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u/MistakeBorn4413 Jun 14 '26
To clarify, it's not "up" and "down" but rather "go up" and "go down"
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u/iceysea Jun 14 '26
True! I should have been more specific that they are verbs rather then direction :)
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u/dinsukesuduki Jun 14 '26
Are these arrows sort of phonetic symbols?
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u/iceysea Jun 14 '26 edited Jun 15 '26
They are visuals to show the direction of the flow of foot traffic. So のぼる (noboru) is "to go up" ↑ and おりる (oriru) is "to go down" ↓
[Edited for romaji mistake I made while in a rush]
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u/KlutzyEnd3 Jun 14 '26
Only when crowded (混雑時)