HOW DO I KNOW WHAT IS ALCOHOLIC IN JAPAN?

HOW DO I KNOW WHAT IS ALCOHOLIC IN JAPAN?

HOW TO TELL ALCOHOLIC DRINKS FROM NON-ALCOHOLIC DRINKS
Are you worried about not being able to decipher between your soft drinks and your alcohol in Japan?

Understandably, many parents don’t want to make a mistake and accidentally buy an alcoholic beverage.  The way to tell is alcoholic drinks will have お酒 on the front with a circle around it.   Like in the picture below.

And to ask  ” Is this alcohol?”  you can say kore wa osake desu ka? or, if you chicken out… you can just show this これはお酒ですか?

 

MILK & JUICE

 

FULL CREAM = WHOLE MILK 

 

WATER & DRINKS

 

 

CONVENIENCE STORES & VENDING MACHINES

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