Worried about the language barrier? Travelers who've been often say it was smaller than they feared — and that a few words of Japanese made people light up. Practice the ~20 phrases that matter, out loud, in the weeks before you go. Works fully offline.
iPhone app, launching early 2027. One email at launch, no spam. Emergency phrases + 1 scene are free forever.
The phrases returning travelers say they wish they'd learned — by scene: konbini, restaurants, trains, hotels.
Allergy & diet cards written in natural Japanese. Hand your phone to the staff. Free, always.
The few questions staff always ask ("bag?", "heat it up?", "eat in?") and the two-word answers.
| Emergency phrases (help, allergy, hospital, sorry) | Free forever |
| Your first scene, start to finish | Free |
| All 8 scenes + allergy cards | $6.99 once at launch ($9.99 after) |
| Subscription | None. Pay once, keep it. |
| Internet needed in Japan | No. Everything works offline. |