How do you say "Does this bus go to Kinkaku-ji?" in Japanese?

Name: Two Kyoto Buses at the Same Stop Have the Same Number. One of Them Is Going the Long Way Round.
Uploaded: 2026-09-09T10:19:54Z
Duration: 32 s
Description: Learn to say このバスは金閣寺に行きますか？ (kono basu wa Kinkaku-ji ni ikimasu ka?) — Does this bus go to Kinkaku-ji?. A 30-second Japanese lesson for travelers from Kōfuku.

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Two Kyoto Buses at the Same Stop Have the Same Number. One of Them Is Going the Long Way Round.

To say Does this bus go to Kinkaku-ji? in Japanese, say このバスは金閣寺に行きますか？ (kono basu wa Kinkaku-ji ni ikimasu ka?).

Two Kyoto buses pull into the same stop with the same number on the front. One of them is going the opposite way round the loop.

このバスは金閣寺に行きますか？ kono basu wa Kinkaku-ji ni ikimasu ka? Does this bus go to Kinkaku-ji?

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このバスは金閣寺に行きますか？ Kono basu wa Kinkaku-ji ni ikimasu ka? Does this bus go to Kinkaku-ji?
このバスは金閣寺に行きますか？ Kono basu wa Kinkaku-ji ni ikimasu ka? Does this bus go to Kinkaku-ji?

Why this phrase

Kyoto's loop lines (循環) run clockwise and counter-clockwise under a single route number, so the number tells you nothing and the destination board is the only truth. Get it wrong and the ride to Kinkaku-ji becomes an hour and a half of the scenic route. Kofuku plays the tourist about to board; Hana plays the driver, answering はい or いいえ、反対側です. Say ask the driver; do not name a boarding door, because Kyoto City Bus boarding rules have changed and vary by route.