The Japanese Learning Platform
Built for Institutions — Not Bolted On
One annual license. Unlimited seats. Every learner covered — from N5 beginner to N1 advanced. With LMS integration, AI pronunciation training, real-time admin analytics, and the world's most complete Japanese lexicon. This is what serious Japanese programmes run on.
Trusted by forward-thinking institutions worldwide
Why Most Institutional Japanese
Programmes Are Set Up to Fail
Your current tools were designed for individual consumers. Here's what that's quietly costing your institution — in money, in faculty time, and in outcomes.
Per-Seat Pricing Is Bleeding You Dry
Industry tools charge $150–$400 per student per year. A 200-learner cohort costs $30,000–$80,000 annually — for a fraction of the content Nihoner provides at a flat institutional rate.
Zero Admin Visibility Into Student Progress
Faculty can't see what students are studying, who's falling behind, or whether your investment is working — until exam season reveals the truth. Too late, every time.
Consumer Apps Don't Integrate With Your LMS
No Canvas sync. No Moodle integration. No single sign-on. Students juggle another password. Faculty enter grades manually. IT raises a support ticket every semester.
Shallow Learning, High Drop-Off Rates
Streak-based apps teach students to game the system, not acquire Japanese. Drop-off spikes past N4. Institutions are left justifying a tool that students quietly stopped using.
There's a better way — and it starts with a zero-risk 90-day pilot.
Fix This With a Free Pilot →🎓 Join 80+ institutions already running Nihoner — pilot your programme free for 90 days
Apply for Pilot Access →90 Days. Full Platform.
Your Entire Institution.
Not a Single Dollar.
We're so confident Nihoner will transform your Japanese programme that we hand you the entire platform — every course from N5 to N1, every AI tool, full admin control — at absolutely no cost for 90 days.
Pilot access is approval-gated so we can pair every institution with a dedicated onboarding specialist. We'd rather onboard 10 institutions brilliantly than 100 poorly.
A Complete Japanese Learning Ecosystem.
Not Another Shallow App.
Every feature that makes Nihoner exceptional for individual learners — plus the institutional layer your faculty and IT team need to run a world-class programme.
Real-Time Admin Dashboard
Per-student XP, JLPT benchmark level, quiz scores, streak history, and time-on-platform — all in one panel. Export any view to CSV or pipe into your BI tool.
LTI 1.3 & SCORM — Any LMS
Canvas, Moodle, Blackboard, D2L Brightspace, Sakai — Nihoner integrates with all of them. Grades sync automatically. Students use one login. Faculty stop doing data entry.
AI Pitch Accent Trainer
The only institution-grade Japanese tool that trains and evaluates pitch accent in real time — the #1 gap in every other platform. Your graduates will sound different. Measurably.
Structured N5–N1 Curriculum
CEFR-aligned course paths from absolute beginner to JLPT N1. Assign specific modules to specific cohorts. Map outcomes to verifiable JLPT standards.
Adaptive Spaced Repetition
Smart SRS that surfaces the right vocabulary at exactly the right time. Students retain more, study less, pass JLPT at higher rates. Faculty see it in the data.
SSO & Bulk Provisioning
SAML 2.0 / OAuth SSO for seamless institutional login. CSV bulk-import for entire cohorts. Your IT team configures it once — then forgets about it.
JLPT Progress Benchmarking
Track every learner against N5–N1 standards. Identify who's at risk before exams, not after. Run targeted interventions with real data behind them.
194,000-Word Living Lexicon
The largest curated Japanese lexicon on any learning platform. Pitch patterns, readings, JLPT tags, example sentences, kanji breakdown — complete and constantly updated.
Dedicated Customer Success
Every institutional account gets a named CSM. Onboarding, quarterly reviews, faculty training, escalation support — not hidden behind an enterprise tier. Included.
Everything above is available from Day 1 of your free pilot.
Get Full Access Free for 90 Days →How Much Your Institution Saves
by Switching in Year One
Based on a real 200-learner Japanese programme. The math is straightforward — and the gap is embarrassing for per-seat competitors.
× 200 students = $36,000 /yr
✗ No LMS integration · ✗ No AI tools
× 200 students = $5,000 /yr
✓ LTI 1.3 LMS · ✓ AI Pitch Trainer
Large Campus tier: as low as $20/student/year. Savings scale with cohort size.
