We are delighted to announce the launch of Hirogaru, get more of Japan and Japanese, a Japanese learning website where you can enjoy studying Japanese through learning all about Japan. It is aimed at Japanese language learners with a proficiency level of A1 or A2 (Starter to Elementary) in the JF Standard for Japanese-Language Education.

Free and smartphone-responsive, Hirogaru enables Japanese learners of all kinds to:

• Personally experience understanding and using basic Japanese


• Engage with various aspects about Japan and the Japanese language through reading articles and watching movies related to 12 topics about Japan


• Through user comments, learn more about not only Japan but also your own culture and the culture of places where other learners live.

Try it now at  hirogaru-nihongo.jp