●質問内容 試験官A(外国人男性)Please tell us your name and where you came from. >Yes, my name is ○○○ and I came from ○○○ ward, Tokyo. A: Were you born in Tokyo? >No, I was born in Germany. A: Oh, which part of Germany? >Dusseldorf A: Oh, Dusseldorf has many Japanese companies. >Yes A: Okay, I will ask you some questions about Japan. Recently, it seems like Japanese government has been putting a lot of effort in tourism industry. Why is that? >I think one of the reason is that Japanese economy is shrinking because of the declining birthrate and it is getting difficult to increase domestic demand so the government is trying to increase income through tourism. (答えを用意していなかったので、内心焦りました。文法を気にする余裕はなかったです。) A: What should be done to increase tourists? >I think we should promote more of our unique culture, history and beautiful scenery. Also, we need to increase signs in English and more people should try to speak more English. (更に困って、イマイチな答えです) Do you think it is difficult for tourists to travel in Japan outside of a group? >It could be a little difficult because of the language barrier. Japanese people are very kind and helpful but most people still hesitate to speak English. language could be a problem...(この質問も何を言えばいいのか良くわからず、 若干にごし気味でした) Where would you recommend in Japan for tourists who have already been to Tokyo and Kyoto. >That's a very good question(いろいろあるので何にしようと時間を稼ぎ)...it depends on what the tourist want but. I recommend Okinawa. Okinawa has a very unique culture and is very different from the mainland. Also, I believe the tourist will enjoy beautiful beach and scenery and Okinawa food. A: Could you tell me about Okinawa food? >Traditional Okinawa food uses lots of pork and vegetables, such as bitter gourd called Goya, it's very healthy. Another interesting thing is that there are some dishes that are mixture of Okinawa food and food from the US, such as Taco rice. It is rice topped with tacos. A: Oh, it's not taco as in octopus but Mexican tacos. Fusion dish, that's interesting. (沖縄について語る自信があったわけではないのに、選んでしまったことが不思議ですし、墓穴を掘った感じでちょっと苦しかったです。) A: I see lots of McDonalds and Wendy's' and other fast food chains in Japan. Are there any Japanese fast food chain shops? >Yes. One example would be Yoshinoya, a gyudon chain. Gyudon is a bowl of rice topped with sliced beef and special sauce. They are inexpensive and popular. A: Is it like sukiyaki? >Yes, a little similar but less vegetables. It only has sliced onions and beef. (牛丼の説明でなぜかつまずき、言い直すことになりました。すき焼きとの比較は謎です。。) Many people have the image that Japan is very expensive. Is that true? Do you think so? >It is true, but as I have mentioned, there are cheap places to eat and you can find a cheap way to travlel. I don't think the train is expensive in Japan. A:Yes, trains are not bad..London is more expensive. >Yes, London is expensive.. (食事も泊まる場所も探せば安く出来るという説明をしたかったけれど、なぜかぽろっと電車賃について発言してしまい、終了してしまった)