Hirogaru
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Plans and prices
From Hirogaru's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Hirogaru | Free | No paid plan or pricing stated on the opened pages |
The facts
Each one read from Hirogaru's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Articles and quizzes
- Articles include some videos and a quiz at the end to check comprehension.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Audience
- The site targets hobby learners and people interested in Japan or Japanese without a specific goal such as business or study abroad.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Comments
- Users may post comments, and the site operator may hide or delete comments it considers prohibited or otherwise necessary to remove.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Community
- For each topic, users can consider three questions and read responses from other learners to encounter different cultures and perspectives.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Cookies
- Some pages use cookies to save input effort or collect page history, and the site says cookies do not obtain users’ personal information.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Kanji practice
- Kanji content builds topic-related kanji vocabulary and knowledge and lets learners practice typing kanji in Japanese.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Languages offered
- 1checked 20 Sep 2026
- Learner level
- The site says learners at JF Standard A1 or A2 can experience understanding and using Japanese.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Operator
- The Japan Foundation Japanese-Language Institute, Kansai operates the site.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Hirogaru is a website for learning about Japan and Japanese through topics that interest the learner.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security and privacy
- The Japan Foundation says it takes reasonable steps to prevent unexpected disclosure of collected information but does not fully guarantee protection against personal information leakage.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Supported environment
- The site recommends Windows 10 or later, macOS 10.15 or later, Android 8.1 or later, and iOS 13 or later, using current Edge, Chrome, or Safari.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Topics
- Learners can read or listen to information about Japan across 12 topics.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Video features
- Topic videos include subtitles, and viewers can use a Good button to share which parts they liked; the Good feature is not supported on mobile phones.checked 12 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 1972checked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
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