Learning apps for kids growing up in Japan 🌱

Manabi no Mori (まなびのもり, "Forest of Learning") is a subscription website with 110+ learning apps for children aged 3–12, built around Japan's official elementary-school curriculum — hiragana, katakana, kanji, arithmetic, clocks, science, social studies and more. This page is a complete guide in English for parents who are more comfortable in English than Japanese.

Why English-speaking parents use it

If your child attends (or will attend) a Japanese school, the hardest part for many international families is supporting homework in Japanese. Manabi no Mori follows the same curriculum order as Japanese elementary schools (MEXT courses of study), so your child can practice exactly what their class is doing — hiragana and kanji writing, 九九 (multiplication tables), telling time, and more — without you needing to read Japanese textbooks.

The apps themselves are in Japanese (that's the point — kids learn the language of their school), but they are designed so small children can use them alone: big buttons, voice narration, and gentle, encouraging feedback. Mistakes are never punished — no buzzers, no red X marks.

How to sign up (5 minutes)

1. Open the Members page (アカウント).
2. Enter your email address in the box and press the green button（ログインリンクを送る = "send login link"）.
3. Open the email from Manabi no Mori and tap the link — you're logged in. No password to remember.
4. Press 「7日間 無料ではじめる」 ("Start 7 days free"; if you have subscribed before, the button says 「月額500円で再開する」, "Restart for ¥500/month"). You'll be taken to a secure Stripe checkout page (Stripe supports English — check the language selector on that page).
5. Done! All apps are unlocked. The first 7 days are free.

How your child uses it

1. Open the Apps page (アプリ一覧) — every app is one tap away.
2. At the top, add a profile for each child（＋ こどもを ついか = "add a child"）— just a nickname, an animal icon and a grade. No personal data is stored.
3. Each day the site suggests a 3-app daily mission（きょうのミッション）. Completing it grows the child's Learning Tree（まなびの木）— a big motivator.
4. The Learning Map (がくしゅうマップ) organizes all apps by grade and subject, in the same order as school.

Key pages (cheat sheet)

Printable worksheets (PDF)

The print generator creates worksheets you can print at home or hand to a school, tutor or juku: addition/subtraction/multiplication drills, hiragana & katakana tracing sheets (in あいうえお order too), number practice for preschoolers, clock reading, and word problems. Each sheet has name/date/score fields and a QR code that links back to the matching app. You are welcome to print and share them freely at home, school or juku (please don't modify or sell them).

Billing, cancellation & refunds

For parents too (Adult Area)

Your subscription includes the Adult Area: practical Business English, an AI literacy / G-test prep course, and liberal-arts reading courses (Japanese history, geography, politics — in Japanese, great reading practice if you're learning). When a parent studies, the child's page lights up with "Mom/Dad studied today too!" — study together, grow together.

Legal

Operator: Kazuki Tsurumi ・ Commercial disclosure (特定商取引法に基づく表記) ・ Terms of Service ・ Privacy Policy (Japanese). Prices include tax. Subscription renews monthly until cancelled; cancel anytime via the Stripe customer portal.