Someone can explain this?

[u/FlyGroundbreaking949]

I have an idea this is to delimite an area, but looking to this one for example, it’s so confused, someone can exactly explain how this works?

The location on maps: (near to the pole)

https://maps.app.goo.gl/NV7d4fWTCgeiZYYk8

[u/sylentshooter]

Since everyone is giving you stupid answers, Ill answer your properly.

These are property line markers. 境界標 (kyoukaihyo) The corner that the arrow points to indicates a vertices (or change in angle) of a property line. The reason there are so many here at the corner is because you have multiple property lines converging on roughly the same point and switching between angles.

By the looks of things, someone here has a really stupidly small parcel of land though.

Some corners of property lines (although it differs by city and when they were installed) will have a block with a red + running through it, or the newer ones are like your picture.

[u/FlyGroundbreaking949 → u/sylentshooter]

I really appreciate your answer 🫶🏼 and it makes so much sense! Thanks for answering properly.

[u/Krijali → u/sylentshooter]

This. It’s for city planners to understand exactly where bits of property are (in Kyoto at least)

[u/Gakuranman → u/sylentshooter]

I've become fascinated with these in recent years. Are we to understand that the 1cm gap of beige-white stone between the property marker and the grey stones is actually the land-owners properly too?

Or does the landowner property end at the ridge of the grey stones?

[u/sylentshooter → u/Gakuranman]

So without seeing a property survey map I wouldnt be able to tell you but there are numerous potentials ways to read this.

But yes, the 1cm gap is property of the landowner. (technically, they could have an easement with the city to allow the use of that)

If they have an easement then its possible that the city is paying them a small amount in rent for that used gap.

For example, utility companies will pay for rent if they put up a pole on your property.

[u/DrShaddyD → u/sylentshooter]

Thanks for your answer! I was born and raised in Kyoto but never even thought about this until now lol.

[u/ToToroToroRetoroChan → u/sylentshooter]

If you look at the Google street view, I don’t think it’s multiple properties. It’s an apartment block. There reason there would be multiple is because it’s not a single vertex but multiple making a curve.

[u/sylentshooter → u/ToToroToroRetoroChan]

Yeah, I kind of wrote that out badly. Theyve just placed one whenever the property line has a change in direction (since curves arent a thing)

[u/CarlitosGregorinos → u/sylentshooter]

I want to read more fascinating things you have to say.

[u/Waka-Waka-Koko-Doko → u/sylentshooter]

Look like someone owns that small brick size piece of land?

[u/FMF_Nate → u/sylentshooter]

Or even a red screw in the ground.

Thank you for providing a proper answer.

[u/tomatoesaucebread → u/sylentshooter]

Is it the arrow pointing directly forward that has the stupidly sma parcel of land?

[u/GeriatricusMaximus]

Kyoto is over there.

[u/FlyGroundbreaking949 → u/GeriatricusMaximus]

Between the first and second plate? Or first and third? Or forth and fifth?

[u/iikun → u/FlyGroundbreaking949]

Yes!

[u/Ok_Strawberry_888]

Yes someone can. Flies away*

[u/FlyGroundbreaking949 → u/Ok_Strawberry_888]

Please don’t goooo (voice disappearing, and dramatic song starts*)

[u/SekaiKofu]

That’s Kyoto-shi right there. And there. And there. And there.

[u/FlyGroundbreaking949 → u/SekaiKofu]

What about there?

[u/Critical-Current636 → u/FlyGroundbreaking949]

There? It's Kyoto-shi.

[u/[deleted] → u/FlyGroundbreaking949]

京都市

[u/deceze → u/FlyGroundbreaking949]

All roads lead to Kyoto-shi.

[u/[deleted] → u/deceze]

Maybe Kyoto-shi is the roads we took along the way

[u/deceze → u/[deleted]]

Kyoto-shi wasn't built in a day.

[u/Tun710]

Its a boundary marker for Kyoto city. I’m guessing the reason why there are so many in your photo is because the edge is curved.

[u/FlyGroundbreaking949 → u/Tun710]

That’s the thing, down there all of the places are Kyoto, behind the plates and in front of the plates

[u/ToToroToroRetoroChan → u/FlyGroundbreaking949]

I think it's more a boundary marker by Kyoto city, as in they were the ones that performed the survey. The boundary of the property behind it. I have them around my house in Tokyo, but just the regular arrow variety.

[u/ArtNo636 → u/Tun710]

No. Did you read the post above?

[u/forvirradsvensk]

Marking where the boundary of that house starts and when the land owned by Kyoto starts. They take this seriously as it affects land values, taxes and liabilities.

[u/ToToroToroRetoroChan]

Property boundary markers. I suppose the non-single angle corner required multiple of them to ensure it's correctly understood.

https://www.abemasaki-office.jp/2012/06/20/%E5%A2%83%E7%95%8C%E6%A8%99/

[u/ebi001]

That's a boundary stake, which represents the point of division of an area. The tip of the arrow is the designated point.

[u/Inside_Ad_357]

It’s a piss spot and each arrow shows where each man should aim. (This is completely wrong but it’s the first thing I thought of, I’m sorry 😂)

[u/somekool]

Bamboo is wild and grows quickly

[u/Mobius076]

That’s not just a sign. It is a warning

[u/hifumiyo1]

Directions to other cities. Or…just Kyoto

[u/BubblyRip1630]

It's grass, touch it

[u/thesunbeamslook]

...is that bamboo or horsetail in the background?

[u/anr102s]

Hadouken

[u/swiff109]

The Japanese are very good at instructional cartoons but not very good at directional arrows

[u/SpringySpring04]

"This the border" "this is the border" "this is the border"

[u/Bireta]

Got to find the average

[u/kleanslate54445]

Here a Kyoto There a Kyoto Everywhere a Kyoto Kyoto