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You Skipped the One Monday the Museum Is Open

To say closed the following day in Japanese, say 翌日休館 (yokujitsu kyūkan).

You skipped the museum because it's Monday. The second line means today is the one day it's open.

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  1. 翌日休館です。 Yokujitsu kyūkan desu. Closed the following day.

Why this phrase

Japan Decoded. A lot of museums close on Mondays, then open when that Monday is a holiday and shut the next day instead. The second line on the hours card is 翌日休館, closed the following day. Solo, read off the sign. No second speaker.

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