How do you say "the end of the line" in Japanese?

Name: Two Hundred People Are Waiting and You Can't See Where the Line Starts. One Sign Says Where.
Uploaded: 2026-08-18T06:03:24Z
Duration: 21 s
Description: Learn to say 最後尾 (saikoubi) — the end of the line. A 30-second Japanese lesson for travelers from Kōfuku.

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Two Hundred People Are Waiting and You Can't See Where the Line Starts. One Sign Says Where.

To say the end of the line in Japanese, say 最後尾 (saikoubi).

You can't tell where this line starts. Someone's holding a sign that says exactly that.

最後尾 saikoubi the end of the line

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In this video

最後尾はこちらです。 saikoubi wa kochira desu. The end of the line is over here.
最後尾はどこですか？ saikoubi wa doko desu ka? Where's the end of the line?

Kanji in this phrase

最後尾: さいこうび

Why this phrase

At Don Quijote, ramen counters and every summer festival stall, staff hold or post a 最後尾 sign marking the tail of the queue, often around a corner from the door. Join anywhere else and you get quietly pulled out. One takeaway: 最後尾 means the end of the line, so walk to the sign and stand behind it. Do NOT also teach 並ぶ or どこに並びますか, that's a second takeaway and blows the runtime.