①On a road where there are no demarcations between a roadway and either a sidewalk or a side strip sufficiently wide for pedestrians, etc. to proceed (referred to in the following paragraph and the following Article as a "sidewalk or side strip"), a pedestrian, etc. must keep to the right edge of the road; provided, however, that if it is dangerous to use the right edge of the road or if there are other compelling circumstances, a pedestrian, etc. may keep to the left edge of the road.

②On a road with demarcations between the sidewalk or side strip and the roadway, a pedestrian, etc. must use the sidewalk or side strip, except in the following cases:

③A pedestrian, etc. who uses a sidewalk pursuant to the preceding paragraph must endeavor to avoid, as far as possible, any part of the sidewalk for use by standard bicycles (meaning the part of the sidewalk for use by standard bicycles prescribed in Article 63-4, paragraph (2); the same applies in Article 17-2, paragraph (2)) when using the sidewalk, if there is such a part.

①Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of the preceding Article, a group of students in transit, a funeral procession, or any other procession (hereinafter referred to as a "procession") or group of persons that Cabinet Order prescribes as likely to prevent pedestrians from proceeding must keep to the right edge of the roadway (or, if a roadway has a bicycle path, the part of the right edge of the roadway that is not the bicycle path; the same applies in the following paragraph) when on a road with demarcations between the sidewalk or side strip and the roadway.

②Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of the preceding Article, processions other than those that Cabinet Order prescribes as referred to in the preceding paragraph may use the roadway when on a road with demarcations between the sidewalk or side strip and the roadway. In such a case, the procession must keep to the right edge of the roadway.

③In order to prevent a road hazard or on finding that it is it necessary to do so in order to otherwise ensure the safety and fluidity of traffic, a police officer may order the leader of a procession as referred to in paragraph (1) to keep to the left edge of the road or roadway (or, if the roadway has a bicycle path, the part of the left edge of the roadway that is not the bicycle path), specifying the area of the road or roadway for use by the procession.

①When a pedestrian, etc. is to cross a road in the vicinity of a place where there is a pedestrian crossing, the pedestrian, etc. must cross the road by that pedestrian crossing.

②A pedestrian, etc. must not cross a road diagonally, except where it is provided at an intersection by a road sign or marking that a road may be crossed diagonally.

①A pedestrian, etc. must not cross the road immediately in front of or behind a vehicle or streetcar; provided, however, that this does not apply when crossing the road by a pedestrian crossing, or when crossing the road in compliance with the signal indicated by a traffic light or the alternative signals of an officer.

②A pedestrian, etc. must not cross a road in a part of the road where crossing is prohibited by a road sign or marking.

Article 10 through the preceding Article does not apply to a pedestrian, etc. using a pedestrian path or a road that a vehicle or streetcar cannot enter for structural reasons.

①A person with a visual impairment (including persons equivalent thereto; the same applies hereinafter) must carry a cane as prescribed by Cabinet Order or be accompanied by a guide dog as prescribed by Cabinet Order when using the road.

②A person without a visual impairment (other than a person with a hearing impairment or with a physical disability of the grade that Cabinet Order prescribes) must not carry a cane as prescribed by Cabinet Order or be accompanied by a dog outfitted as prescribed by Cabinet Order when using the road.

③A person responsible for the protection of an elementary schooler (meaning a person at least six years old but less than 13 years old; the same applies hereinafter) or a child not yet of school age (meaning a person under six years old; the same applies hereinafter) must not allow the elementary or child not yet of school age to play on a busy road, at a railroad crossing, or on road in the vicinity of a railroad crossing; and must not allow a child not yet of school age for whose protection the person is responsible to walk on such a road or crossing unaccompanied by that person or a caretaker acting in that person's stead.

④In a location where it is found to be necessary to instruct, signal, or take other appropriate measures when elementary or children not yet of school age are passing down the road on the way to elementary school, preschool, an authorized child care center with combined preschool and daycare facilities, or another educational or child care facility, an officer or any person who happens to be present at that location must take those measures in an effort to ensure that the elementary or children not yet of school age are able to pass safely down the road.

⑤If requested by an elderly pedestrian, a pedestrian with a physical disability, or any other pedestrian with difficulty using the road who is crossing or attempting to cross the road, an officer or any person who happens to be present at that location must instruct, signal, or take other appropriate measures in an effort to ensure that the pedestrian is able to cross the road safely.

When a remotely operated small vehicle is traveling on a road by remote operation and would prevent a pedestrian from proceeding, it must give way to that pedestrian.

A person who performs remote operation of a remotely operated small vehicle (limited to one traveling on a road) must reliably operate the device for remote operation with respect to that remotely operated small vehicle, and must cause it to travel at a speed and in a manner that will not cause harm to others, in accordance with the conditions of the road, traffic, and that remotely operated small vehicle.

A person who causes a small mobility vehicle or remotely operated small vehicle to travel on a road must attach a mark in the format that Cabinet Office Order prescribes to a conspicuous location on that small mobility vehicle or remotely operated small vehicle.

An officer may instruct a pedestrian who is using a road in violation of Article 10, paragraph (1) or (2), Article 12, or Article 13, or a person who performs remote operation of a remotely operated small vehicle that is traveling on a road in violation of those provisions or Article 14-2 or Article 14-3, to comply with the traffic rules prescribed in the relevant Articles.

When an officer finds that a remotely operated small vehicle traveling on a road by remote operation is likely to cause a serious road traffic hazard or to become an obstruction to traffic, and that urgency is required, the officer may stop or move that remotely operated small vehicle, but only to the extent necessary to prevent the road traffic hazard or eliminate the obstruction to traffic.