Formal — to staff
Onsen · Public · Bath
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すみません、男性用のお風呂はどちらですか？
すみません、だんせいようのおふろはどちらですか？
Excuse me, which one is the men's bath?
Romaji: Sumimasen, dansei-yō no ofuro wa dochira desu ka? / Reply Romaji: Achira ga dansei-yō de gozaimasu. Iriguchi no noren o kakunin kudasai.
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あちらが男性用でございます。入口の暖簾をご確認ください。
あちらがだんせいようでございます。いりぐちののれんをかくにんください。
That one over there is for men. Please check the noren (entrance curtain).
Gesture & etiquette
Point towards the doors, slight bow.
Do not enter baths naked if it's a mixed-gender bath (rare in Japan, but confirm). Always wash your body thoroughly before entering the main bath. Do not bring towels into the bathwater.
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