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A yellow diamond carrying a stroke folded back on itself twice.
Also known as: Hairpin bends Japan, Switchback road sign
Warns of a series of hairpin switchbacks ahead, the sign Japanese mountain roads carry at the foot of a climb.
Warns of a succession of hairpin bends ahead.
Contexts: Road signage
Is named for the pleats of a tsudzura basket, and is scheduled as a distinct sign from the double bend rather than as more of it: the hazard is that the sequence continues, which a two-bend figure cannot say.
Contexts: Road signage
A square stood on one corner containing a stroke that climbs while folding back on itself twice, forming a stack of tight hairpins.