How do you say "What time do I have to bring it back by?" in Japanese?

Name: It's Six in Kyoto and You're Still in a Rented Kimono. The Shop Shut at Five Thirty.
Uploaded: 2026-08-23T14:31:46Z
Duration: 29 s
Description: Learn to say 返却は何時までですか？ (henkyaku wa nanji made desu ka?) — What time do I have to bring it back by?. A 30-second Japanese lesson for travelers from Kōfuku.

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It's Six in Kyoto and You're Still in a Rented Kimono. The Shop Shut at Five Thirty.

To say What time do I have to bring it back by? in Japanese, say 返却は何時までですか？ (henkyaku wa nanji made desu ka?).

It's six in the evening in Kyoto, you're wearing a four thousand yen rented kimono, and the shop closed half an hour ago.

返却は何時までですか？ henkyaku wa nanji made desu ka? What time do I have to bring it back by?

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In this video

返却は何時までですか？ henkyaku wa nanji made desu ka? What time do I have to bring it back by?
五時半までにお願いします。 goji han made ni onegai shimasu. By five thirty, please.
何時までですか？ nanji made desu ka? Until what time? (works at lockers and rental bikes too)

Kanji in this phrase

返却: へんきゃく
何時: なんじ
五時半: ごじはん

Why this phrase

Kyoto kimono rental shops mostly want the outfit back by around five thirty, and nobody mentions it while you're busy picking colours. Miss it and you're paying for an extra day, still dressed. One question at the counter kills the whole problem, and 「何時までですか？」 works again at coin lockers, luggage storage and rental bikes. One takeaway: 「返却は何時までですか？」.