The everyday app for foreigners living in Japan · 8 languages · Core features free
Find schools, track deadlines, sort out ward-office paperwork, find hospitals that speak your language, ask people who’ve been there — in your own language, in one app.
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Undergraduate, graduate, vocational and Japanese-language schools, plus cram schools. Rankings, international-student ratios, admission guidelines and application dates on one page — EJU and TOEFL requirements at a glance.
Add an application to your to-dos in one tap. The deadline fills itself in and counts down; the calendar shows everything due this month.
Pick the ward you live in to see garbage rules, the foreign-resident help desk, in-person counters, and ward-office procedures like resident registration, certificates and health insurance.
Filter by prefecture, supported language and specialty; “foreigners welcome” and language support are shown up front. Find schools, restaurants and everyday services too — on a list or a map.
Boards for undergraduate, graduate and daily-life topics. Admission breakdowns, scholarship stories, post-exam reviews — real experiences from people living in Japan.
Senpai are verified, with their school, faculty and years of study listed. Browse by undergraduate, graduate, company or student association to find people on the same path.
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Pick a stage to see what people are doing at that point.
Each item comes with a how-to guide and a document checklist, and reminds you before the deadline once it’s on your to-do list.
All core features are free and there is no paid membership. Schools, to-dos, city guides, hospitals, the community and senpai are all free. The AI assistant has a free weekly allowance that resets every Monday; if you run out, you can top up with points earned from daily check-ins, inviting friends and more. Nothing is charged automatically. Services from third parties — such as bookings with businesses in the app or hiring a gyoseishoshi (immigration paperwork specialist) — are priced by the provider.
Residence applications are currently open to invited users only. If your school or a gyoseishoshi has invited you, use the invitation link they sent. Approval is at the discretion of the Immigration Services Agency; we can’t guarantee the outcome.
Your contract is directly with the gyoseishoshi you choose. Nihom only helps with matching and communication.
Product information is available at nihom.cn. Android users can download the APK directly, or use the web app.
Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, English, Korean, Vietnamese, Nepali and Portuguese — 8 in total.
More answers in the Help Center, or email [email protected]
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