Unlimited Seats. One Fee.
Every Tier Starts With a Free 90-Day Pilot.
No per-seat surprises. Pick your tier by cohort size — and verify results before you commit a single dollar.
- ✓Unlimited student & faculty accounts
- ✓Full course library N5–N1
- ✓LTI 1.3 / SCORM / SSO
- ✓Admin dashboard & analytics export
- ✓Dedicated Customer Success Manager
- ✓Priority SLA & custom onboarding
- ✓Quarterly business reviews
- ✓FREE 90-day full-platform pilot
✓ No card required during pilot
- ✓Unlimited student & faculty accounts
- ✓Full course library N5–N1
- ✓LTI 1.3 / SCORM integration
- ✓Admin dashboard & analytics export
- ✓Named CSM & email + chat support
- ✓Bulk user provisioning (CSV / SSO)
- ✓FREE 90-day full-platform pilot
✓ No card required during pilot
- ✓Unlimited student & faculty accounts
- ✓Full course library N5–N1
- ✓Admin dashboard & analytics export
- ✓LTI 1.3 integration
- ✓Email support (next business day)
- ✓FREE 90-day full-platform pilot
✓ No card required during pilot
Consortium, government, or non-profit? Request a custom quote →
Four Ways to Reduce
Your Annual Investment
Stackable. Transparent. No fine print. No surprise fees at renewal.
Early-Adopter Discount
Sign before 31 August 2025 and save 15% on Year 1. Founding institutions also shape our product roadmap directly.
Multi-Year Commitment
Lock in a 2–3 year agreement and save 10% annually. Your rate is frozen — no price increases for committed partners, ever.
Partner Referral Credit
Refer another institution and both organisations receive a $1,000 renewal credit. Build the network, share the benefit.
Non-Profit & Public University Rate
Accredited non-profits and state universities qualify for an additional 10% reduction. Proof of status required at contract.
📊 Institutions that piloted Nihoner saw an average 34% improvement in JLPT pass rates in the first semester.
Get Your Institution's Results →Nihoner vs. What Most Institutions
Are Currently Using
A side-by-side look at the features that matter for serious Japanese programmes.
| Feature | Nihoner | WaniKani | Rosetta Stone Edu | Duolingo for Schools |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited-seat institutional licensing | ✓ | ✗ Per seat | ✗ Per seat | ✓ |
| LTI 1.3 / SCORM LMS integration | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Admin dashboard & per-student analytics | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | Limited |
| AI Pitch Accent Trainer | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| 194K+ word lexicon with pitch patterns | ✓ | ✗ Kanji only | ✗ | ✗ |
| Full JLPT N5–N1 curriculum | ✓ | ✗ N4/N3 only | ✗ | ✗ |
| GDPR & FERPA compliant | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free institutional pilot (full access) | ✓ 90 days | ✗ | 30 days | ✗ |
| Dedicated Customer Success Manager | ✓ Medium+ | ✗ | Enterprise | ✗ |
| Approx. cost — 200-student cohort/yr | $5,000 | $18,000+ | $28,000+ | Free (limited) |
Results That Faculty Notice.
Numbers That CFOs Respect.
"We ran the 90-day pilot across our entire Japanese Studies department — 340 students. JLPT N3 pass rates jumped 34% compared to the previous cohort. The admin dashboard alone saves our faculty 6+ hours every week."
"Our corporate Japan-readiness programme used to cost $22,000/year in per-seat licenses. We switched to Nihoner, cut costs by 45%, and employees are hitting N4 proficiency two months faster. The AI pitch trainer is a genuine differentiator."
"LTI integration with Canvas was live in under an hour. Grades sync automatically. I can see exactly where each learner is struggling before it becomes a problem. I've been waiting for a tool like this for five years."
Your institution could be the next success story.
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Let Us Prove It — Free.
Three minutes to apply. One business day to respond. Forty-eight hours to full deployment. This is how fast your Japanese programme can change — and it costs nothing to find out.
Pilot access is reviewed and approval-gated to ensure every institution receives proper onboarding and dedicated support. We never share your information.