Japanese Listening Practice: Type the Station Names You Hear
Rail Typing’s new listening mode hides the station name: hear the Japanese announcement, type it in romaji. Three lives, combo speed-ups and its own leaderboard.
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46 postsUpdated September 26, 2026
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September 2026
2 posts
August 2026
6 posts
Sapporo Joins the Game: Three Lines That Run on Rubber Tyres
Sapporo is the game's fifth city — the Namboku, Tozai and Toho lines. Why this subway rides on rubber tyres astride a single central guide rail, why it writes さっぽろ in hiragana when JR next door writes 札幌, and which of its station names will catch your fingers out.
Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line Guide: 27 Stations, and the First Private Railway Outside Tokyo Metro
A player asked for 田園都市線 because the station names are pretty, and they were right. Here is the route from Shibuya to Chuo-rinkan, why Tama-plaza and Suzukakedai type unlike anything else in the game, and the one station whose official reading forced a change to the romaji engine.
Toranomon Hills, Zoshigaya and Five Wrong Readings: A Station Data Fix
Two players wrote in about station data that did not match the real railway. All of it checked out: five kana readings were wrong, the Hibiya Line was missing Toranomon Hills, the Fukutoshin Line was missing Zoshigaya, and the Yamatoji Line stopped short of Kamo. Here is what changed and why the readings matter.
A keyboard tester for US and Japanese layouts
Press a key and it lights up on screen. A new tool for checking every key on an Apple Magic Keyboard — and for seeing exactly which five keys a JIS board has that a US one does not.
Japanese Typing Test, Kana Drills and a Generated Romaji Table
Four new practice pages: a 30-second Japanese typing test, a kana trainer you can drill row by row, the complete romaji table generated from the typing engine, and per-kana weakness analysis of your own runs.
New Station Announcements: Hear Japanese Station Names as You Arrive
Turn on Japanese station announcements in Rail Typing and hear each station name when your train arrives—without interrupting the race.
July 2026
8 posts
Japanese IME Typing Practice: Try the New Kanji Input Mode
Practice Japanese IME typing with real Tokyo station names. Learn how the new Kanji mode gives live reading, conversion-candidate, and error feedback as your train moves.
What Is a Train Typing Game? A Beginner's Guide to Densha Typing
A train typing game turns real Japanese station names into a typing sprint—learn what densha typing is, why it builds speed, and how to play Tokyo Rail Typing.
Kana vs Romaji Keyboard: Which Japanese Input Method Should You Use?
Romaji input vs kana input explained: how each Japanese keyboard method works, the speed and learning trade-offs, who should pick which, and how to drill kana without IME kanji conversion.
Japanese Keyboard Layout Explained: How to Type Japanese on Any Computer
A learner's guide to the JIS Japanese keyboard layout, the 変換/無変換 and 半角/全角 keys, romaji vs kana input, and how to set up a Japanese IME on a normal QWERTY keyboard—no special hardware needed.
Three ways to practice Japanese typing: Romaji, Kana and Kanji
Choose the right Tokyo Rail Typing mode for your level, then progress from accessible romaji drills to authentic Japanese IME practice.
Learn Tokyo station names fast (and type them faster)
Memory tricks, kanji meanings and split-time practice to turn a wall of station names into instant recall.
Reading Japanese station names in romaji: a Hepburn cheat sheet
Kana to romaji made simple — the tricky sounds, double consonants, long vowels, and the alternate spellings the game accepts.
Practice Japanese typing with real Tokyo stations
Why real place names beat random drills — turn Tokyo Rail Typing into a structured Japanese typing trainer with a simple routine.