🇯🇵 Asoventure Japanese for Travelers
Free mini-lessons for shopping, conventions, and everyday situations in Japan
運営：合同会社Futuristic Imagination (Operated by Futuristic Imagination LLC)
Asoventure Japanese for Travelers
A free series of mini-lessons for the Japanese you actually need as a visitor: reserving a spot, asking about stock, paying at the register, and navigating shopping manners — written for shopping-trip, convention, and sightseeing situations.
Conversation Lessons
00Lesson 0: Greetings & Survival BasicsThe handful of polite words and phrases you will use in almost every other lesson in this series.01Lesson 1: Hotel & Event Check-InSay you have a reservation, give your name, ask about check-in time, and handle a without-reservation situation.02Lesson 2: Asking Questions in a ShopAsk whether a shop has an item, ask the price, and ask where something is.03Lesson 3: Checking Stock & RestocksAsk whether an item is in stock, whether another branch has it, and when it will be restocked.04Lesson 4: Entering a Lottery or RaffleApply for a goods lottery or raffle, ask how to enter, and understand win/lose announcements.05Lesson 5: Paying at the RegisterAsk how to pay, understand cash-only notices, ask for a bag, and understand the total.06Lesson 6: Asking for DirectionsAsk how to get somewhere, ask if it is walkable, and understand simple directional answers.07Lesson 7: Asking to Take a PhotoAsk permission to photograph something or someone, and ask someone to take your photo.08Lesson 8: When Something Goes WrongAsk for help, report a lost item, and say something is wrong or different from what you ordered.
Otaku Shopping Glossary
01Otaku Glossary 1: Shop & Floor WordsFive words for talking about shops, floors, and shop sections: Animate, dojinshi, used goods, buyback counters, and stock.02Otaku Glossary 2: Types of GoodsFive words for the most common types of character goods: figures, plushies, acrylic stands, pin badges, and clear files.03Otaku Glossary 3: Gacha & Lottery GoodsFive words for capsule toys and lottery-style goods: gachagacha, Ichiban Kuji, secrets, completing a set, and winning.04Otaku Glossary 4: Events & QueuesFive words for events and lines: numbered tickets, merch sales, queues, doors opening, and lottery-based entry.05Otaku Glossary 5: Checkout WordsFive words for the register: reji, the bill, cash, tax-included pricing, and change.06Otaku Glossary 6: Fan Culture SlangFive fan-culture slang words: oshi, falling into a fandom, spreading the word, and calling something "precious" or "godlike."07Otaku Glossary 7: Condition & RarityFive words for describing a secondhand item's condition: excellent condition, brand new, already opened, scratches, and out of print.08Otaku Glossary 8: Figure SpecsFive words for figure specifications: scale, pre-painted, articulated, base/stand, and the original sculpt.09Otaku Glossary 9: Preorder & Restock WordsFive words for preorders and restocks: reservation, restocking, re-release, sold out, and bonus items.10Otaku Glossary 10: Counting & Time ExpressionsFive practical expressions for counting items and talking about time: item counters, wait times, and opening hours.
Shopping Manners
01Shopping Manners 1: Queue EtiquetteHow numbered tickets work, why cutting in line is a serious faux pas, and what to do with luggage while queueing.02Shopping Manners 2: Handling MerchandiseAsk before touching display items, understand display samples, and know that opened items are rarely returnable.03Shopping Manners 3: Photography & SNS RulesDefault assumptions about in-shop photography, asking cosplayers for photos, and posting from events responsibly.04Shopping Manners 4: Payment & ReturnsWhy cash matters, how restrictive Japanese return policies are, and how tax-included pricing works.