Translation guide
How to express that something happens, exists, or is located in the same place as something else, or that two things are in the same location.
Expressing that two or more things are in the same physical location, or that an action occurs at the same place as before.
The most direct and common way to say 'the same place'. Used in both spoken and written Japanese.
毎年同じ場所で花火大会があります。
There is a fireworks festival in the same place every year.
昨日と同じ場所で待ち合わせしましょう。
Let's meet at the same place as yesterday.
More casual than 同じ場所. ところ is a common word for 'place' in everyday conversation.
いつも同じところでお昼を食べてるよ。
I always eat lunch at the same place.
Formal, often used in written documents or official contexts. Not common in casual speech.
事件は同所で発生した。
The incident occurred at the same place.
Referring back to a place already mentioned or known from context.
Literally 'that place', used when the place has already been mentioned or is clear from context. Functions like 'the same place' in English.
昨日行ったレストラン、またその場所で食べたい。
I want to eat at that same place again, the restaurant we went to yesterday.
Simply 'there', but often used to mean 'the same place' when the location is understood.
明日もそこで会おう。
Let's meet at the same place tomorrow.
Describing that an action happens in the same location, often with verbs like 住む (live), 働く (work), 集まる (gather).
Use に for existence or directional verbs, で for action verbs. This pattern is for verbs like 住む, いる, 集まる.
彼らは同じ場所に住んでいます。
They live in the same place.
みんな同じ場所に集まった。
Everyone gathered at the same place.
Use で for action verbs that take place at a location.
同じ場所で働いています。
We work at the same place.
Comparing locations, saying that two things are in the same place.
Pattern for saying A and B are in the same place. Use にいる for animate beings.
駅とコンビニは同じ場所にあります。
The station and the convenience store are in the same place.
猫と犬が同じ場所にいる。
The cat and the dog are in the same place.