Silly Sign

This happens to be one of my favorite signs in Tokyo. I like it in part because this is a new ordinance almost everywhere, and it's nice to walk down the street smelling only car exhaust. :-)

These signs are all over the sidewalks in Japan. This one is on a brick-covered sidewalk in Ueno.

But I do think the sign is absolutely ridiculous in one respect: anybody with half-a-brain knows that walking cigarettes do not have pockets in their pants! :-)