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Winding Mountain Roads in Japan? Ask for This Before You Board. Survival ▶

Winding Mountain Roads in Japan? Ask for This Before You Board.

yoidome wa arimasu ka? · Do you have motion-sickness pills?

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38C and Suddenly Dizzy in Japan? Say This Before It Gets Worse. Survival ▶

38C and Suddenly Dizzy in Japan? Say This Before It Gets Worse.

netchūshō kamo shiremasen · I might have heatstroke

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Japanese Restaurants Still Ask You This Smoky Question Survival ▶

Japanese Restaurants Still Ask You This Smoky Question

kin'en-seki onegai shimasu · Non-smoking seat, please

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Japan's Summer Mosquitoes Are Ruthless. Learn This Drugstore Phrase. Beginner ▶

Japan's Summer Mosquitoes Are Ruthless. Learn This Drugstore Phrase.

mushiyoke wa arimasu ka? · Do you have bug spray?

shopping #japantraveltips

This Train Looks Right, But It Skips Your Stop Survival ▶

This Train Looks Right, But It Skips Your Stop

kakueki teisha desu ka? · Is this the local (all-stops) train?

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Your Iced Coffee in Japan Is 80% Ice. Here's the Fix. Survival ▶

Your Iced Coffee in Japan Is 80% Ice. Here's the Fix.

kōri nashi de onegai shimasu · No ice, please

ordering #japantraveltips

Buying Omiyage in Japan? Ask This at the Register. Survival ▶

Buying Omiyage in Japan? Ask This at the Register.

rappingu dekimasu ka? · Can you gift-wrap it?

shopping #japantraveltips

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