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すみません、山手線の新宿方面のホームはどこですか？
すみません、やまのてせんのしんじゅくほうめんのホームはどこですか？
Excuse me, where is the platform for the Yamanote Line going towards Shinjuku?
Romaji: Sumimasen, Yamanote-sen no Shinjuku-hōmen no hōmu wa doko desu ka? / Reply Romaji: Yamanote-sen wa sanban-sen ka yonban-sen desu. Kaidan o agatte migigawa desu.
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山手線は３番線か４番線です。階段を上がって右側です。
やまのてせんはさんばんせんかよんばんせんです。かいだんをあがってみぎがわです。
The Yamanote Line is on platform 3 or 4. Go up the stairs and it's on your right side.
Gesture & etiquette
Polite slight bow, perhaps looking around for signs.
In big stations, always specify the direction (e.g., "Shinjuku-hōmen" for Shinjuku direction) as lines often run in loops or have different destinations from the same platform depending on the time.
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