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Need a Bathroom in Japan? Say THIS — Not 'Toilet Doko'

To say May I use your restroom? in Japanese, say トイレ、お借りしてもいいですか? (Toire, o-kari shite mo ii desu ka?).

You duck into a Tokyo shop with no public restroom — ask this one phrase and the staff usually says yes.

Toire, o-kari shite mo ii desu ka? May I use your restroom?

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  1. すみません、トイレ、お借りしてもいいですか? Sumimasen, toire, o-kari shite mo ii desu ka? Excuse me — may I use your restroom?
  2. トイレ、お借りしてもいいですか? Toire, o-kari shite mo ii desu ka? May I use your restroom?

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