スケートボード等禁止

On the way to Osaka Castle park, we passed this sign in front of the NHK and Osaka Museum of History buildings. In the front is a big open lot where people can gather and eat lunch or take pictures. But, it's also a a great place to skateboard with many obstacles and rails to grind, so they have to put up this sign to keep people from using it as a skate park.

スケートボード- Skateboard
等（など）- and the like/etcetera; Scooters, BMX bikes  
禁止（きんし）- Prohibited 

Translation: Skateboards and the like are prohibited.

園（えん）- Garden 
内（ない）- Entrance/Inside 
で - Location Particle
スケートボード等 - Skateboards, etc.
を- Linking Particle; Links the noun to the verb
する- Do
行為（こうい）- Act/Action

スケートボード等をする行為 - Doing Skateboard actions i.e. tricks and stunts
は - Subject Particle 
大阪市（おおさかし）- Osaka City
公園（こうえん）- Park
条例（じょうれい）- Regulation/Rule/Article 
第３条９号（だいさんじょうきゅうごう）- Article Three Section Nine
により - According to, Because of
禁止
行為
となります-  to become

Translation: Skateboarding in the garden entrance has become a prohibited action according to Article 3 Section 9 of the Osaka Park Regulations.

大阪市
東部（とうぶ）- East
方面（ほうめん）- Area
公園
事務所（じむしょ）- Office

Translation: Osaka City East Area Park Office

Although, this sign cites the rules for not doing trick riding in the park, they never give the consequences to breaking the rules. Will I get arrested or just a fine? I don't know, and I'm not going to find out because I don't skateboard. But if you do! Let us know. それに、気をつけてください。

以上です。

ジョシュア

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