Geeks in Kyoto is for self-powered adult learners who want to spend time in Japan:
- You're planning a trip, or you're already there.
- You have Japanese colleagues or friends.
- You're an expat and want to go beyond transactional phrases.
Our aim is to build conversational fluency while requiring minimal effort. The material is primarily spoken, usable on your phone and on headphones, and meant to fit into your commute or exercise routine. We teach casual Japanese the way people actually speak it, with the polite 'textbook' forms reserved for service interactions and business.
If you do have a few minutes to study and a big screen, there's a Practice mode where you can read fully annotated dialogues, understand how sentences are built up, and type your own lines. The AI will helpfully correct you and reply in character. We recommend using Geeks in Kyoto together with a Kanji resource and a real human tutor.
There are no streaks, no quests, no leaderboards, no ads, and we don't sell your details. Nothing is gated by level or topic. We want you to use Geeks in Kyoto as a free learning resource, or if you want to support us buy a plan that gives you greater convenience. Enjoy and 話しかけてみよう。