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May 13 2011 18 Comments

Cute as can be roadside rabbit barriers

At one time, cheekily winking frogs were the characters of choice when it came to avoiding any kind of roadwork-related calamity, but clearly they weren’t good enough, as they have now been replaced by these rather more serious looking, but presumably cuter, roadside rabbits.

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  1. [Gm] says

    5/13/2011 at 11:40 am

    Haha… aren’t they a cutie. Who’ll get upset when they were road-blocked by cute bunnies? 😀

    Actually, I just post the same thing (not at the same location) a couple days ago, but that’s because I seldom go to the city. Are they new?

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    • Lee says

      5/13/2011 at 3:42 pm

      It’s the first time I’ve noticed them, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they are new.

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  2. winnie says

    5/13/2011 at 12:47 pm

    They are so cute!! 🙂
    But will it be too cute and distract the driver?
    Sorry but this question just come to my mind.
    These Pink rabbits are too cute !!
    🙂

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    • Lee says

      5/13/2011 at 3:42 pm

      I don’t know about that winnie, but I do know that I stupidly almost got run over when taking the picture….

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  3. Lori says

    5/13/2011 at 2:38 pm

    Reason #3,789,254 why I love Japan. 🙂

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    • Lee says

      5/13/2011 at 3:43 pm

      Yes, there’s always a surprise (quite literally) round every corner!

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  4. Linette says

    5/13/2011 at 11:41 pm

    So cute. I have a hard time imagining big, burly construction dudes placing those along the street with a straight face. So I guess their cuteness has never caused an accident from admiring drivers?

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    • Lee says

      5/14/2011 at 8:11 pm

      That’s a good point, I’ve no idea what construction workers think of them. Although to be honest, they probably don’t think anything. It’s normal. Sort of.

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  5. Scott says

    5/14/2011 at 12:51 am

    Finally! It’s official! Now I’ve seen everything! 🙂

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    • Lee says

      5/14/2011 at 8:12 pm

      Oh, I’m sure you haven’t!

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  6. Lizzy says

    5/14/2011 at 1:03 am

    I wish they did fun stuff like that over here. But then people would just get distracted by them and run off the road anyway . . . . 🙁

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    • Lee says

      5/14/2011 at 8:13 pm

      Probably! Here they just ignore them.

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  7. Oli. says

    5/14/2011 at 6:34 am

    Japan, where roadside rabbit barriers happen…

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  8. NihonBurp says

    5/15/2011 at 4:09 am

    I always find it strange how there are characters for everything in Japan. Often very cute characters for things you wouldn’t think of as needing one. Those bunny barriers for example or I once saw a frog character for a sewage treatment works. Strange but cute.

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    • Lee says

      5/17/2011 at 9:05 am

      Funnily enough I saw the very same frog yesterday!

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  9. Jeffrey says

    5/17/2011 at 4:02 am

    Sometimes the kawaiification of so much gets to you.

    If you haven’t read it already, see this post on nuclear energy in Japan.

    http://spikejapan.wordpress.com/2011/04/02/after-the-earthquake-so-farewell-then-plutonium-kun/

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    • Lee says

      5/17/2011 at 9:04 am

      Couldn’t agree the more. And thanks a lot for the link.

      Reply
  10. Jhunas Tillero says

    5/19/2011 at 11:56 pm

    Your post reminds me of the time when we last visited Japan.
    We’ve been there for a week and everything about it is just awesome.
    We’re planning to visit there soon when our schedule will allow us.

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