
Explore Japan: Your Ultimate Guide to Airports and Hotels
To help with Japanese for airport and hotel situations, here is a travel survival guide with essential Japanese phrases and expressions that travelers commonly need.
Airport Japanese Phrases
- すみません、搭乗(とうじょう)口はどこですか?
(“Sumimasen, tōjōguchi wa doko desu ka?”)
Excuse me, where is the boarding gate? - 荷物(にもつ)を預(あず)けたいです。
(“Nimotsu o azuketai desu.”)
I want to check in my luggage. - パスポートを見せてください。
(“Pasupōto o misete kudasai.”)
Please show me your passport. - 税関申告書(ぜいかんしんこくしょ)を記入(きにゅう)しましたか?
(“Zeikan shinkokusho o kinyū shimashita ka?”)
Have you filled out the customs declaration form?
Hotel Japanese Phrases
- 予約(よやく)しています。
(“Yoyaku shiteimasu.”)
I have a reservation. - チェックインをお願いします。
(“Chekkuin o onegaishimasu.”)
I would like to check in, please. - Wi-Fiのパスワードは何ですか?
(“Wi-Fi no pasuwādo wa nan desu ka?”)
What is the Wi-Fi password? - 部屋(へや)にタオルをもう一枚(いちまい)ください。
(“Heya ni taoru o mō ichimai kudasai.”)
Please give me one more towel for the room.
Travel Survival Tips
- Learn to say simple greetings like こんにちは (“Konnichiwa”) and ありがとうございます (“Arigatō gozaimasu”) to show politeness.
- Use polite forms and simple questions when asking for directions or help.
- Carry a small phrasebook or mobile translation app to assist communication at airports and hotels.
- Key phrases for emergencies: 助けてください (“Tasukete kudasai” - Please help), 病院はどこですか? (“Byōin wa doko desu ka?” - Where is the hospital?)
These phrases will cover common situations at airports and hotels to help travelers feel more confident and prepared in Japan. If needed, further detailed phrases and etiquette tips can be provided.
This guide is based on frequent travel phrase collections for Japanese, common airport and hotel interactions, and travel communication essentials.
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