Daily Japanese
Reading Japanese Bicycle Parking Prices: Hourly or Monthly?
A bicycle parking sign may show different rates for short stays and monthly use. Practise finding the unit, the free period and the payment condition before calculating.
駐輪場の 料金を 読みます。「何時間ごと」「1か月」を 確認しましょう。

Words to read first
| Japanese / reading | Romaji | English |
| 時間利用 | jikan riyō | Short-stay use, charged by time |
| 定期利用 | teiki riyō | Use with a period pass |
| 最初 | saisho | First; initial |
| ごと | goto | For each |
| 未満 | miman | Less than; not including the number |
Practice: read the sample, then answer Q1–Q4
Fictional practice material made for this lesson. It is not an actual product label, shop slip or facility notice. Use only this sample to answer Q1–Q4.
れんしゅう駅前 駐輪場:自転車のみ
| 時間利用 | 最初の 1時間は 無料。その 後は 2時間ごとに 100円。 |
| 端数 | 無料時間の 後、2時間未満も 2時間として 計算します。 |
| 定期利用 | 1か月 2,000円。申込みが 必要です。 |
| 支払い | この 見本は 現金のみ。 |
時間利用の 例:最初の 1時間【無料】 → 次の 2時間【100円】 → 次の 2時間【さらに100円】
Q1. 1か月 2,000円は、どの 利用の 料金ですか。
Which type of use costs 2,000 yen per month?
Q1 — Answer and how to find it
定期利用です。
Find the row containing 1か月, then read its row label. Do not use a monthly price to calculate a single short stay.
Q2. 30分、止めた 場合は いくらですか。
What does a 30-minute stay cost under this sample sign?
Q2 — Answer and how to find it
0円です。
Read 最初の1時間は無料. Thirty minutes is within that initial free hour.
Q3. 全部で 2時間30分、止めたら いくらですか。
What is the price for a total stay of 2 hours 30 minutes?
Q3 — Answer and how to find it
100円です。
Subtract the first free hour: 1 hour 30 minutes remains. The sign rounds a part of a two-hour block up to one block: 100 yen.
Q4. この 見本で、ICカードを 使えますか。
Can you pay by IC card under this sample sign?
Q4 — Answer and how to find it
いいえ。現金のみです。
Find 支払い and のみ (only). Actual facilities can have different payment methods and prices; read their own signs.
Phrases to use
Read aloud or show the Japanese sentence.
無料の 時間は ありますか。
Is there a free period?
何時間ごとの 料金ですか。
How many hours does each charge cover?
ICカードは 使えますか。
Can I use an IC card?
Review
Cover the English meanings. Find three Japanese words in the sample and say which field or condition each word helps you read. Then answer Q1–Q4 again without opening the answers.
Real-world reference
Shinjuku City distinguishes short-stay and period-pass facilities and links to station-specific price tables. A current linked Nishi-waseda table also distinguishes cash and IC-card prices. The practice prices and rounding rule above were created for this lesson; they are not Nishi-waseda’s rates. Check the actual facility and its payment conditions.
- Shinjuku City: bicycle parking overview
- Shinjuku City: western-area facilities
- City-linked Nishi-waseda parking price table
「時間利用」と「定期利用」の 料金を 分けて 読みます。
上の 料金は 練習用で、西早稲田の 料金では ありません。
本物の 駐輪場で、時間の 単位と 支払い方を 確認して ください。
Official sources checked: October 23, 2026. Practice text, dates, amounts and questions were created for this lesson.