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Mid August You Walk to That Ramen Shop and It Is Dark. The Whole Street Took the Same Week Off.

To say Are you closed for Obon? in Japanese, say お盆はお休みですか? (obon wa oyasumi desu ka?).

The shop was open yesterday. Today there is a handwritten note taped to the shutter, and so has the place next door, and the one after that.

obon wa oyasumi desu ka? Are you closed for Obon?

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  1. お盆はお休みですか。 obon wa oyasumi desu ka. Are you closed for Obon?
  2. お盆もやっていますか。 obon mo yatte imasu ka. Are you open during Obon as well?
  3. すみません、お盆は休みです。 sumimasen, obon wa yasumi desu. Sorry, we are closed for Obon.
  4. 小さいお店は休みですが、コンビニはやっています。 chiisai omise wa yasumi desu ga, konbini wa yatte imasu. Small shops are closed, but convenience stores are open.

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