劇Scenes

Mid-range business hotel, arriving with a Booking.com reservation.

You have a cold and need over-the-counter meds. Drug store chains like マツモトキヨシ.

Sending a postcard to Norway from a Japan Post counter.

Local ramen shop. No English menu. You point at the wall display.

Starbucks-style chain order. Easy mode — most words are katakana loanwords.

You're seated at a casual izakaya. A small dish (otoshi) arrives unbidden — that's the seating charge, not a freebie. Order your first drink and food.

Lunch at a popular spot. Staff asks your party size, offers counter or table, and there may be a short wait.

You buy onigiri + water at a 7-Eleven. Classic first-day-in-Japan scene.

Buying clothes at a department store. As a tourist you can get the ~10% consumption tax waived — you'll need your passport.

At a Shinkansen counter, asking for a one-way to Kyoto.

You're lost in Shibuya looking for a specific exit.

You flag a taxi from the station and tell the driver your hotel. Doors open automatically — don't touch them.

Your Suica is low. You top it up at a fare-adjustment / charge machine, then ask staff when something goes sideways.