Here's One That Got Away...「Community Problems: The Park Is Not a Pet Toilet!」

The first three of the photos in this series were from July of this year at a park in my neighborhood. But maybe the timing might be better to reveal this community problem now as many people are attending bonenkai (忘年会), "end of the year drinking parties to forgot all the bad stuff that happened during the year". So maybe it is a good idea to put this shit behind us now... And please don't pee in the park after the bonenkai...

The sign on the fence:

フンの放置多発中!

子ども達の通学路であるこちらの周辺で、飼い主が散歩時にフンを持ち帰らず、放置したままになり大変不衛生になっています。

犬の散歩時のマナーを守れていない方を教えていただければ、市より、その方のご自宅に伺い、市条例により注意を促しますので、ご連絡ください!  

"Pet droppings are frequently left behind!

This area is a route children use to go to school, and pet owners are leaving their dog droppings behind instead of taking them home when they walk, creating a very unsanitary environment.

If you know of anyone who is not following proper dog walking etiquette, please let us know. We will visit their home and issue a warning in accordance with city ordinances."

The wooden sign on the ground next to the tongs:

子供や孫が遊ぶ公園です　草むらでおしっこ　ふん　やめて

"This is a park where children and grandchildren play. Stop peeing and pooping in the grass."  

The fence post:

ここはペットのトイレ (illegible).

(Probably something like) "This is not a pet toilet." or "Do you think this is a pet toilet?" 

The other fence post:

⛩️ ペットのトイレ (illegible).

⛩️ (Mark for Shinto Shrine tori gate followed by probably something like) "This is not a pet toilet."

Sometimes people place a miniature tori gate or draw one on a wall or area where people (or their pets) urinate in parks, alleys, next to drinking establishments, etc. For an example of this, scroll down to the pictures of a Kyobashi back street on my recent x-mas shopping trip.

https://visualanthropologyofjapan.blogspot.com/2025/12/christmas-shopping-in-kyobashi.html

Update: today!

Apparently the fence makes for a better place for someone's lost keys... Hope that someone sees and retrieves their keys. They look rather rusty (they weren't there in July). Pet urine turns out to be very corrosive, which is another part of this problem, especially for light posts and air conditioners.