Study anytime, anywhere. The "Irodori" textbooks make the Japanese of daily life bespoke to you.

"Irodori: Japanese for Life in Japan" produced by the Japan Foundation, consists of online Japanese study materials for non-Japanese speakers living in Japan. It permits you to learn the Japanese necessary for various aspects of your life in Japan; such as working, shopping, going out, eating out, and communicating with others. This site incorporates three parts; Starter, Elementary 1, and Elementary 2. These will allow you to acquire basic communication skills in Japanese.

Features;

1. All the materials are open to the public on the website. So, you may download them for free
   - wherever you are - and study Japanese anytime, anywhere. You may also use these resources as your online class material.
2. You can practice your listening - and speaking - with the audio files.
3. If you want to challenge The Japan Foundation Test for Basic Japanese (JFT-Basic), this site would be useful in preparation.
4. The study materials on this site give you a clear picture of what you will be able to do, with learning objectives given as Can-dos.
5. There are materials in eight languages, as of April 2021; English, Chinese, Mongolian, Indonesian, Khmer, Thai, Vietnamese, and Burmese.

The name "Irodori: Japanese for Life in Japan" reflects the kind thoughts of its developers. The name was chosen to express their wish that the daily life of foreign people living in Japan would be made richer and more colourful, through conversations and interactions with their neighbours and colleagues. They hoped that the "Irodori" would help them in regards to the Japanese language, and communication.

In addition to substantial materials for "speaking," "listening,""reading," and "writing," there is a column at the end of each lessons called "Tips for Life in Japan". These sections introduce useful information regarding living in Japan and Japanese culture, along with pictures. These columns are tailored to the topic of each lesson, so you can build up your knowledge gradually. Each language version is available, so it will also be useful for people coming to Japan in the future.