JAPAN
Takahiro Takiguchi and Shoji Kudaka illustration

(Illustration by Yukiyo Oda/Stripes Japan)

Hey, kids. Are you ready to go trick or treating?

Let’s make it spookier by saying “trick or treat” in Japanese!

Today’s Japanese phrase is “trick or treat!”

“Okashiwo kurenakya itazura suruzo!” = Trick or treat!

(“okashi” = candy, “kurenakya” = if you don’t give me, “itazura” = trick, mischief, “suruzo” = I will do)

Remember the phrase and enjoy your night with trick or treating! Have a happy Halloween!

Takahiro Takiguchi is a writer based in Yokosuka, Japan. Takiguchi covers travel, food and culture stories for Stars and Stripes Japan. Follow along as Takiguchi takes readers to less crowded destinations around the mainland, you might also catch him out and about recording Speakin’ Japanese lesson videos for Instagram.

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