How do you say "I missed my stop." in Japanese?

Name: You Fell Asleep on a Japanese Train and Woke Up Somewhere Else. Say This at the Gate.
Uploaded: 2026-08-08T06:00:35Z
Duration: 18 s
Description: Learn to say 乗り過ごしました (norisugoshimashita) — I missed my stop.. A 30-second Japanese lesson for travelers from Kōfuku.

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You Fell Asleep on a Japanese Train and Woke Up Somewhere Else. Say This at the Gate.

To say I missed my stop. in Japanese, say 乗り過ごしました (norisugoshimashita).

You wake up, the carriage is empty, and this is not your station.

乗り過ごしました norisugoshimashita I missed my stop.

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乗り過ごしました。 norisugoshimashita. I missed my stop.
すみません、乗り過ごしました。 sumimasen, norisugoshimashita. Sorry, I rode past my stop.
新宿に戻りたいんですが。 shinjuku ni modoritai n desu ga. I would like to get back to Shinjuku.

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You Fell Asleep on a Japanese Train and Woke Up Somewhere Else. Say This at the Gate.

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