An international adult beginning an ordinary morning in a Japanese neighbourhood

Indomura Japanese · IJ-0000

Your Japanese
Life Begins Here.

Learn Japanese. Understand the world around it.

From your first こんにちは to N1 and beyond, learn the language as it actually lives—in stations, homes, workplaces, shops, seasons, stories and the spaces between people.

Start from zero Find my path

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Your reason matters

Why are you learning Japanese?

There is no single doorway into Japanese. Some people arrive with a suitcase. Some with a job. Some with a new apartment key. Others simply want to learn the language properly. Your route can be different without becoming a different language.

International visitor navigating an everyday Japanese station

Short stay

Visiting Japan

Move, ask, order, understand and connect.

International resident beginning everyday life at a Japanese apartment

New life

First 90 Days

Turn arrival into a working everyday routine.

International resident talking with someone in a Japanese neighbourhood

Everyday belonging

Living in Japan

Language for neighbours, errands, systems and relationships.

International professional in a natural discussion with Japanese colleagues

Professional life

Working with Japan

Hear what is said—and what the situation asks of you.

Foundation → N1+

Learn Japanese Seriously

A complete path from zero to advanced independent Japanese.

A first Japanese greeting inside a neighbourhood bakery

03 · Your first Japanese

You don't need to wait
to enter the language.

おはようございます。

Ohayō gozaimasu.

Good morning.

Staffおはようございます。Ohayō gozaimasu.Good morning.

Youおはようございます。これをお願いします。Ohayō gozaimasu. Kore o onegaishimasu.Good morning. This one, please.

Staffはい、ありがとうございます。Hai, arigatō gozaimasu.Certainly. Thank you.

You are not expected to read Japanese yet. Listen first. Romanization shows the sound; English shows the meaning. The scripts will come gradually.

Writing materials suggesting the three Japanese writing systems

04 · Three writing worlds

One language.
Three scripts.

Japanese writing can look impossible when everything arrives at once. We introduce each system as a tool with a job—not as a wall you must climb before you are allowed to communicate.

あ

Hiraganaa · a sound-based script used throughout native Japanese words and grammar.

ア

Katakanaa · the same sound, often used for foreign words, names and emphasis.

日

Kanjisun / day · a character that carries meaning and can have different readings.

You do not need to learn all three before you begin speaking Japanese. We introduce them gradually, when they become useful.

Begin the writing journey

05 · How Indomura teaches

Learn something
because you need it.

First enter the moment. Hear the Japanese. Notice what happened. Then reveal the reading, meaning, grammar and cultural logic underneath it.

これをお願いします。

Choose the support you need. Leave the rest hidden.

Customer using Japanese to request an item at a neighbourhood counter

06 · One phrase, many meanings

すみません。

It can open a question. Make space. Carry apology. Carry gratitude.

Vocabulary lists give you a translation. Life gives you a situation. Indomura teaches both.

Politely asking for directions at a Japanese station

Open a request

すみません。新宿駅はどこですか。

Excuse me—where is Shinjuku Station?

Politely making room to pass in a shared Japanese public space

Move through space

すみません。

A gentle “excuse me” when you need to get past.

A small everyday act of help followed by appreciative acknowledgement

Receive kindness

あ、すみません。ありがとうございます。

Gratitude with an awareness that someone took trouble for you.

Hear a real conversation

A few sentences are already a conversation.

Listen first. Then reveal only the support you need.

A short natural conversation in a neighbourhood Japanese shop

Staff

おはようございます。

Good morning.

You

おはようございます。これをお願いします。

Good morning. This one, please.

Staff

はい、ありがとうございます。

Certainly. Thank you.

You

いくらですか。

How much is it?

Staff

450円です。

It's 450 yen.

You

ありがとうございます。

Thank you.

Staff

ありがとうございました。

Thank you very much.

The complete Japanese journey

From first recognition
to independent thought.

The destination is not a certificate. It is the ability to live, read, listen, work and think with increasing independence in Japanese. JLPT preparation sits inside that larger journey.

Beginning Japanese study with focused simplicity

Advanced learner reading substantial Japanese material

FoundationSound, script, first interactions. N5Basic everyday Japanese. N4Build range and confidence. N3Bridge into real-world Japanese. N2Complex reading and listening. N1Advanced nuance and comprehension. BeyondJapanese without an exam ceiling.

Japanese for the life you're living

Japanese for Tuesday morning,
not someday.

Sometimes you do not want another chapter. You need enough Japanese to handle the next real thing in front of you. Your structured course keeps progressing; practical routes bring the right language forward when life needs it.