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JAPAN TRAIN & SUBWAY TYPING

Japan Rail Typing Practice

Pick a city. Type the next stop.

Follow a real rail network while typing station names and onboard announcements. Learn Japanese by moving through the city.

Start in Fukuoka
CITY DIRECTORY
Japan日本
Japan Rail Typing Practice: Fukuoka Available now, Naha–Urasoe Available now, Sendai Available now, Sapporo Available now, Tokyo Not yet open, Osaka Not yet openStart in Fukuoka

AVAILABLE CITY 01

  • 3operators
  • 8lines
  • 71unique stations
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practice modes

Type toward the next stationContinue into announcements
Available nowFukuoka is live.

Station-name routes and synchronized subway announcements are both ready.

Start in Fukuoka

HOW PRACTICE WORKS

See the line. Type the journey.

  1. 01

    Choose a city and line

    See the city network first, then choose an operator and line.

  2. 02

    Type toward the next station

    Japanese, kana, and romaji stay together while each correct character moves the train.

  3. 03

    Continue into announcements

    Verified audio stays aligned with the phrase currently being typed.

CITY DIRECTORY

Choose a city and begin the journey.

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Okinawa

Naha–Urasoe那覇・浦添

The complete Yui Rail: one operator, one real 17 km line, and every current station.

Start Yui Rail →03
Tohoku · Miyagi

Sendai仙台

The complete Namboku and Tozai subway lines: 29 unique stations, both directions, real geometry, and a source-verifiable fixed announcement core.

Start in Sendai →04
Hokkaido

Sapporo札幌

The complete Namboku, Tozai, and Toho subway lines: 46 unique stations, both directions, real geometry, and a source-verifiable fixed announcement core.

Start in Sapporo →
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Kanto

Tokyo東京

Not yet open
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Kansai

Osaka大阪

Not yet open

WHAT YOU CAN PRACTICE

Turn a rail map into a Japanese lesson.

The map, writing, reading, meaning, sound, and movement stay connected so every keystroke has context.

  1. 01

    Japanese station-name typing

    Type real station names in route order on the city map.

  2. 02

    Kanji, kana, and romaji alignment

    See the Japanese name, its kana reading, and the romaji you type in the same learning area.

  3. 03

    Next-station route progress

    Each correct character advances the train toward the target station and keeps the route visible.

  4. 04

    Onboard announcement practice

    Continue from short station names into phrase-by-phrase Japanese train announcement typing.

  5. 05

    Synchronized learning audio

    The study cue stays aligned with the phrase currently being typed.

  6. 06

    Meaning in five interface languages

    Phrase translations follow the selected English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, or Traditional Chinese interface.

WHO IT IS FOR

Useful before the platform, during study, or after a trip.

Use the same city network for reading practice, Japanese keyboard practice, transport vocabulary, and listening recall.

  1. 01

    Japanese beginners

    Keep kanji, kana, romaji, and meaning close together while learning how station names are read.

  2. 02

    Travelers and rail fans

    Become familiar with real operators, lines, station order, and common onboard language before riding.

  3. 03

    Romaji and kana typists

    Practice accurate Japanese input with visible character progress, accuracy, speed, and study time.

DATA & METHODReal rail information, prepared for learning.

We use public first-party transport materials for every playable city, then add only the reading and learning layers needed for accurate typing practice.

  1. 01

    Check the network

    Operator pages and route maps are used to review station names, line membership, order, and official romanization.

  2. 02

    Align the language

    Kana, romaji, phrase boundaries, and locale-specific translations are aligned so learners can see what each input means.

  3. 03

    Open only reviewed content

    A city becomes playable only after its route and learning data have been checked. Planned cities remain clearly unavailable.

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

About Japan train and subway typing

Clear answers about what is available, what the data means, and how this Japanese learning experience works.

01What is Japan Rail Typing Practice?

Japan Rail Typing Practice is a free browser-based Japanese exercise that places real station names and onboard announcement phrases on a city rail network. You type romaji while seeing the Japanese writing, kana reading, meaning, and route progress together.

02Which Japanese cities and rail lines can I practice now?

Fukuoka is playable with 3 operators, 8 lines, and 71 unique city stations. Naha–Urasoe includes all 19 Yui Rail stations. Sendai includes both subway lines and 29 unique stations. Sapporo includes all three municipal subway lines, 46 unique stations, and 92 directed station-to-station legs. Tokyo and Osaka remain planned.

03Can beginners use this Japanese typing game?

Yes. The learning area keeps kanji or kana, the kana reading, romaji input, and a localized translation close together, so beginners do not have to type unexplained letters.

04Does the practice include Japanese train announcements?

Yes. Fukuoka, Naha–Urasoe, Sendai, and Sapporo each include station-name and phrase-aligned announcement practice. Longer announcements are divided into manageable cues so the Japanese text, translation, typing progress, and study audio stay synchronized.

05Are the announcements official recordings?

No. Announcement wording is prepared from published first-party materials where available, but the cue audio is generated for language practice and is not an official operator recording or voice.

06Where does the railway data come from?

Fukuoka is checked against public materials from Fukuoka City Subway, JR Kyushu, and Nishitetsu. Naha–Urasoe uses operator information and current GTFS data. Sendai and Sapporo use their city transportation bureaus' materials plus Japan's National Land Numerical Information railway dataset. FlowType adds readings, typing segments, and translations for learning.

07What languages does the website support?

The interface and explanatory translations are available in English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese. The material being typed remains Japanese.

08Is this Japanese subway typing practice free?

Yes. The Japan rail hub and the current Fukuoka, Naha–Urasoe, Sendai, and Sapporo practice pages can be used in a modern web browser without installing an app.

NEXT DEPARTURE / FUKUOKA

Next stop: Fukuoka.

Choose a line and begin with a real station name. The map, reading, meaning, and sound move with you.

Start in Fukuoka
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