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Wander a fictional Japanese neighborhood, photographing street objects to build bilingual vocabulary cards and test recall.
Released 27 Feb 2024
Photograph Street Objects
Build Bilingual Flashcards
Find Words In Town
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You explore a fictional Japanese neighborhood with a camera, discovering objects and signs while learning Japanese vocabulary through the surroundings.
Photographs become Japanese-English flashcards with audio and related words. Find Mode asks you to locate and photograph prompted items, while quizzes test vocabulary recall.
The photo album tracks collected words and marks which ones are mastered or need practice. Beginner lessons cover kana, phrases, and grammar, and text display options include romaji, kana, furigana, and kanji.
Players who enjoy the game often praise its relaxed street exploration, appealing art and music, and the way photographing objects turns vocabulary practice into a casual activity. Some find the cards and quizzes useful for learning or reinforcing basic words, while many reviews describe the experience as limited in scope and better suited as a supplement than a complete Japanese course.
Explore bright, fictional Japanese streets filled with details and interesting objects to capture with your camera. Each photograph you take will translate the name of the content into Japanese and English so you can learn with your surroundings.
A stylised, approachable 3D environment
In-game photography system
Japanese audio
Photo album to store your flash-cards
Game modes that test your memory
Beginner phrases and grammar lessons
Day/Night and weather cycle
Display romaji, kana, furigana (recommended) or kanji
A lo-fi soundtrack perfect for studying

Every photo flash-card you take will be unique to you. The idea behind this is to strengthen the relationship between a word and how you see its physical appearance. In the real world, you can then see such objects and make connections to the Japanese words you've already learned while playing Shashingo.

Your photo album is where you keep your collection of photo flash-cards. If you remember them well in Find Mode, they'll be separated into the 'mastered' tab and shown with a gold star sticker. However, if you're struggling to remember a word in Find Mode, they'll be marked with a purple exclamation mark sticker, so you know which words you need to practice more.
At the back of your photo album, there are also numerous pages of Japanese lessons designed for beginners that will teach you how to speak Japanese and use the vocabulary that you learn in Shashingo. Also included are some key words and important phrases that can help you in your future conversations.


| Platforms | Windows |
|---|---|
| Achievements | 14 |
| Age ratings |
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| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 1 listed on Steam |
| Website | Official website |
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