulators
Lamp Insulators
Yellow Numbers, Black Tap Connectors
Yellow Numbers, Black Tap Connectors
Straight- or Zig Zag-Bar attached to Square-Bottom
Straight- or Zig Zag-Bar attached to Square-Bottom
Long, horizontal Insulators on Cross Bar
Long, horizontal Insulators on Cross Bar
Short, vertical Insulators at Cross Bar End
Short, vertical Insulators at Cross Bar End
Hat-shaped Insulators on Cross Bar
Hat-shaped Insulators on Cross Bar
Number on Bottom of Transformer
Number on Bottom of Transformer
Horizontal mounted Transformers, Three Insulators on Bar-End
Horizontal mounted Transformers, Three Insulators on Bar-End
T-Shaped Bar with horizontal mounted Transformers
T-Shaped Bar with horizontal mounted Transformers
Grey 'Insulator-esque' Blocks
Grey 'Insulator-esque' Blocks

Pole Tops

9
Quiz
120-degree-angle Attachment
120-degree-angle Attachment
Small 90-degree-angle Attachment
Small 90-degree-angle Attachment
Four thick Bars with Circle Piece on Top
Four thick Bars with Circle Piece on Top
Two Sides filled in with Tent-Shape
Two Sides filled in with Tent-Shape
Four thin Bars
Four thin Bars
Fork Poletop with sticking out horizontal Top-Bar
Fork Poletop with sticking out horizontal Top-Bar
Fork Poletop with short horizontal Top-Bar
Fork Poletop with short horizontal Top-Bar
Fork Poletop with thin Wire inbetween
Fork Poletop with thin Wire inbetween
Infrastructural Red/White Arrow
Infrastructural Red/White Arrow

Road Diamonds

14
Quiz
Road Diamonds
Road Diamonds
Halved Diamond
Halved Diamond
'Greater than' Diamond
'Greater than' Diamond
'Greater than', Thin Diamond
'Greater than', Thin Diamond
Left Angled, Two Separations Diamond
Left Angled, Two Separations Diamond
Center Split Diamond
Center Split Diamond
Left Angled, Broken Diamond
Left Angled, Broken Diamond
Right Angled, Broken Diamond
Right Angled, Broken Diamond
Left Angled, Small, Two Separations Diamond
Left Angled, Small, Two Separations Diamond
Right Angled, Two Separations Diamond
Right Angled, Two Separations Diamond
Right Angled, Thin, Two Separations Diamond
Right Angled, Thin, Two Separations Diamond
Left Angled, Four Separations Diamond
Left Angled, Four Separations Diamond
Right Angled, Four Separations Diamond
Right Angled, Four Separations Diamond
Right Angled, Thin, Four Separations Diamond
Right Angled, Thin, Four Separations Diamond
Full Diamond
Full Diamond

Signpost Stickers

24
Quiz
Signpost Stickers
Signpost Stickers
White Sticker on Grey Post
White Sticker on Grey Post
Colored and Grey Sticker
Colored and Grey Sticker
Colored Stripes
Colored Stripes
Blue Sticker (with Text)
Blue Sticker (with Text)
Three Yellow Stripes
Three Yellow Stripes
Black, White Sticker
Black, White Sticker
Bigger Black, White Sticker
Bigger Black, White Sticker
Yellow Sticker with Grey Signpost
Yellow Sticker with Grey Signpost
Blue Sticker with Two White Lines
Blue Sticker with Two White Lines
Red Grey Chevrons
Red Grey Chevrons
Yellow and Black Sticker with Brown Post
Yellow and Black Sticker with Brown Post
Yellow Dots
Yellow Dots
Yellow, Red, Yellow Sticker
Yellow, Red, Yellow Sticker
Grey and Yellow Long Sticker
Grey and Yellow Long Sticker
Two Yellow Stripes
Two Yellow Stripes
Yellow Sticker with Black Top
Yellow Sticker with Black Top
Black (or Colored) Stripe
Black (or Colored) Stripe
Yellow Sticker with Blue Top
Yellow Sticker with Blue Top
Blue and Yellow Sticker
Blue and Yellow Sticker
Black Striped + One or Two Yellow Stickers
Black Striped + One or Two Yellow Stickers
Red Thick Stripe
Red Thick Stripe
Grey Long Sticker
Grey Long Sticker
Two Blue Stripes
Two Blue Stripes
Colored Thick Stripe
Colored Thick Stripe

Bollards

9
Quiz
Series of Orange/White Reflectors
Series of Orange/White Reflectors
Bollard with black Stripe
Bollard with black Stripe
Octagonal/Rectangular Bollard with yellow Stripe
Octagonal/Rectangular Bollard with yellow Stripe
Octagonal Bollard with two yellow Stripes
Octagonal Bollard with two yellow Stripes
One Reflector with red Stripe (extendable)
One Reflector with red Stripe (extendable)
Octagonal Bollard with red Stripe
Octagonal Bollard with red Stripe
Circular Reflector with two yellow Stripes (extendable)
Circular Reflector with two yellow Stripes (extendable)
Striped, thin top Bollard without Reflectors
Striped, thin top Bollard without Reflectors
Bollard with thin Extension
Bollard with thin Extension

Guard Rails & Other

10
Quiz
Green Bands
Green Bands
Yellow Guardrail
Yellow Guardrail
Chevron/Orange Stickers on Guardrails
Chevron/Orange Stickers on Guardrails
Red and Yellow Striped Sticker
Red and Yellow Striped Sticker
Vertical Traffic Light
Vertical Traffic Light
Black Signs with Yellow Circles
Black Signs with Yellow Circles
Kerosine Tanks
Kerosine Tanks
Water/Propane/Gas Tanks
Water/Propane/Gas Tanks
Snow Prevention Roads (Tiny Circles)
Snow Prevention Roads (Tiny Circles)
Inside Blue Line
Inside Blue Line

Architecture

4
Quiz
Red-Tiled Roofs
Red-Tiled Roofs
Flat Sloped Roofs (often with Ladder)
Flat Sloped Roofs (often with Ladder)
Dark Grey Tiled Roofs
Dark Grey Tiled Roofs
White Concrete with flat Roofs
White Concrete with flat Roofs

Landscape

8
Quiz
Giant Butterbur (Cabbage)
Giant Butterbur (Cabbage)
Green Tee Plantations
Green Tee Plantations
Rice Plantations
Rice Plantations
White Birch
White Birch
Bamboo
Bamboo
Chinese Silver Grass
Chinese Silver Grass
Sugarcane
Sugarcane
Flat Plains
Flat Plains

Spotlight Clues

Standout individual locations

Miscellaneous

3
Quiz
'Shisa' Guardian Lions
'Shisa' Guardian Lions
5-Petal-Flower Manhole
5-Petal-Flower Manhole
Cyrillic on City Signs
Cyrillic on City Signs

Rarity

UniqueNowhere else on Earth
Locally UniqueUnique on its continent/region
RareOnly rarely found in this country

Google Car

Gen 1'07-'09
Gen 2'09-'12
Gen 3'12-'16
Gen 4'17-now