How do you say "To ~, please." in Japanese?

Name: Never Touch a Taxi Door in Japan
Uploaded: 2026-06-17T20:02:55Z
Duration: 31 s
Description: Learn to say ～までお願いします。 (~ made onegai shimasu.) — To ~, please.. A 30-second Japanese lesson for travelers from Kōfuku.

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Never Touch a Taxi Door in Japan

To say To ~, please. in Japanese, say ～までお願いします。 (~ made onegai shimasu.).

Reach for a Japanese taxi door and the driver winces — it opens by itself. Here's the only phrase you need.

～までお願いします。 ~ made onegai shimasu. To ~, please.

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日本のタクシー、ドアに触らないで！ Nihon no takushī, doa ni sawaranaide! In Japan, don't touch the taxi door!
ドアは自動。運転手さんが開けます。 Doa wa jidō. Untenshu-san ga akemasu. The door's automatic — the driver opens it.
東京駅まで、お願いします。 Tōkyō-eki made, onegai shimasu. "To Tokyo Station, please."
行き先＋「までお願いします」。それだけ。 Ikisaki + "made onegai shimasu". Sore dake. Destination + 'made onegai shimasu' — that's it.
日本の移動、もっと楽に。 Nihon no idō, motto raku ni. Get around Japan with ease — follow along.

Why this phrase

Japanese taxi rear doors open and close automatically — grabbing the handle is the classic tourist tell. Just wait, get in, and name your stop with one reliable pattern.