Living in Japan and Tokyo
Watching English TV while in Japan!
It must be fun watching TV programs when you go abroad.
I usually don't watch TV much, but if I have a chance when I am abroad and if there's a TV in my hotel room, I will definitely take the advantage of the situation and turn the TV on.
Strange and funny TV advertisements, weird TV programming etc. everything I see on the TV is new for me and it gives a fresh perspective on countries. I love this feeling.
There are many strange Japanese TV programs, so you I am sure you will also get something fresh out of them. However, watching TV programs in the Japanese language, is frustrating, isn't it? Especially if you do not speak Japanese. You might feel like watching the News and catch up on world events or maybe find out something about your own home town and in English!
Ok. Here's a little tip in how to watch TV programs, in English, in Japan.
If you see a button labelled Onsei kirikae on your TV remote controller, you can watch MTS - Multichannel Television programming and can switch the language from Japanese to English. If you find the button, just try pressing it a few times. If the TV program you are watching is bilingual, the voice over will be in English.
Unfortunately, only a few programs are bilingual currently, but you can watch NHK news (Channel 1 in Tokyo) at 7:00 PM and 10:00 PM which is available in English using Onsei Kirikae.
If a non-Japanese movie or Western drama is on and dubbed in Japanese, just try pressing the Onsei kirikae button and chances they a are bilingual are there will bean English voice over or the original English spoken by the original actors.
Enjoy watching TV in Japan!
Onsei Kirikae in Kanji
Watching English TV in Tokyo, Japan
All Travel to Japan articles were written by staff of digi-escape.
