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Kanji・Music・Landscape

Discover Japan through beauty, music, and language.

Beauty, music, and meaning — walk through it slowly.

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New to Japanese?

Begin with hiragana and katakana, then explore everyday Japanese vocabulary.

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Kanji Proficiency — 漢検

Explore the 2,136 jōyō kanji by proficiency level, with readings, vocabulary, and writing resources.

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Vocabulary

Build practical Japanese — from first words to everyday situations.

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Kanji Studies

Sixteen volumes of kanji explored through images, music, meaning, and character components.

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Video Collections

Quiet video galleries — ambient Japan, kanji, vocabulary, and first steps in reading.

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