How to Distinguish
- Cars drive on the right side.
- License plates are often yellow.
- The domain is .la
- Sometimes the back of the sign is light blue.
- Outside of Vientiane, Google Car should be visible.
Signs you can find
License plates are yellow, and cars drive on the right side of the road . In Thailand, conversely, cars drive on the left side of the road.

Lao is the official language. The stop sign is distinctive.
| Language name | Example |
|---|---|
| Khmer | ភោជនីយដ្ឋានជប៉ុន |
| Lao | ຮ້ານອາຫານຍີ່ປຸ່ນ |
| Thai | ร้านอาหารญี่ปุ่น |
Outside of Vientiane, Google Car should be visible.
There are angular black and white bollards, similar to those in Thailand.
Lao is the official language.
| language-name | writing |
|---|---|
| English | Japanese Restaurant |
| Japanese | 日本料理レストラン |
| Sinhalese | ජපන් අවන්හල |
| Assamese | জাপানীজ ৰেষ্টুৰেণ্ট |
| Kannada | ಜಪಾನೀಸ್ ರೆಸ್ಟೋರೆಂಟ್ |
| Gujarati | જાપાનીઝ રેસ્ટોરન્ટ |
| Tamil | ஜப்பானிய உணவகம் |
| Bengali | জাপানি রেস্তোরা |
| Hindi | जापानी रेस्टोरेंट |
| Khmer | ភោជនីយដ្ឋានជប៉ុន |
| Lao | ຮ້ານອາຫານຍີ່ປຸ່ນ |
| Thai | ร้านอาหารญี่ปุ่น |
Narrow down city/town
- Street signs vary from city to city.


