🇯🇵 How to recognise Japan in Street View
Japan is in East Asia. Here's how to tell you've landed in Japan when Far Fetched drops you there in Street View.
| Drive on | ⬅️ the left |
|---|---|
| Signs in | Japanese |
| Region | East Asia |
Clues to look for
Cars drive on the left. Japanese script (kanji, hiragana, katakana), tiny "kei" cars, vending machines, neat streets and lots of overhead wires.
Driving side
Cars in Japan drive on the left. So do Hong Kong and Macau, which are also in East Asia. Fewer than a quarter of countries drive on the left, so spotting it narrows things down a lot.
Countries it's easy to confuse with Japan
If you guess a neighbour of Japan you still score 2 points, and any other country in East Asia scores 1 point.
Practise spotting Japan
Play Solo or Survival and choose the Asia & Middle East map to see more places like Japan. Or try today's daily challenge: five places, one guess each, the same for everyone.
Questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Japan?
In Japan, cars drive on the left.
What language are signs in Japan written in?
You'll see Japanese on signs in Japan.
Which countries look like Japan in Street View?
Its neighbours and other countries in East Asia can look similar. Check the language on signs and the driving side first.
Is Japan in Far Fetched?
Yes. Japan is one of the 214 countries and territories you can be dropped into in Far Fetched, a free Street View country-guessing game.