Hiroshima Changing Street Signs To Ones With English Terms

Above, the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and Museum. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Japan is taking another step in making the country more "foreigner-friendly." The latest comes from the city of Hiroshima.

Kyodo News reported:

The infrastructure ministry started work Wednesday in Hiroshima to replace signs that bear Japanese names for streets in Roman letters with new ones with English equivalents, as part of its efforts to make signs across Japan easier to understand for foreign visitors. 

A signpost for "Rijo-dori" at the center of the western Japan city read "Rijo dori Ave." Wednesday morning. 

The Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry is also scheduled to change "Heiwa odori Ave.," a main street in Hiroshima, into "Peace Boulevard." A total of 58 signposts in Hiroshima Prefecture will be replaced by the end of March.

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