Nihongo-Hiroba: Recommended Tools and Apps
We offer tools and apps to help you develop your strengths and overcome your weaknesses.
Introduction
Hiragana, katakana, and kanji

Kyoto University
samidori
- Academic Japanese
- On-Demand
- Daily Japanese
- Tools and Apps
- Check Language Proficiency Level
Samidori is especially suited to users who cannot attend Japanese language classes due to location or time constraints. No registration necessary. You can start learning now, ID/password are not required.

NHK WORLD-JAPAN
Easy Japanese
- On-Demand
- Daily Japanese
- Japanese Culture and Affairs
- For Japanese Language Teachers
Time-tested conversion lessons. People from around the world have been relying on Easy Japanese for more than 60 years. You can learn the basics of the language in 48 lessons. The latest series is available online, putting conversation skits, drills, and pronunciation practice at your fingertips. Insights into Japanese culture too, all in 20 languages, including English.

Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
TUFS Language Modules ”Japanese”
- On-Demand
- Daily Japanese
The "TUFS Language Modules" are the multilingual web-based educational materials made by the 21st Century Center of Excellence (COE) Program "Usage-Based Linguistic Informatics" based at the Graduate School of Area and Culture Studies, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (TUFS).

The Japan Foundation
JF Japanese e-Learning Minato
- Live Lesson
- On-Demand
- Hybrid Lesson
- Daily Japanese
- Japanese Culture and Affairs
- For Japanese Language Teachers
- Certificate of Completion
JF Japanese e-Learning Minato is a Japanese language learning platform provided by the Japan Foundation. Minato means "port". Here at Minato, a place to learn and meet other like-minded people, we invite you to expand your understanding and knowledge of Japan, Japanese people, and the Japanese language. On Minato, you can learn Japanese with all sorts of online courses, sites and apps.

Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
Open the door to studying in Japan! Pre-university preparation: Survival Edition
Japanese study app TOBIRA
- Daily Japanese
- Tools and Apps
TOBIRA—APU's first official app developed under the supervision of faculty from the Center for Language Education. It is compatible with iPhone/iPod touch, Android smartphones, and more, making it accessible to everyone. With this one app, you can practice writing hiragana and study numbers, time, and money expressions. You can also learn useful and simple Japanese dialogues for different situations.
Speaking and Listening
Conversation skills and pronunciation

University of Tsukuba
Master everyday Japanese and navigate your study abroad in Japan with ease!
NIHONGO Avenue
- On-Demand
- Daily Japanese
- Natural Japanese
- Tools and Apps
"NIHONGO Avenue" is a content to learn speech and conversation examples organized by "speaker," "location," "situation," and "function" information.

University of Tsukuba
Learn natural Japanese conversation while eating snacks
SNACK:Short NAtural Conversations for Kyampus(campus) life
- Academic Japanese
- Business Japanese
- On-Demand
- Natural Japanese
- Tools and Apps
- Japanese Culture and Affairs
- For Japanese Language Teachers
This is a collection of videos showing situations that international students encounter in their life at Japanese universities and need to communicate in Japanese. Each scene uses natural, unscripted Japanese.

University of Tsukuba
Speech Training System for Japanese
- Academic Japanese
- Business Japanese
- On-Demand
- Daily Japanese
- Tools and Apps
- For Japanese Language Teachers
This is a training system focused on Japanese oral production, featuring a variety of practice methods.

University of Tsukuba
A speech evaluation tool for learning natural Japanese prosody
Nihongo Overlapping
- Academic Japanese
- Business Japanese
- On-Demand
- Daily Japanese
- Tools and Apps
- For Japanese Language Teachers
This web content supports the acquisition of natural Japanese prosody by allowing you to "listening, watching, and imitating" model speech.
Reading
Extensive reading on favorite topics

University of Tsukuba
Acquire the Japanese language skills necessary for academic success through extensive reading
TsukuBOOK
- Academic Japanese
- On-Demand
- Daily Japanese
- Japanese Culture and Affairs
- For Japanese Language Teachers
- Extensive Reading
We provide contents for extensive reading that are interesting to adult learners. Through extensive reading, students can naturally develop the Japanese skills needed for academic situations.
Dictionaries and Translation
Using online dictionaries

University of Tsukuba
You can measure levels and create teaching materials simply by entering text!
TetoTe Reading Checker
- Academic Japanese
- On-Demand
- Tools and Apps
- For Japanese Language Teachers
- Create Teaching Materials
This content is designed for Japanese language teachers. You can visualize text data with charts that show word frequency and vocabulary/expression levels. You can also effortlessly create and generate fill-in-the-blank and descriptive questions online.