Formal — to staff
Onsen · Etiquette
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すみません、このタオル、湯船の中に入れても大丈夫ですか?
すみません、このタオル、ゆぶねのなかにいれてもだいじょうぶですか?
Excuse me, is it okay to put this towel in the main bath water?
Romaji: Sumimasen, kono taoru, yubune no naka ni irete mo daijōbu desu ka? / Reply Romaji: Īe, taoru wa yubune ni irenaide kudasai. Atama ni noseru ka, karada o fuku noni tsukatte kudasai.
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いいえ、タオルは湯船に入れないでください。頭に乗せるか、体を拭くのに使ってください。
いいえ、タオルはゆぶねにいれないでください。あたまにのせるか、からだをふくのに使ってください。
No, please do not put towels in the main bath water. Please put it on your head or use it to wipe your body.
Gesture & etiquette
Point to the towel and then towards the main bath water with a questioning look.
Never put towels into the main bath water in a public onsen. It is considered unhygienic.
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