Show the front desk: extra futon or baby cot
One sentence, printed the way a Japanese guest would say it, so the answer you get is about the room rather than about the language.
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How extra futon or baby cot actually works in Japan
A tatami room can usually take an extra futon, and Western rooms often have a baby cot to lend. Both are limited in number, so ask early.
The exact sentence on the card
The Japanese side prints 布団を1組追加、またはベビーベッドを用意していただけますか。 — "Could you add one futon, or provide a baby cot?". It is phrased as a request rather than an instruction, which is what makes it work: 〜していただけますか leaves the desk room to say no, and a desk that can say no comfortably will usually tell you what it can do instead. Your booking name goes on as 予約名: so staff can find the reservation while they read.
Add the rest of your stay to the same card
The full tool carries twelve requests — early check-in, late check-out, luggage storage, a non-smoking room, a quiet room, adjacent rooms, an extra futon or a baby cot, an extra pillow, an earlier breakfast, the Wi-Fi password, a taxi and luggage forwarding. Three or four on one card get a better answer than eight, so the tool warns you when the card starts getting crowded.
Printing it before you go
The card is 91 by 55 millimetres and ten fit on one A4 or US Letter sheet with cut lines, as a one-page PDF printed at 100 percent scaling. A6 gives four larger cards, A5 gives one. There is also a 1080 pixel PNG for your phone, which is the version to use when you are standing at the desk with a suitcase in each hand. Nothing is uploaded: the booking name and the request are typed into your own browser tab and the PDF is built there, so the card never touches a server.
Please do say no
The card ends with 難しい場合は、そのままお伝えください。ありがとうございます。 — if this is difficult, please just say so, thank you. It is there on purpose. Japanese service culture makes a flat refusal awkward, so an explicit invitation to refuse is what turns a vague answer into a useful one.
Frequently asked questions
How do I ask for extra futon or baby cot in Japanese?
布団を1組追加、またはベビーベッドを用意していただけますか。 That is the sentence the card prints. Said or shown, it reads as a request rather than a demand, which is the register a Japanese front desk expects.
Is extra futon or baby cot usually possible in Japan?
A tatami room can usually take an extra futon, and Western rooms often have a baby cot to lend. Both are limited in number, so ask early.
Should I ask at check-in or in advance?
At the desk on arrival is fine for most of this, and it is better than emailing ahead in English that may not be read. Anything involving a room change or a meal time is easier the earlier it is asked, and a ryokan needs more notice than a business hotel because the rooms and meals are prepared per guest.
Is my booking name stored anywhere?
Nothing is uploaded: the booking name and the request are typed into your own browser tab and the PDF is built there, so the card never touches a server.