Question
I’m traveling to Japan on business, and I have a meeting scheduled at a company in Tokyo. After the meeting, I’d like to ask if they could recommend a good place to have sushi nearby. How do I ask, “Could you recommend a good sushi place nearby?” in Japanese?
Japango Editor Team
近（ちか）くのおすすめの寿司（すし）屋（や）を教（おし）えていただけますか。
Chikaku no osusume no sushiya o oshiete itadakemasu ka?
Could you recommend a good sushi place nearby?
This phrase is useful for asking for recommendations in Japanese. Chikaku no means “nearby”, osusume no means “recommended”, and sushiya means “sushi place”. The phrase oshiete itadakemasu ka is a polite way of saying “could you tell me”.
You can easily modify this phrase for other recommendations by changing “sushiya” to other places or food types you’re interested in.
