Oct.01,2025General

Please note that the "Marugoto" website will be undergoing maintenance work as described below.
During the scheduled maintenance hours, the website will be temporarily unavailable.
We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you.

【Website Maintenance Schedule】
Oct 20, 2025 (Monday) 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (JST)
Nov 17, 2025 (Monday) 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (JST)
Dec 15, 2025 (Monday) 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (JST)

Oct.01,2025General

Indonesian language (Bahasa Indonesia) has now been added as languages of explanation to the Marugoto Japanese Online Courses (A2-3, A2-4), which are part of the Japanese language learning platform "JF Japanese e-Learning Minato".

For further details on the course, see the following web pages.
Marugoto A2-3 (Katsudoo & Rikai) Self-Study Course
Marugoto A2-4 (Katsudoo & Rikai) Self-Study Course

For enrollment in the courses please see here..

Sep.02,2025For Teachers

We correct typographical errors and omissions when reprinting Marugoto.
The lists of corrections for each printing are available at Elementary 2 (A2) Katsudoo, and Elementary 2 (A2) Rikai of Resources for Teachers.
The number of printings can be found on the last page of the book.

Jun.09,2025For Teachers

We correct typographical errors and omissions when reprinting Marugoto.
The list of corrections for each printing is available at Pre-Intermediate (A2/B1) of Resources for Teachers.
The number of printings can be found on the last page of the book.

Apr.10,2025For Teachers

Indonesian version of the Teacher’s Notes for Starter (A1) Katsudoo /Rikai are now available at Resources for Teachers.

Mar.27,2025General

German version of the E-book for Starter (A1) Katsudoo/Rikai are now available for purchase on Amazon Kindle and Google Play books.
For more information, please see the SANSHUSHA website below.
German・E-book version for Starter (A1) Katsudoo
German・E-book version for Starter (A1) Rikai

Mar.17,2025Materials

Thai version of “Script and Text Translation” has been added to the Intermediate 1 (B1) section of the Teaching Materials Download page. We hope you will find it useful. 

Jan.21,2025General

Brazilian Portuguese version of the E-book for Starter (A1) Katsudoo/Rikai are now available for purchase on Amazon Kindle and Google Play books.
For more information, please see the SANSHUSHA website below.
Brazilian Portuguese・E-book version for Starter (A1) Katsudoo
Brazilian Portuguese・E-book version for Starter (A1) Rikai
＊For people living in Brazil: the Amazon Kindle version is not available on amazon.com.br, but it can be purchased on amazon.com in the US.