Free Japanese Train Announcements Decoder (Printable + 6 MP3s)
Free: decode the 6 announcements you will hear on almost every Tokyo train ride, on one printable page with audio.
Going to Japan? Tokyo trains talk to you all day. This one-page sheet shows, for each announcement, the Japanese as written (kanji + kana), the kana split into chunks, romaji and plain English, the one word to catch, and what to do when you hear it. Each has an MP3: slow and chunked first, then natural speed.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
- One-page sheet as PDF in US Letter and A4, plus a PNG for your phone
- 6 MP3s and a tracklist
- 12 listen-for words from station signs, and 3 more common announcements
- Personal-use license
FORMAT
- Instant digital download, one ZIP (about 9 MB), free
Want the full station? Trains & Stations Japanese is USD 9 in this store: 40 lines with audio, from the ticket machine to the lost-and-found.
Are these real announcements? They use the common standard wording. Real announcements vary a little by railway company and line.
Whose voice is on the audio? The Pixel Japanese character voice Eri.
Can I share it? Please share the link, not the files.
14-day fix-or-refund: if a file is broken or not as described, message us within 14 days and we will fix it or refund you.
