Hi there!
The google translate app is GREAT for traveling around Japan!
It’s one of the must-have apps for Japan travel!
There is the normal feature on the google translate app where you can copy and paste Japanese text into the app and it will give you an English translation.
So that can be helpful.
But when traveling around Japan, one of the best parts about the google translate is the camera feature!
If you only see Japanese and want to know what it says, use the camera feature to understand what it says!
Is google translate perfect for Japanese?
No.
Is google translate good for Japanese?
Yes, it’s good enough for travel around Japan to be helpful in many situations!
It can especially be helpful in reading menus in Japanese.
As long as the font of the Japanese text is not too artistic!
An example is below!
How to use the camera feature of the google translate app
- Open up the google translate app
- Go to “camera”
- Position your phone to take a picture of the text you want to translate
- And you can read the translation!
When you open up the google translate app, you will see there is the “camera.”
So all you do is click on that, and you can start translating Japanese text!
👆 When you open up the google translate app, you will see an area where you can add in text.
👇 The camera feature is at the bottom of the screen.
And now you can read Japanese!
👆 This “shrine” is at the observation deck of Kyoto Tower! Now you know what to do!
HAPPY READING THE TRANSLATION OF JAPANESE USING THE GOOGLE TRANSLATE CAMERA!