Hello

Nihongo Tomo is a small online place created for everyone learning Japanese, and for the many people now living and working in Japan. No sign-up, no ads, no accounts, no logins. Open the browser and you can start.

A few simple tools, and short, quiet readings — that is the entire site.

What we care about

Stillness

We believe that learning does not need a noisy screen. The near-white background, hairline borders, shadowless buttons — every choice is made so that you can focus on letters and words.

Ma (the in-between)

Not packing things in. Not fearing white space. The Japanese sense of ma is at the core of how this site is designed.

Who we want to reach

Especially: those who are working, living, or studying in Japan, having come from far away. Words at the city office, Japanese in the hospital, keigo at the workplace — we hope to make the language of daily life a little easier.

The team

Nihongo Tomo is operated by Elephancube Inc. CEO: Tsuneaki Hasekura.

Contact

We welcome your feedback, corrections of mistranslations, and any requests.