Title: MiniCore Japanese-EN / Booster: Camping
Tags: MinicoreJapanese-EN booster-camping sentence vocab recognition dialog dialog-line

MinicoreJapanese: Kyanpu-jou wa arimasu ka.
Native: キャンプ場はありますか。
English: Is there a campground (around here)?
Literal: campground [topic] exists ?
Notes: kyanpu-jou — campground: kyanpu + -jou (place). Ask at a tourist office, a michi no eki counter, or any konbini in the countryside — rural Japan usually knows exactly where its campground is.

MinicoreJapanese: Michi no eki wa doko desu ka.
Native: 道の駅はどこですか。
English: Where is the roadside station?
Literal: roadside-station [topic] where is ?
Notes: michi no eki — the "roadside station," built from the [Outdoors booster](/boosters/booster-outdoors/)'s michi + Lesson 2's no + Lesson 6's eki: government rest stops with toilets, water, local food, and a parking lot that never closes. They anchor every touring route in Japan — resupply, refill, and sometimes (ask first) a quiet night.

MinicoreJapanese: Koko de kyanpu, ii desu ka.
Native: ここでキャンプ、いいですか。
English: May I camp here? (pointing — the pack's most important sentence)
Literal: here at camping, okay ?
Notes: kyanpu — camping, in Lesson 7's permission frame with Lesson 6's place-de. This one question converts grey zones into welcomes: asked of michi no eki staff, a farmer, a riverside neighbor, it gets you either a douzo, a better suggestion, or a soft no (Lesson 9 taught you to hear those — a hedge means move on, gracefully).

MinicoreJapanese: Yoyaku ga irimasu ka.
Native: 予約がいりますか。
English: Do I need a reservation?
Literal: reservation [ga] needed ?
Notes: Lesson 7's yoyaku meets Lesson 8's irimasu. Popular auto-camps book out in summer; the municipal field behind the michi no eki has never heard of a reservation. One question sorts them.

MinicoreJapanese: Tento, hitotsu onegaishimasu.
Native: テント、ひとつお願いします。
English: One tent, please. (checking in)
Literal: tent, one please
Notes: tento — tent, counted with Lesson 3's hitotsu. Japanese campgrounds usually charge per tent (sometimes plus per person) — this is the whole check-in.

MinicoreJapanese: Tento wa ikura desu ka.
Native: テントはいくらですか。
English: How much per tent?
Literal: tent [topic] how-much is ?
Notes: The price question, tent-shaped. Municipal sites run free to a few hundred yen; auto-camps a few thousand.

MinicoreJapanese: Shawaa wa arimasu ka.
Native: シャワーはありますか。
English: Are there showers?
Literal: shower [topic] exists ?
Notes: shawaa — borrowed from the [Capsule Hotel booster](/boosters/booster-capsule-hotel/); campground showers are often coin-operated. Before feeding one, it's worth asking Onsen wa arimasu ka. — a nearby hot spring beats a coin shower every time.

MinicoreJapanese: Yamagoya de haraimasu.
Native: 山小屋で払います。
English: I'll pay at the mountain hut.
Literal: mountain-hut at pay
Notes: yamagoya — the mountain hut, from the [Outdoors booster](/boosters/booster-outdoors/), now as landlord: designated tent sites almost always belong to a hut, cost a thousand yen or two, and are paid for at its counter — Lesson 6's place-de plus Lesson 3's haraimasu.

MinicoreJapanese: Takibi wa daijoubu desu ka.
Native: 焚き火は大丈夫ですか。
English: Are campfires okay? (expect no — ask anyway)
Literal: campfire [topic] OK is ?
Notes: takibi — open campfire. The default across Japan is no — fire rings where provided, gas camp stoves generally fine — and the iie you get marks you as someone who knew to ask. (Same move as the animal café's flash question: the asking is the etiquette.)

MinicoreJapanese: Mizu wa arimasu ka.
Native: 水はありますか。
English: Is there water (here)?
Literal: water [topic] exists ?
Notes: Lesson 5's mizu finding the tap. Whether it's drinkable is the [Outdoors booster](/boosters/booster-outdoors/)'s set piece — Kono mizu, daijoubu desu ka. — asked before the bottles go under.

MinicoreJapanese: Onsen wa arimasu ka.
Native: 温泉はありますか。
English: Is there an onsen (nearby)?
Literal: hot-spring [topic] exists ?
Notes: onsen — the camper's bathroom. Rural campgrounds cluster near hot springs more often than you'd dare hope; a day's riding, a tent pitched, and a five-hundred-yen soak is the whole reason to tour Japan. From the curtain inward, the [Onsen booster](/boosters/booster-onsen/) has you covered.

