Learn Real Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! In today’s conversation we’re going to learn how to make reservations at a ryokan, or a Japanese style inn. Our characters are trying to plan a family trip to Shimoda which is located at the southernmost part of the Izu Peninsula. Our grammar point is using sekkaku shita no ni to express disappointment after going through a lot of effort to do something. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!
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15 Responses to “Upper Intermediate Lesson #12 - Booking a Ryokan in Shimoda 1”
JapanesePod101.com says:
March 25th, 2008 at 3:37 pm
Mina-san, have you ever been to Shimoda? It’s a beautiful place.
sTeVe aUsTiN says:
March 28th, 2008 at 10:43 pm
LOL
シングルです、残念ながら～！ I just about spit out my drink when I heard the foreigner girl said that! 
OkayamaS says:
March 29th, 2008 at 2:08 am
I have a feeling this is going to be a good series. Every time I go to a ryokan, the staff uses so much keigo that I can’t really understand them. If they used normal polite Japanese, I’d be fine.
I intend to pour over this PDF for the next time I go to a Japanese inn! Thanks guys!
プチクレア says:
March 29th, 2008 at 7:41 am
相変わらずすごいレッスンですね！ 
外国人によって敬語が難しいですし、一番難しいことは電話をかけるのだと思います。英語を勉強した時にもそう思いました。京都に観光した時に二条陣屋と言う所を訪ねたかったですが、日本語で要約をしなければなりませんでしたから行きませんでした。 
ジェーピー • João Paulo says:
March 29th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
Wasn’t the wife’s voice the same of that woman who broke in Kobayashi-san’s house in “Security Work” series???
怖いね！
I wonder what she’s up to this time!!!
wolfmaster says:
March 29th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
I just booked 2 nites of Ryokan stay at Shimoda!! But I did it thru email!
maxiewawa says:
March 29th, 2008 at 7:54 pm
When I first stayed at a Ryokan I was shocked to find out I’d be sleeping on the floor. But as it turned out it was really comfortable! I slept really well.
Hugo says:
March 29th, 2008 at 11:51 pm
Greetings, it has been a long time, but I hope to put me a day! 
Keep going with that amazing work 
Phil says:
March 31st, 2008 at 11:53 pm
This was a nice lesson and unusually not so difficult for an upper intermediate level!
Is this going to be a series about staying in a Ryokan? It’s something I’m planning to do myself when I visit Japan this summer so lessons on the kind of etiquette and polite language used/expected would be excellent.
Thanks!
wolfmaster says:
April 1st, 2008 at 2:37 am
Yeah!! A few series about staying in a Ryokan will be really helpful!!
Actually, I will also be staying at a 民宿 for a few nights, i am not sure if they speak english!!
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Category: Upper Intermediate Lessons |
Grammar: sekkaku | Function: asking about things, making reservations | Topic: ryōkan, travel | Politeness Level: casual, formal, honorific, Humble, Polite
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