Daily Quests, Streaks and Rank Titles: A Reason to Type Every Day
Three daily quests, the same for everyone. Finish a run to stamp your attendance card, keep a streak with freezes, and climb from Station Staff to President.
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46 postsUpdated September 26, 2026
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September 2026
3 posts
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.
Japanese Typing Test With Voice, Kana Chart and Romaji Search
The Japanese typing test now reads station names and train announcements aloud, and the kana trainer, romaji table, drill and keyboard tester were rebuilt.
August 2026
5 posts
The Station You Start At Is Now the First One You Type
A Yamanote lap is 31 station names now, not 30. The station you start from has become the first thing you type, so a run begins outside the ticket gate — with a pictogram figure running onto the platform at exactly your typing speed. What changed, and why every leaderboard started over.
Share Your Rail Typing Result as a Card: PNG, QR Code and More
Rail Typing’s new result share card turns your time, WPM, accuracy and route into a polished PNG. Pick a wide or tall layout, switch themes, and let friends open the same challenge from the link or QR code.
Restart a Run With One Key — and Never Set Up Twice
Two small changes to the practice loop: bind a key that restarts a run instantly from anywhere, and let every line remember the start, direction and input mode you chose last time. Neither one costs you anything if you never touch them.
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
9 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.
Live typing battles: race a friend station by station
Create a private 1v1 room, share one link and race through a Japanese railway line in real time—with live progress, rematches and spectators.
Type across Japan: 125 railway lines in one typing game
Explore 125 Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Sapporo, Hakodate, Nagoya and Fukuoka rail lines, from the Yamanote loop to the Tokaido–Sanyo Shinkansen, while improving typing speed and station-name recall.
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.
How to type faster: raise your WPM with Tokyo Rail Typing
Practical drills, warm-ups and split-time tricks to boost your typing speed while running trains across Tokyo.
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.