Wagotabi is your daily companion for learning Japanese from scratch, at your own pace, and with maximum immersion. Learn to read, write, and understand Japanese in context, while retaining Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji. Use your knowledge directly in context, by interacting with locals, and using Japanese in daily situations.
Discover real Japanese cities and culture while going on a quest to become a Japanese Grand Master.
Designed in close collaboration with +300 Japanese language experts, official Japanese prefecture tourist associations and thousands of early testers, Wagotabi provides you with an immersive approach to language learning following a graded reader approach. Words and grammar points are introduced according to the JLPT standard, beginning with N5.
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◆ START from zero: the game is beginner friendly: no initial Japanese knowledge needed. Concepts are introduced step by step and used right away in-game. Non-beginners will progress faster and equally enjoy the game.
◆ JOURNEY in Japan: Explore real cities, learn to introduce yourself, order food, ask your way to the locals and unravel hidden secrets!
◆ COLLECT new words, Kana, Kanji and get detailed explanations on grammar patterns and conjugation step-by-step. No more overwhelming Kana / Kanji / vocabulary lists.
◆ CHALLENGE Japanese Grand Masters in their castle to earn their respect!
◆ COMPETE with fellow learners on Kana and Kanji minigames and post your top scores to the leaderboard!
◆ PERSONALIZE your learning experience: benefit from our SRS tool pin-pointing your weaknesses, create your own avatar, set the game difficulty. This is your Japanese journey.
◆ ENJOY a fully ad-free experience without in-app purchase, the game can be entirely played offline!
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(Non-exhaustive) list of features :
Interactive dictionary (with illustrations, tags etc.), clear grammar explanation, interactive tooltips, fully voiced in Japanese, SRS powered smart tests, interactions with environment, quests, 2 minigames (Kana and Kanji), boss fights, Hiragana / Katakana / Kanji stroke order and calligraphy, Kanjidex, resembling Kanji, conjugation, cloud save, advanced progress tracking tools …
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The game is in constant development, with regular updates adding new content.
Currently available content:
+400 carefully selected words and grammar points
+195 Kanji
+600 example sentences
+2600 voiced Japanese dialogues
+350 unique NPCs in game
All words / grammar are used extensively and in context for better retention
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What our early testers are saying about Wagotabi:
"You guys are a blessing to bring this to the learning market!"
"I have been using some of the App's examples for my lessons and my students are responding to them really well."
"I don't have the budget to travel to Japan, however I'm totally immersed in this game, learning effectively and witnessing my progress daily."
"Thanks to this app, my kids are now self-motivated to learn Japanese and reconnect with their roots. This concept is so Kawaii!“
"I'm preparing a trip to Japan and will definitely go check these spots I already visited in-game."
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I was struggling recently with learning japanese and wanted to almost give up, but then I thought to give this a chance. This made learning more fun since I already like playing games and the completionist in me wanted to have everything perfect... So i ended up learning much more than I thought I would be!
Developer Response
Thank you so much for your kind words! It took us years to experiment while developing Wagotabi and finding the right balance between learning, fun and immersion! It is a labor or love and we are so glad you feel it! We have heard countless stories of people giving up their studies of Japanese, and this is the main reason Wagotabi was created: keep Japanese learning fun and rewarding! You can always take a break or go back to previous towns to enjoy easier content, and challenge yourself for something harder when you have the mental energy to do so!We are regularly adding new towns and learning content.Please tell people around you about Wagotabi, this helps us tremendously!
Bug and localization fixes
Version 1.00.0510
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Information
Size
178 MB
Category
Education
Compatibility
Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 13.0 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
Apple Vision Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Languages
English and 11 more
English, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese
