Asakusa & Ueno update available
Play as Malo in a pixel art RPG: arrive at Haneda, talk to locals, read your first kana, explore Shin-Okubo, Shinjuku, Asakusa and Ueno, and progress toward JLPT N5/N4 through a real adventure.
Gameplay video
The video shows the game experience: exploration, dialogues, Japanese in context, exercises and progression through Tokyo.
New update
The free demo expands with two iconic Tokyo areas: a more traditional atmosphere in Asakusa, then a more cultural step around Ueno.
Temples, shopping streets, travel expressions and new dialogues in context.
Park, culture, museum, new characters and useful vocabulary for exploring Tokyo.
More situations, more useful sentences and a progression that continues after Shinjuku.
Playable demo
The free demo now covers the first major steps of Malo’s journey through Tokyo: Haneda, Shin-Okubo, Shinjuku, Asakusa and Ueno.
Arrival in Japan, first interactions and useful starter words.
Daily life, konbini, restaurants and vocabulary in context.
Dialogues, urban exploration and your first longer sentences.
Temple, sightseeing, useful expressions and a more traditional side of Tokyo.
Park, culture, museum and new exchanges with characters.
The game launches directly in your browser.
Learn by playing
You discover a word in a scene, hear it in a dialogue, use it to progress, then meet it again in a quest or mini-game.
Contextual dialogues
Instead of learning an isolated sentence, you meet it in a situation: buying something, asking, answering, thanking someone or finding your way.
What you will learn
NIHONGO DX7 introduces the basics of Japanese in context: you read, listen, understand, then reuse words inside the adventure.
Not just word lists
In NIHONGO DX7, the language is not separated from the game. You do not memorize a list out of context: you discover a word in a scene, hear it in a dialogue, then reuse it to progress.
Listening and pronunciation
In dialogues and lessons, audio helps train your ear: you can hear Japanese sentences, recognize sounds more easily, and practice pronunciation with more confidence.
Integrated exercises
Exercises can appear directly during exploration, immersive dialogues or mini-games. The goal is simple: understand in order to continue, without breaking the game atmosphere.
Word choices, kana, kanji and vocabulary directly integrated into gameplay sequences.
Questions can accompany more cinematic dialogue scenes to strengthen understanding.
Mini-games and progression
NIHONGO DX7 combines exploration, dialogues, immersive scenes, exercises, mini-games, library and progression tools. The goal is to make repetition feel natural.
Journey map
The map represents the full planned journey. With the Asakusa/Ueno update, the free demo now covers five districts that establish the beginning of the adventure.
Haneda, Shin-Okubo, Shinjuku, Asakusa and Ueno are playable for free.
The wishlist will be added as soon as the official Steam page is ready.
The full version is planned for Steam and official mobile app.
How to play
Move Malo, talk to characters, listen to Japanese sentences, open your phone and follow your objectives.
Play on mobile
On mobile, rotate your phone to landscape mode and use the touch buttons on screen. For the best experience, enable sound and play in fullscreen when possible.
Player feedback
Early comments, screenshots and player feedback can be added here after the update release. For now, this area stays honest: no fake testimonials.
Free bonus
A retro mini manual to print or read online: hiragana and katakana charts, compound sounds, writing pages, personal notes and travel landmarks from NIHONGO DX7.
FAQ
Yes. The demo is playable for free in your browser.
The demo includes Haneda, Shin-Okubo, Shinjuku, Asakusa and Ueno.
Not yet. The Steam page and wishlist will be added as soon as they are ready. Until then, the browser demo remains available for free.
No. The public demo is available, but the full version is still in development.
No. The game is designed for beginners, with a progression toward JLPT N5/N4 basics.
Yes. The game can be played in a mobile browser, preferably in landscape mode with touch controls. For a smoother experience, turn on sound and disable battery saver mode.
Yes. An official mobile app is planned later, alongside the Steam version.
The demo uses local browser saving when available. Avoid clearing browser data if you want to keep your progression.