Ryokan
A warm welcome, a tatami room, and the words that make you feel at home.
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旅館での会話
Conversation at a ryokan
A guest checks in, finds their room, and asks about the bath and dinner in a simple, practical dialogue.
Read in Japanese旅館のチェックアウト
Checking out of a ryokan
Return your room key, pay in cash, and ask for a receipt in a simple checkout dialogue.
Read in Japanese旅館のチェックアウト
Checking out of a ryokan
Confirm breakfast charges, pay by card, request a receipt, and say goodbye to the inn staff.
Read in Japanese旅館のルールとマナー
Ryokan rules and manners
Ten beginner-friendly lines about shoes, tatami, yukata, bathing, mealtimes, quiet, and respect during a stay.
Read in Japanese旅館での一日
A day at a ryokan
Follow one guest's stay from an afternoon arrival through the bath, dinner, and futon to breakfast and checkout.
Read in Japanese泊 Kanji
Staying overnight and counting nights
Learn the difference between 泊まる and 泊める and how to count nights.
Read in Japanese旅館とは
What is a ryokan?
Learn what makes a ryokan different from a hotel, from tatami rooms and yukata to baths and local meals.
Read in Japanese旅館の和室
A Japanese-style room at a ryokan
Look at the picture and describe the tatami, hanging scroll, tea set, and garden in Japanese.
Read in Japanese旅館に泊まるときのアドバイス
Tips for staying at a ryokan
Practical advice on booking, tatami rooms, the shared bath, mealtimes, and checkout.
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Audio lessons: Guided conversation
N5 · Speaking
Speaking practice
Listen to your tutor, speak aloud, and watch your words light up.
到着と荷物
Arrival and luggage
Arrive before check-in, ask about leaving your luggage, and say when you will return.
4 phrases · About 3 min
Start speakingお部屋の設備
Room facilities
Ask about the toilet, Wi-Fi, the password, and how to use the air conditioner.
4 phrases · About 3 min
Start speaking食事の時間と場所
Meal arrangements
Check dinner time, choose six o’clock, and ask where you can eat breakfast.
4 phrases · About 3 min
Start speakingお出かけ
Going out
Tell the staff you are going out, ask to borrow an umbrella, or request a taxi.
4 phrases · About 3 min
Start speaking困ったとき
Getting help
Ask for help with a lost key or no hot water, and ask a staff member to come to your room.
4 phrases · About 3 min
Start speakingチェックアウト
Checkout
Check out, ask the total price, pay by card, and thank the staff.
4 phrases · About 3 min
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消えた部屋の鍵
The Missing Room Key
After a relaxing bath at a mountain inn, Tanaka discovers his room key is missing.
Read in Japanese夜の足音
Footsteps in the Night
Mysterious footsteps wake Tanaka at an old mountain inn. Follow his illustrated midnight encounter.
Read in Japanese古い宿帳の名前
The Name in the Old Guest Book
A familiar name in an old guest register leads Tanaka to a photograph and memories of his grandfather.
Read in JapaneseInteractive reading content
はじめての旅館
Your First Ryokan Stay
Follow a ryokan stay from arrival to checkout in nine illustrated steps.
Read in Japanese浴衣の着方
How to Wear a Yukata at a Ryokan
Put on the inn’s yukata in one minute, learn the festival style for women and men, and check ryokan yukata etiquette, with audio and a quiz.
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N4 Listening practice