Learn Japan in 30-second reels
Real phrases for the konbini, the restaurant, the train — each with romaji and English, ready to use the second you land.
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Beginner
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The Onsen Said No Tattoos. Then They Pointed at a Door You Can Rent by the Hour.
Kazoku-buro wa arimasu ka · Do you have a family bath?
Survival
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Everyone Is Staring Because You Sat Down in the Bath. The Bucket Came First.
kakeyu o shite kudasai · Please rinse off before you get in.
Survival
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You Stripped for the Onsen. Your Wallet Is Sitting in an Open Basket.
kichōhin rokkā · valuables locker
Survival
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You Read the Right Kanji Last Night. Tonight the Same Door Is the Women's Bath.
danjo irekae · men's and women's baths swap over
Survival
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There's a Free Hot Spring Outside That Station and Everyone Walks Straight Past It.
ashiyu · foot bath, a public hot-spring bath for your feet with your clothes on
Beginner
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That Ryokan Costs Forty Thousand Yen a Night. You Can Use Its Hot Spring for About a Thousand.
higaeri nyuuyoku, dekimasu ka? · Can I use the bath just for the day?
Beginner
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One Tiny Towel for a Whole Onsen Bath? Here's How to Ask for Another.
taoru o mou ichi-mai kudasai · One more towel, please
Survival
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Which Onsen Door Is Mine? Read These Two Kanji
otoko-yu / onna-yu · men's bath / women's bath
Beginner
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Got a Tattoo? Ask This Before the Onsen Turns You Away
tatū ga atte mo hairemasu ka? · Can I go in even with a tattoo?
Intermediate
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Onsen Rules Tourists Always Break
kakeyu · rinsing off before getting in
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