Notes from the front desk
Japan, from the ground.
Written by someone who works the front desk at a hotel in Japan. No hotel names, no city names — just what the front desk sees every day, turned into notes you can use before you land.
This is not an itinerary site. It covers the small practical stuff — what to ask your hotel, when to ask it, and the exact words to send or show — so the machinery of your trip just works.
House rule: don't make the front desk sit an English exam. Every note here works even if nobody on either side speaks the other's language.
Sample · Copy-Paste Japan
This is a Show card. You show the top half at the front desk. The staff reads the bottom half and answers by writing numbers or pointing. Nobody has to speak.
Your side — show this
Hello! I'd like to send this suitcase ahead to my next hotel by takkyubin. Could you measure it and fill in the details below?
I'd like it to arrive by: you write the date
▼ Staff answers below — no English needed on either side
フロントの方へ
お客様はこのスーツケースを宅急便で次の宿泊先へ送りたいそうです。お手数ですが採寸のうえ、下記に数字をご記入いただくか、指差しでお答えください。
Why blanks instead of answers? Because the real numbers depend on your suitcase, your dates, and your hotel. The card's job is to get you the right answer from the right person — not to guess it for you.
Save the ones your trip needs, and they'll be on your phone when you're standing at the counter.
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