Lesson 6: I am glad that I went to a lot of different places
Traveling and Sharing Experiences
This lesson focuses on travel-related Japanese, covering how to read train tickets and signs, talk about travel plans and experiences, understand station announcements, and share impressions of trips. You'll learn to express what you could and couldn't do during your travels and describe your experiences using various grammatical structures.

Key topics:
- ・Reading train tickets and station signs
- ・Talking about travel plans and intentions
- ・Understanding station and train announcements
- ・Sharing travel experiences and impressions
- ・Writing about trips on social media
Vocabulary
Conversation
Kanji
Grammar Rules
Rule 1: Stating plans or intentions
Used to describe specific plans or intentions that you have already decided.
Rule 2: Expressing feelings about what you could / couldn’t do
Used to state something you were able or unable to do as a reason for your feelings.
Rule 3: Listing reasons (verbs with し)
Used to list multiple reasons before giving a conclusion or impression.
Rule 4: When something happens (timing with とき)
Used to describe when something happened in relation to another action.
Rule 5: Doing something with someone (number of people)
Used to say who you did something with and the total number of people (including yourself).
Exercises
Question 1
Choose the correct form to express a decided plan to go.
明日は中禅寺湖に______つもりです。
Question 2
Choose the correct reading of 週末.
______はなにをしますか。
Question 3
Choose the correct form to say 'I'm glad I was able to go to many places.'
いろいろなところに______、よかったです。
Question 4
What does 指定席 mean?
しんかんせんの指定席をよやくしました。
Question 5
Choose the correct form to list multiple reasons.
海で泳げた______、船に乗れた______、楽しかったです。
Question 6
Choose the correct reading of 事故.
こうつう______にあったことがあります。
Question 7
Choose the correct form to mean 'while walking'.
道を歩いて______とき、リスを見ました。
Question 8
What does 到着 mean?
えきに到着しました。
Question 9
Choose the correct phrase meaning 'the two of us'.
友だちと______で旅行に行きました。
Question 10
Choose the correct reading of 運転.
ちちはくるまの______がじょうずです。
Question 11
Choose the correct form to express 'I do not plan to go to the shrine.'
神社には______つもりです。
Question 12
What does 光る mean?
ほしがきれいに光ります。
Question 13
Choose the correct form to say 'I was disappointed that I couldn't see the show.'
ショーが______、残念でした。
Question 14
Choose the correct reading of 故障.
くるまが______しました。
Question 15
Choose the correct form to mean 'when I arrived home'.
家に______とき、とても疲れていました。
Question 16
What does 絵 mean?
こどもがかいた絵がにゅうしょうしました。
Question 17
Choose the correct sentence meaning 'I could use the hot springs and relax, so it was great.'
温泉にも入れた______、ゆっくりできた______、よかったです。
Question 18
Choose the correct reading of 空.
きょうは______がよくみえます。
Question 19
Choose the correct phrase meaning 'the three of us'.
今田さんとバイさんと______で出かけます。
Question 20
What does 泳ぐ mean?
うみで泳ぎます。