How do you say "Is this made in Japan?" in Japanese?

Name: You Want a Real Japanese Souvenir. A Lot of That Shelf Was Made Somewhere Else.
Uploaded: 2026-08-12T22:27:20Z
Duration: 20 s
Description: Learn to say これ、日本製ですか？ (kore, nihonsei desu ka?) — Is this made in Japan?. A 30-second Japanese lesson for travelers from Kōfuku.

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You Want a Real Japanese Souvenir. A Lot of That Shelf Was Made Somewhere Else.

To say Is this made in Japan? in Japanese, say これ、日本製ですか？ (kore, nihonsei desu ka?).

The souvenir street sells the fan, the chopsticks and the little cat side by side, and only some of them were made anywhere near Japan.

これ、日本製ですか？ kore, nihonsei desu ka? Is this made in Japan?

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これ、日本製ですか？ kore, nihonsei desu ka? Is this made in Japan?
これ、全部日本製ですか？ kore, zenbu nihonsei desu ka? Are these all made in Japan?
はい、うちのは全部日本製ですよ。 hai, uchi no wa zenbu nihonsei desu yo. Yes, ours are all made in Japan.

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