Translation guide
A large room or building used for banquets, receptions, and formal gatherings. In Japanese, the most common equivalent is 宴会場 (enkai-jō), but other terms like 大広間 (ōhiroma) or 披露宴会場 (hirōen kaijō) are used depending on context.
A room or hall used for banquets, parties, or receptions in hotels, event spaces, or community centers.
The standard term for a banquet hall. Used in hotels, wedding venues, and event facilities.
ホテルの宴会場でパーティーを開きます。
We'll hold the party in the hotel's banquet hall.
A large hall, often in traditional Japanese inns (ryokan) or older buildings. Can be used for banquets, but emphasizes the spaciousness.
旅館の大広間で宴会をしました。
We had a banquet in the ryokan's large hall.
A loanword version, common in modern event venues. Slightly more casual than 宴会場.
この宴会ホールは300人収容できます。
This banquet hall can accommodate 300 people.
Specifically a hall used for wedding receptions or banquets.
The most common term for a wedding reception hall. Used in wedding venues and hotels.
披露宴会場の装飾が素敵でした。
The decoration of the wedding reception hall was lovely.
Refers to the entire wedding venue, which often includes a banquet hall. Not exclusively the banquet hall itself.
結婚式場の宴会場は広かったです。
The banquet hall at the wedding venue was spacious.
A hall with tatami mats used for traditional banquets or parties.
A traditional Japanese-style room with tatami mats, often used for banquets in ryokan or traditional restaurants.
座敷で懐石料理をいただきました。
We had kaiseki cuisine in a traditional banquet room.
A spacious room, often tatami-floored, used for gatherings. Can be a banquet hall in traditional settings.
宴会場 is a general banquet hall for any type of party or event. 披露宴会場 specifically refers to a wedding reception hall. Use 宴会場 unless the context is clearly a wedding.
会社の宴会はホテルの宴会場で行います。
The company banquet will be held in the hotel's banquet hall.
披露宴会場の下見をしました。
We visited the wedding reception hall for a preview.
A banquet was held in the ryokan's large hall.