How do you say "Can I change the date?" in Japanese?

Name: A Typhoon Just Ate Your Plans. Don't Cancel Them. Move Them.
Uploaded: 2026-08-14T22:05:00Z
Duration: 23 s
Description: Learn to say 日にちを変更できますか？ (hinichi o henkō dekimasu ka?) — Can I change the date?. A 30-second Japanese lesson for travelers from Kōfuku.

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A Typhoon Just Ate Your Plans. Don't Cancel Them. Move Them.

To say Can I change the date? in Japanese, say 日にちを変更できますか？ (hinichi o henkō dekimasu ka?).

Cancelling in Japan costs you money. Moving the date usually doesn't, if you ask for it the right way.

日にちを変更できますか？ hinichi o henkō dekimasu ka? Can I change the date?

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日にちを変更できますか？ hinichi o henkō dekimasu ka? Can I change the date?
すみません、日にちを変更できますか？ sumimasen, hinichi o henkō dekimasu ka? Excuse me, can I change the date?
明日に変更できますか？ ashita ni henkō dekimasu ka? Can I change it to tomorrow?

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