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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This game is an amazing hidden gem. I am so happy for this interactive game. My goal is to become fluent in Japanese and this is way better than what any other app has given. This is truly made with love. This is how I prefer to learn Japanese. I feel I actually want to learn the characters. And this game really helps with remembering them (love the description of each word, the voice, the ability to draw the characters myself). You have my supportI recommend it 110%
Developer Response
Thank you so much!So glad you feel the love we put in Wagotabi, each word and grammar concept is chosen with great precision to ease learning.It took us years to experiment while developing Wagotabi and finding the right balance between learning, fun and immersion!We are regularly adding new towns and learning content.Please tell people around you about Wagotabi, this helps us a lot!
So good, great for people starting out
mikiyachi
It might be a bit fast if you don’t know any Japanese in the beginning, but the game really holds your hand and teaches you patiently. It is super fun & even if you already know quite a bit of Japanese, it is still a lot of fun! I loved it and would highly recommend this game both to people just starting to learn the language and also people who just want to play a cute game.
Developer Response
Thank you so much!You summed it up well: if you play it like an average game, it may be too overwhelming. But once you get what the game is hinting you to do (repeating what you learned, exploring the area you are in and discuss with all NPCs), you will benefit from the true richness of Wagotabi: step by step language immersion.It took us years to experiment while developing Wagotabi and finding the right balance between learning, fun and immersion!We are regularly adding new towns and learning content.Please tell people around you about Wagotabi, this helps us a lot!
- Put back original kana audio
- Simplified puzzle clues for the Sand Museum puzzle
- Bug and localization fixes
Version 1.00.0524
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Information
Size
200.6 MB
Category
Education
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 12.0 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
