Useful Expressions in English
英語で道案内こんにちは。どうされましたか？

Hi. How may I help you? ☆最もカジュアルなのが”Hi.”

何をお探しですか？(何をお求めですか？)
少々お待ちください。 Please hold on.

What are you looking for?
☆調べる間、待ってもらうとき寿司はいかがですか？ How about Sushi?

☆相手が迷っているときに、お店や料理、場所などを提案する～をオススメします。 I recommend ～.
私の方で予約をお取りしましょうか。 Shall I make a reservation for you?
他の誰かに聞いてみます。 Let me ask someone else. ☆自分ではわからないことを、他の人に聞いてくるときここに書いてもらえませんか。 Would you write it down here?

☆聞き取れない言葉も文字で見れば理解可

コンビニが見えるまでまっすぐ進んでください。 Go straight until you see the convenience store.
コンビニを通り過ぎてください。 Go past the convenience store.
この道（地図上でも可）をまっすぐ進んで下さい。 Go down this street.
１つ目(2 つ目、3 つ目）の角を右に曲がってください。 Turn right at the first (second, third.) corner.
JR 高尾駅で電車を乗り換え、京王高尾駅に。 Change train at JR Takao to Keio Takao.
道を渡って下さい。 Cross the street.

道路の反対側にあります。 It is across the street.

コンビニの向かいにあります。 It is across from the convenience store.
コンビニの前にあります。 It is in front of the convenience store.

☆「道を挟んで」という場合☆「すぐ前に」という場合

コンビニは道の突き当りにあります。 The convenience store is at the end of the street.
コンビニの横にあります。 You will find it next to the convenience store.

☆You will find は「そこにあるよ」

コンビニは角にあります。 The convenience store is on the corner.
徒歩 10 分です。

It's a ten-minute walk.

ここです。 Right here.

☆場所はどこですか？に対し、地図や案内板を指さしながら「ここです」と答えるとき

交差点 Intersection

信号 Traffic light ☆Signal は NG

他にお手伝いできることはありませんか？ Anything else?
良い一日を。

Have a nice day.

Visiting Sites in Hachioji
Mt. Takao
This mountain is visited by 2.5 million people every year. Its attractionis the 6 climbing routes, each with a different theme and skill level.
Whichever route you chose, you will still reach thesummit within about 1.5 to 2 hours. There are many
spots to visit, such as Yakuoin Temple, many shops andrestaurants cater to all food and souvenir requirements.
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Hachioji-Castle Ruin
Hojo Ujiteru’s castle from the Warring States period designated as oneof Japan’s best castles in February 2006. The castle fell from anattack by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The castellan’s residence
and the wooden bridge ruins remain at the mountainbase while the central bailey and Hachioji Shrine ruins
are on the summit which is one-hour climb.

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Silk Road
This area, affectionately known as the “Silk Road”, was one called the“Hamakaido”. It was used to transport silk manufactured in Hachioji
area as well as from Nagano, Yamanashi and Gunmafor export. This 1.5km site has been selected as one of
the top 100 historic roads. There is Silk Road Museum
showing archives on the Silk Road and silk thread.

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Hachioji Kuruma Ningyo Play
Kuruma Ningyo is a form of one-man puppet handling. The puppeteersits on a wheeled box to control the puppet which is one and only inthe world. The performance began in the Edo period in
the 19th century and has been handed down from thegenerations. This was designated as an intangiblefork-cultural asset of Japan in 2022.
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Hachioji Geisha Girls
Walking along the alleys that used to be an entertainment district backin the good old days. Take a trip back in time to the Meiji period. Thereused to be about 200 geikos(female entertainers)
in Hachioji with the prosperity of textile industry. There
are still “Hanamachi” geiko quarters on the Nakacho
Kurobei(black wall) street

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Hachioji Textile Industry
Hachioji is known as the "City of Mulberries“. Tama textiles, which fallunder Hachioji textiles, were named a national traditional craft in 1980.
They were also named part of the Japan Heritage"Mysterious Mt. Takao" cultural asset group in 2020.
Don't miss the amazing quality of Hachioji textile likeneckties, shawls and so on. Visit Hachioji Beneck.

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January

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February

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Visiting the Seven(or 8) Godsof Fortune in Hachioji.

Setsubun Bean-throwing
Festival in Mt. Takao.

AprilMay高尾山薬王院HP

Mt. Takao Spring Festival.

July(株)翼HP

Hachioji Fireworks Festival.

October

Hojo Ujiteru Festival inMoto-Hachioji.

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Firewalking Festival at
Yakuoin temple in Mt. Takao.

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June

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Legendary Tama Traditional
Culture Festival.

Mt. Takao Beer Mount (beergarden) opens till October.

AugustSeptember

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November

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Ecchu-Owara Wind Bon Dancein Hachioji.

Hachioji Festival

はちなびHPMarch

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Hachioji Icho(Ginkgo) Festival.

DecemberSatoyama Illuminations inOngata.

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Favorite Foods in Hachioji

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Hachioji Ramen
Rich flavor of soy-based
soup and chopped onions.

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Mr.Takao Tororo-soba
Nourishing buckwheat
noodles with grated yam.

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Mitsufuku Dango
Charcoal-roasted threeballs of pounded rice.

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Tengu-yaki
Sweet black bean pastewith crisp savory outside.

Hachioji Castle Monaka
Castle-shaped monaka
filled with plenty of sweet
bean paste.

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Matsuhime Monaka
Five different types ofsweet bean paste likeogura, citrus, chestnut…

高尾太鼓
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Takao Poteto
Characterized by savory
flavor of sweet potatoes.

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Karinto Dumplings
Crispy outside is made ofbrown sugar from Okinawa
with sweet bean paste.

美味しい料理が食べたい

Takao Taiko Dorayaki
Smoothly baked dorayakiwith sweet bean paste.

Brief History of Hachioji
During the Sengoku period, Hojo Ujiteru built a castle to enshrine the 8 princesof Gozu gardian god and named it Hachioji Castle, which is the beginning ofHachioji. In the Edo period, it became a very important site for both militaryand commerce. In the Meiji era, the textile industry became a star, and Hachioji
became a distribution hub for transporting raw silk to Yokohama for export.
It became the first city on the outskirts of Tokyo in 1917, but was devastated by bombing during
the war. After the 1960s, with the construction of residential complexes and the universities, thepopulation has exploded, and today it has become a town of culture, tourism and innovation.
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