How do you say "Please stand still while riding." in Japanese?

Name: Stand Left in Tokyo, Right in Osaka. Two Places Made a Rule Saying It Doesn't Matter.
Uploaded: 2026-09-12T18:55:00Z
Duration: 18 s
Description: Learn to say 立ち止まってご利用ください。 (tachidomatte go-riyō kudasai.) — Please stand still while riding.. A 30-second Japanese lesson for travelers from Kōfuku.

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Stand Left in Tokyo, Right in Osaka. Two Places Made a Rule Saying It Doesn't Matter.

To say Please stand still while riding. in Japanese, say 立ち止まってご利用ください。 (tachidomatte go-riyō kudasai.).

Every guide tells you which side of the escalator to stand on. Saitama Prefecture and the city of Nagoya passed ordinances saying the real answer is: pick a side, just don't walk.

立ち止まってご利用ください。 tachidomatte go-riyō kudasai. Please stand still while riding.

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In this video

立ち止まってご利用ください。 tachidomatte go-riyō kudasai. Please stand still while riding.
歩かず立ち止まろう。 arukazu tachidomarō. Let's not walk, let's stand still.

Why this phrase

Textbook vs Real. The left-in-Tokyo, right-in-Osaka rule is the single most repeated tip about Japan, and it's a habit the operators are actively trying to end. Saitama Prefecture's stand-still escalator ordinance took effect October 2021 and Nagoya City's followed in October 2023, neither carrying any penalty, and they don't reject a side: they say stand still whichever side you're on. Railways nationwide run the 「歩かず立ち止まろう」 campaign and stations play 「立ち止まってご利用ください」 overhead. No such law exists in Tokyo or Osaka, so don't imply one. Bust the myth, then teach the line you'll hear so you know what it means. Tone guardrail: this corrects a tip, it doesn't scold anybody.