Translation guide
How to express the times a business or facility is open in Japanese, including common phrases, signs, and polite inquiries.
What are your opening hours?
Opening hours (sign)
The regular times a shop, restaurant, or business is open to customers.
The standard term for business hours, used on signs and in formal contexts.
Opening hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
A sign meaning 'Open' (literally 'in business'). Commonly seen on doors.
There's an 'Open' sign on the door.
A sign meaning 'Closed' or 'Preparing to open'. Used when staff are inside but not yet open.
Opening hours for places like museums, parks, government offices, or hospitals.
Used for facilities like museums, libraries, and halls (館).
How to ask what time a place opens or closes.
Standard way to ask 'From what time to what time?' for any opening hours.
Expressing that hours change on certain days or that a place is closed.
営業時間 refers to the entire span of business hours. 開店時間 is the opening time, and 閉店時間 is the closing time. Use 営業時間 for general 'opening hours' and the others when you need to specify start or end.
The opening hours are posted on the door.
Specifically the opening time of a store. Often used for the start of business hours.
The store opens at 10.
The closing time of a store. Often paired with 開店時間.
Closing time is 8 p.m.
まだ準備中です。
We're not open yet. (lit. Still preparing.)
The museum opens at 9:30.
For parks, zoos, and gardens (園).
The zoo opens at 8 a.m.
Consultation hours for a doctor or clinic.
Consultation hours are only in the morning.
Excuse me, what are your opening hours?
Asking specifically when a place opens.
What time do you open tomorrow?
Asking when a place closes.
What time do you close today?
Regular day off (e.g., closed every Tuesday).
We are closed on Mondays.
Temporary closure, often seen on signs.
We are temporarily closed today.
Simple way to say a place is closed on a certain day.
This shop is closed on Wednesdays.
Opening hours are 9 to 5. Opening time is 9, closing time is 5.
While オープン (open) is used in Japanese, オープン時間 is not natural. Use 開店時間 or 営業時間 instead.
Could you tell me your opening hours?