How do you say "Sightseeing. (my purpose of visit)" in Japanese?

Name: You Will Speak Japanese Before You Leave the Airport. One Word Is Enough.
Uploaded: 2026-08-08T22:04:08Z
Duration: 21 s
Description: Learn to say 観光です (kankō desu) — Sightseeing. (my purpose of visit). A 30-second Japanese lesson for travelers from Kōfuku.

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You Will Speak Japanese Before You Leave the Airport. One Word Is Enough.

To say Sightseeing. (my purpose of visit) in Japanese, say 観光です (kankō desu).

The officer looks up from your passport and asks you one question.

観光です kankō desu Sightseeing. (my purpose of visit)

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In this video

観光です。 kankou desu. Sightseeing.
観光で来ました。 kankou de kimashita. I came for sightseeing.

Kanji in this phrase

観光: かんこう
観光案内所: かんこうあんないじょ

Why this phrase

Minute one in Japan, at the immigration desk, the officer asks your purpose of visit. 観光です is a complete, correct, polite answer, and it is the same word printed on the entry paperwork and on every tourist information sign in the country. It turns the trip's first Japanese exchange into a win instead of a panic.