Lessons on cards
25 lessons across the four subjects, following the chapters of the study text. One idea per card, a few minutes at a time, and a checkpoint quiz at the end.
Restaurant-sector Tokutei Ginou 2 exam prep
Study for Tokutei Ginou 2 in the minutes you have.
Minna no Tokugi (みんなの特技) is a study app for the restaurant-sector Tokutei Ginou 2 (Specified Skilled Worker No. 2) evaluation exam. Learn with short lessons, practise with questions that explain every option, and test yourself with mock exams in the real format. Stuck? Ask Toku, the AI tutor.
The questions are in Japanese, just like on exam day. Furigana and English or Vietnamese translations are there when you need them, and out of the way when you don’t.
Free to start · For iPhone · Android coming soon
Learn, practise, review — in one app.
Not sure where to start? Open Today’s set on Home. It puts together the questions due for review, your weak topics and some new material — just enough for that day.
Every option explained
Not just why the right answer is right, but why each of the others is wrong. In a three-choice exam, spotting the wrong options is what wins points.
Mock exams in the real format
The same number of questions, time limit and points as the real exam, on a screen modelled on the computer-based test: question list, review flags, calculator and notes. A practice mode lets you pause the clock.
Mistakes come back
Questions you miss return after a gap, as a different question on the same point where one exists — so you learn the idea, not the answer’s position. Plus a terms deck with quizzes.
Honest readiness
Each subject is shown against the pass line. Once you have taken enough mock exams, you see a score band — a range, with what it is based on. Never a made-up “pass chance”.
Toku, the AI tutor
Explains a question or a lesson card in English, Vietnamese or easy Japanese, starting from the one you are looking at.
Furigana, translation, read-aloud
Turn furigana on or off, tap a word for its meaning, reveal a sentence in English or Vietnamese, or listen to the Japanese. Mock exams stay exam-real, with no help.
Works offline
The study content is saved on your phone, so lessons, practice and mock exams work with no signal. You need a connection only for Toku, syncing and purchases.
Built for shift work
Set a goal of study days a week and pick reminder times for each day. Streaks count weeks, not days, so one busy shift doesn’t break them.
Stuck? Ask Toku.
When you want an explanation in your own language, or a term explained one more time, Toku answers from the question or lesson card you are looking at.
- Explains in English, Vietnamese or easy Japanese
- Shows the question or card it based the answer on, when there is one
- Free plan: 5 messages a day, about a question or a card. Paid plans: up to 50 a day, with free-form questions, “what should I study today?” and a look at why you keep missing something
Toku’s answers are written by AI and can be wrong; check anything important against official information. Using Toku needs a sign-in with Apple or Google.
Who it’s for
- You work in a Japanese restaurant on Tokutei Ginou 1 and are aiming for the level 2 exam
- You can read some Japanese, but long exam questions still feel hard
- You study in short bursts — on the train, on a break, between shifts
- You want to get used to the computer-based test before exam day
Plans and prices
Start free. When you want every lesson and every mock exam, go paid. All three paid plans unlock the same things; they differ only in length and how you pay.
Free¥0 · no time limit
- The lessons of the first subject, 衛生管理 (hygiene)
- 20 practice questions a day (review is unlimited)
- Mock exam 1, a full set in the real format
- Toku: 5 messages a day, about a question or a card
Paidthe same in all three plans
- Every lesson in every subject
- Unlimited practice, every day
- Every mock exam, including generated ones
- Toku: up to 50 messages a day, free-form questions and coaching
Exam SprintRecommended
¥2,980 / 3 months
About ¥993 a month
7 days free for new subscribers
- Renews every 3 months
- About 33% less than Monthly
Monthly
¥1,480 / month
For a short push
- Renews every month
- No free trial
Pass Pack
¥4,980 / 6 months
About ¥830 a month
- Paid once · never renews
- For anyone who’d rather not subscribe
- Prices are in Japanese yen on the Japanese App Store, tax included. In other countries and regions the store sets the price and currency, so they may differ. The price the store shows when you buy is the final price.
- Exam Sprint and Monthly renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Cancel any time on your iPhone in Settings → your name → Subscriptions.
- The App Store decides whether your Apple ID can have the free trial. Unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the trial ends, Exam Sprint is charged when it ends.
- Plans are bought inside the iPhone app. See Support and the Terms of Use for details.
Questions
Is it free?
Downloading is free, and so is the free plan: the hygiene lessons, 20 practice questions a day, mock exam 1 and 5 messages a day with Toku, with no time limit.
Do I need an account?
No. You can start straight away as a guest; your progress is kept on your phone. Sign in with Apple or Google to save it to an account and carry on from a new phone. Only Toku needs you to be signed in.
Is this an official app?
No. Minna no Tokugi is independent: it is not connected with OTAFF or any other exam body or government office. Our lessons and questions are written in our own words, citing the study text published by the Japan Foodservice Association.
Will it get me through the exam?
We can’t promise a pass, and nobody honestly can. Mock scores and score bands are a guide to help you study. The exam bodies set the content and the dates, and they can change.
Is there an Android version?
Android is coming soon. For now, Minna no Tokugi is on iPhone.
Can you help with my visa or residence status?
No. This is a study app and gives no visa, immigration or employment advice. Ask the Immigration Services Agency of Japan or a qualified professional such as a gyoseishoshi (administrative scrivener).
Purchases, cancelling and your account: see Support.
Start with ten minutes today.
Free to download. No sign-up needed to start your first lesson.
Download on the App Store
Android coming soon