The fourth photo in the Japrish image compilation (my own version of Engrish) is from a convenience store in Okayama.
Bourbon Water is easily the best of the funny Japrish translations when it comes to water. I haven’t actually spotted this too many times since, but everyday I spot similar brand/product names which just don’t make sense…
When I first came to Japan, 2 years ago, a good friend gave me a tip about photography: “as well as taking normal tourist photos, choose something in particular and take photos of that”. On his last trip overseas it was license plates. I decided to spot Japrish (Japanese that has been badly translated to English, my own version of Engrish) whilst travelling in Japan.
![Notice to Japanese Smokers: Stop Acting Like Cool Cowboys [Japrish]](https://japantravelmate.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/JR_Smoking_Sign_on_a_train_WildWest.jpg "Notice to Japanese Smokers: Stop Acting Like Cool Cowboys [Japrish]")
Unfortunately, it is just plain water as Bourbon is the name of a food company in Japan famous for producing snacks. You learn fast in Japan that names can be deceiving.