Friday foolishness: foreign words

[Sallie Lemons]

Just guessing: It's a long way down if you jump????

Jessie Emerson wrote:

> This question doesn't involve words on signs, but I've been puzzled by it
> for years, so I'll ask you folks:
>
> In Japan in about 1991/2, I was driving to a ryokan located off of a
> mountain road.  There was a sign that looked like a man jumping up and down.
> Both feet appeared to be off the ground, and there were little "movement"
> slashes by his hands and feet.
>
> Anybody know?
>
> Jessie Emerson