{"id":11464,"date":"2016-05-17T10:00:23","date_gmt":"2016-05-17T09:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.insidejapantours.com\/?p=11464"},"modified":"2026-02-27T12:02:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T12:02:39","slug":"useful-phrases-travelling-baby-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/17\/useful-phrases-travelling-baby-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Useful phrases for travelling with a baby in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Like this post? 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Today, Mark and Rie offer up a few useful phrases to have in your back pocket if you&#8217;re travelling with a baby in Japan! To read more of their advice on travelling with a baby, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/21\/travelling-with-a-baby-in-japan\/\">click here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>For those who have roots in two countries, like Inside Japan&#8217;s Mark and Rie, travel with a baby is a necessity. Luckily as they both speak fluent Japanese, getting around wasn&#8217;t a problem when they last flew back with baby Jun &#8211; but if you aren&#8217;t as linguistically flexible, things can be a little tougher. Luckily, Rie was kind enough to throw together this list of useful phrases, so you never need to be lost at sea when travelling with a baby in Japan.<\/p>\n<h1>Useful phrases for travelling with a baby in Japan<\/h1>\n<p><strong>My child \/ baby is x months \/ x years old<\/strong><br \/>\n\u79c1\u306e\u5b50\u4f9b\u306f x \u30f6\u6708\/ x \u624d\u3067\u3059<br \/>\n(Watashi no kodomo wa x kagetsu\/ x sai desu?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Highchair \/ baby chair (e.g. at a restaurant) \/ do you have a highchair?<\/strong><br \/>\n\u30d9\u30d3\u30fc\u30c1\u30a7\u30a2\/\u3000\u30d9\u30d3\u30fc\u30c1\u30a7\u30a2\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u304b\uff1f<br \/>\n(Baby chair \/ baby chair wa arimasuka?)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pushchair (stroller) \/ can I take my pushchair?<\/strong><br \/>\n\u30d9\u30d3\u30fc\u30ab\u30fc\/\u30d9\u30d3\u30fc\u30ab\u30fc\u3092\u6301\u3061\u8fbc\u3093\u3067\u3082\u3044\u3044\u3067\u3059\u304b\uff1f<br \/>\n(Baby car\/ baby car o mochikondemo iidesuka?)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bottle warmer \/ can you warm this milk?<\/strong><br \/>\n\u54fa\u4e73\u74f6\u30a6\u30a9\u30fc\u30de\u30fc\/\u30df\u30eb\u30af\u3092\u6e29\u3081\u3066\u3082\u3089\u3048\u307e\u3059\u304b\uff1f<br \/>\n(Honyubin warmer\/ Miruku o atatamete moraemasuka?)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where can I get baby food?<\/strong><br \/>\n\u3069\u3053\u3067\u96e2\u4e73\u98df\u304c\u624b\u306b\u5165\u308a\u307e\u3059\u304b\uff1f<br \/>\n(Dokode rinyushoku ga teni hairimasuka?)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you have any antiseptic \/ a plaster?<\/strong><br \/>\n\u6d88\u6bd2\u6db2\/\u3070\u3093\u305d\u3046\u3053\u3046\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u304b\uff1f<br \/>\n(Shoudokueki\/bansoukou wa arimasuka?)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you have child-minding service?<\/strong><br \/>\n\u8a17\u5150\u6240\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u304b\uff1f<br \/>\n(Takujisho wa arimasuka?)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you have child medicine for temperature\/pain?<\/strong><br \/>\n\u5c0f\u5150\u7528\u306e\u89e3\u71b1\u5264(\u3052\u306d\u3064\u3056\u3044)\/\u93ae\u75db\u5264(\u3061\u3093\u3064\u3046\u3056\u3044)\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u304b\uff1f<br \/>\n(Shouniyou no genetsuzai\/chintsuzai wa arimasuka?)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where can I find a doctor? my baby is ill&#8230;<\/strong><br \/>\n\u5c0f\u5150\u79d1\u306f\u3069\u3053\u3067\u3059\u304b\uff1f\u5b50\u4f9b\u304c\u75c5\u6c17\u306a\u3093\u3067\u3059\u3002<br \/>\n(Shounika wa dokodesuka? kodomo ga byoukinandesu.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Can I take a picture of my child here?<\/strong><br \/>\n\u5b50\u4f9b\u306e\u5199\u771f\u3092\u3053\u3053\u3067\u64ae\u3063\u3066\u3082\u3044\u3044\u3067\u3059\u304b\uff1f<br \/>\n(Kodomono shashin o kokode tottemoiidesuka)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you have a cold compress\/ice pack?<\/strong><br \/>\n\u30a2\u30a4\u30b9\u30d1\u30c3\u30af\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u304b\uff1f<br \/>\n(Ice pack wa arimasuka?)<\/p>\n<h1><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11466 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/phrases-1.jpg\" alt=\"Jun's first holiday\" width=\"1170\" height=\"776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/phrases-1.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/phrases-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/phrases-1-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/phrases-1-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/phrases-1-564x374.jpg 564w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/phrases-1-900x597.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/phrases-1-720x478.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/phrases-1-390x259.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/phrases-1-780x517.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/phrases-1-510x338.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/h1>\n<h1>Vocabulary<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Nappy \/ diaper<\/strong> \u304a\u3080\u3064 (Omutsu)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Baby changing facilities<\/strong> \u304a\u3080\u3064\u4ea4\u63db\u7528\u30d9\u30c3\u30c9 (Omutsu koukanyou beddo)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Baby meals \/ child meals<\/strong> \u96e2\u4e73\u98df \/ \u30ad\u30c3\u30ba\u30e1\u30cb\u30e5\u30fc (Rinyushoku\/ kids menu)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Straw\/sippy cup<\/strong> \u30b9\u30c8\u30ed\u30fc\u306e\u3064\u3044\u305f\u4e73\u5e7c\u5150\u7528\u30ab\u30c3\u30d7 (Straw no tsuita nyujiyou kappu)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bib<\/strong> \u3088\u3060\u308c\u304b\u3051 (yodarekake)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Crayons<\/strong> \u30af\u30ec\u30e8\u30f3 (crayons)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Child&#8217;s menu<\/strong>\u3000\u30ad\u30c3\u30ba\u30e1\u30cb\u30e5\u30fc (kids menu)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Whole milk<\/strong>\u3000\u725b\u4e73 (gyunyu)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Formula\u3000<\/strong>\u7c89\u30df\u30eb\u30af (kona milk)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nursing room<\/strong>\u3000\u6388\u4e73\u5ba4 (junyu shitsu)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wipes\u3000<\/strong>\u304a\u3057\u308a\u3075\u304d (oshirifuki)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cot (crib)<\/strong>\u3000\u30d9\u30d3\u30fc\u30d9\u30c3\u30c9 (baby bed)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cutlery\/spoon for my child<\/strong> \u5b50\u4f9b\u7528\u306e\u30ca\u30a4\u30d5\uff65\u30d5\u30a9\u30fc\u30af\uff65\u30b9\u30d7\u30fc\u30f3 (kodomo you no knife, folk, spoon)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11467\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11467\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium-plus-size 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