MinicoreJapanese: kyanpu
Native: キャンプ
English: camping
Notes: *Koko de kyanpu, ii desu ka.*

MinicoreJapanese: kyanpu-jou
Native: キャンプ場
English: campground
Notes: *Kyanpu-jou wa arimasu ka.*

MinicoreJapanese: tento
Native: テント
English: *Tento, hitotsu onegaishimasu.*
Notes: Stem: tent

MinicoreJapanese: michi no eki
Native: 道の駅
English: roadside station
Notes: the touring anchor — *Michi no eki wa doko desu ka.*

MinicoreJapanese: takibi
Native: 焚き火
English: (open) campfire
Notes: *Takibi wa daijoubu desu ka.* — expect no

MinicoreJapanese: yamagoya
Native: 山小屋
English: mountain hut
Notes: *Yamagoya ni tomarimasu.*

MinicoreJapanese: onsen
Native: 温泉
English: hot spring
Notes: *Onsen wa doko desu ka.*

MinicoreJapanese: shawaa
Native: シャワー
English: shower
Notes: *Shawaa wa doko desu ka.*

MinicoreJapanese: Kyanpu kinshi desu.
Native: キャンプ禁止です。
English: no camping
Notes: move on — no negotiating with a sign

MinicoreJapanese: Takibi kinshi desu.
Native: 焚き火禁止です。
English: no open fires
Notes: stove yes, bonfire no

MinicoreJapanese: Yoru juu-ji ikou wa, oshizuka ni onegaishimasu.
Native: 夜十時以降は、お静かにお願いします。
English: quiet after 10 p.m.
Notes: Japanese campgrounds sleep early

MinicoreJapanese: One tent, one night
Notes: Traveler: Tento, hitotsu onegaishimasu.
One tent, please.
[tent, one please]
Staff: Nan-mei sama desu ka.
How many (of you)?
[how-many people (honorific) is ?]
Traveler: Hitori desu.
Just me.
[one-person is]
Staff: Sen-en desu.
1,000 yen.
[1,000-yen is]
Traveler: Shawaa wa arimasu ka.
Are there showers?
[shower [topic] exists ?]
Staff: Hai, arimasu. San-byaku en desu.
Yes — 300 yen.
[yes, exists. 300-yen is]
Traveler: Takibi wa daijoubu desu ka.
Are campfires okay?
[campfire [topic] OK is ?]
Staff: Takibi kinshi desu.
Open fires are prohibited. (the sign, spoken — see the script below)
[campfire prohibited is]
Staff: Yoru juu-ji ikou wa, oshizuka ni onegaishimasu.
Please keep quiet after 10 p.m. (the house rule — script below)
[night 10:00 after [topic], (honorific) quiet please]
Traveler: Hai, wakarimashita.
Yes — understood.
[yes, understood]

MinicoreJapanese: Hai, arimasu. San-byaku en desu.
Native: はい、あります。三百円です。
English: Yes — 300 yen.
Literal: yes, exists. 300-yen is

MinicoreJapanese: The signs and the house rule
Notes: Staff: Kyanpu kinshi desu.
No camping. → the sign that ends a grey-zone plan — no argument, move on
[camping prohibited is]
Staff: Takibi kinshi desu.
No open fires. → fire rings where provided; a gas stove is normally fine
[campfire prohibited is]
Staff: Yoru juu-ji ikou wa, oshizuka ni onegaishimasu.
Please keep quiet after 10 p.m. → tent walls are thin and Japanese campgrounds sleep early
[night 10:00 after [topic], (honorific) quiet please]

MinicoreJapanese: The reservation question
Notes: Traveler: Yoyaku ga irimasu ka.
Do I need a reservation?
[reservation [ga] needed ?]
Staff: Honjitsu wa yoyaku nashi de goriyou itadakemasu. Saito wa jiyuu desu node, osuki na basho ni douzo.
Today you can use the site without a reservation; pitch wherever you like.
[(too fast — that's the point)]
Traveler: Sumimasen. Yukkuri onegaishimasu.
Sorry — slowly, please.
[excuse-me. slowly, please]
Staff: Yoyaku wa irimasen. Douzo.
No reservation needed — go ahead.
[reservation [topic] not-needed. go-ahead]

MinicoreJapanese: Honjitsu wa yoyaku nashi de goriyou itadakemasu. Saito wa jiyuu desu node, osuki na basho ni douzo.
Native: 本日は予約なしでご利用いただけます。サイトは自由ですので、お好きな場所にどうぞ。
English: Today you can use the site without a reservation; pitch wherever you like.
Literal: (too fast — that's the point)

MinicoreJapanese: Yoyaku wa irimasen. Douzo.
Native: 予約はいりません。どうぞ。
English: No reservation needed — go ahead.
Literal: reservation [topic] not-needed. go-ahead