Todaimae offers free Japanese learning materials across five themes: travel and transport, Japanese culture and customs, hiragana/katakana and grammar, Japanese food vocabulary, and practical everyday words. Many resources include interactive games and lesson videos so you can build confidence for travel, daily life, and further study.
Learn Japanese hiragana and katakana—including voiced and contracted sounds—with pronunciation, writing practice, and interactive games. Also includes grammar highlights, common sentence patterns, and JLPT-style practice to build a solid foundation.
Build practical Japanese vocabulary for everyday life: numbers, dates, time, home items, family, animals, weather, school, sports, clothing, colors, countries, cities, and more—supported by games, images, and audio.
Explore Japanese festivals and customs—from New Year and summer festivals to Christmas and Halloween—through bilingual four-panel manga, useful idioms, and everyday expressions that deepen cultural understanding.
Learn Japanese food vocabulary for washoku, sushi, oden, desserts, fruit, vegetables, drinks, seasonings, meats, and tableware—with matching games and examples you can use when ordering or shopping in Japan.
Practical Japanese for travel: airport, trains, hotels, restaurants, shopping and tax refunds, plus sightseeing tips and useful words for cities, buildings, and money so you can travel with more confidence.