(いっぱくふつか)

いっぱくふつか
noun
one night and two days; overnight trip
travel
1. one night and two days; overnight trip
A trip or stay lasting one night and spanning two calendar days. The standard way to describe a short overnight trip in Japanese travel planning.
一泊二日(いっぱくふつか)温泉(おんせん)()った
I went to a hot spring for an overnight trip.
一泊二日(いっぱくふつか)社員旅行(しゃいんりょこう)計画(けいかく)されている
An overnight company trip is being planned.
京都(きょうと)一泊二日(いっぱくふつか)プラン(さが)している
I'm looking for a one-night Kyoto trip plan.
One night isn't enough time, so let's make it two nights.

An extremely common expression in Japanese travel culture. Japan's domestic travel industry structures packages and plans around this counting system: ○泊○日 (○ nights ○ days). The pattern extends naturally: 二泊三日 (2 nights 3 days), 三泊四日, etc.

Common collocations

  • 一泊二日(いっぱくふつか)旅行(りょこう): overnight trip
  • 一泊二日(いっぱくふつか)プラン: overnight plan/package
  • 一泊二日(いっぱくふつか): for one night (duration)
  • 一泊二日(いっぱくふつか)二食付(にしょくつ)き: one night with two meals included

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