I started this site with big plans, but quickly ran into an issue of not being able to afford any of them. These plans include adding audio, a heap more games, and providing more of a structure for learning the basics on Japanese through playing…

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I had a couple of requests to bypass the 'select' screen in Kana Bento (where the player picks Hiragana / Katakana / Romaji Kanas), and go straight into a specfic game. This is mainly for schools to be able to give a link to a specific game type. A…

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When I learned Hiragana, and was helping my kids learn Hiragana, I had a major gripe. I'm used to playing online games on a mobile device – either an iPad or an iPhone – not on a desktop. As for my kids, they never use a desktop. But it was super…

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One thing that really kicked this project off was me trying to find educational Japanese language games for my kids to play on their iPads. Sadly, almost all the games I could find online were Flash. Flash was awesome in it's day, and still has it's…

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I've chosen a little bit of a weird mix of technology to build this site, and think it deserves a little explanation for fellow geeks. I'll start with the focus of the site, and move backwards from there. Phaser The driving force for this site is to…

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My oldest son, Toby, started Japanese 5 years ago. He's now almost 8. To help encourage his Japanese learning I made a Hiragana learning game, starring him, a couple of years ago. He loved it and it really helped peak his interest in Japanese. Ever…

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