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Meet People in Japan. Make Real Friends.
Find Japanese people you’ll actually click with.
Check out their profiles,
interests, and age,
and connect with people
who share your hobbies and
what you’re looking for.
Talk with friends.
Use Japanese every day.
Langmate started in Japan in 2015. It’s where people who love Japan come to meet Japanese people, make friends, and just talk. No AI pretending to be a conversation partner. You’re chatting with real people. You’ll pick up the Japanese they actually use, notice little cultural differences, and get to know Japan in a way textbooks can’t really show you. And it’s not only about Japanese. There are people from all over the world, so you can meet native speakers of Korean, French, and other languages too. Still learning Japanese? No problem. Translation, corrections, and reply help are there when you need them, so you can keep the conversation going without overthinking every message.
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Connections made on Langmate
4.35M+ matches every year
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Downloads
Over 4M+ downloads
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Featured in Japanese Media
- Langmate has been featured by TBS, ABEMA, and many other media outlets in Japan.
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Users by Country/Region
- Japanese 67%
- Non-Japanese 33%
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People from 120+ countries
People from more than 120 countries are on Langmate. And it’s not just English—you can connect in many different languages.
3 reasons people choose Langmate
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Reason 01
Meet Japanese people who are curious about your language and culture.
Many Japanese people on Langmate are interested in other languages and cultures. That gives you something to talk about from the start—anime, travel, food, music, or whatever you’re both into. Even with someone new, it’s easy to get a conversation going.
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Reason 02
Real conversations. Real Japanese.
Chat with Japanese people, hear the words they actually use, see how they react, and experience the little cultural differences along the way. You’ll pick up natural Japanese that’s hard to learn from a textbook—and get better at saying what you really mean.
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Reason 03
Run by a Japanese company, with safety in mind.
Langmate is run by a Japanese company, with reporting and blocking tools to help keep the community safe. We also take action against users who break the rules. If something goes wrong, there’s a team you can reach out to—so you can focus on meeting people and enjoying the conversation.
What you can do on Langmate
Tap to explore the features!
Meet Japanese people
Find Japanese people who are open to meeting people from around the world. Start a chat, talk about everyday life or things you both like, and see where the conversation goes.
Find people you’ll click with
Looking for someone specific? Use filters like nationality, age, and gender, then check out profiles and interests to find people you’d like to talk to.
Send voice and video messages
Sometimes text isn’t enough. Send voice or video messages and make conversations feel more personal, with real voices, expressions, and reactions.
Say it in your own handwriting
Write a quick note or draw something by hand and send it as a message. It’s a simple, more personal way to say things that don’t quite fit into words.
Block or report when something feels wrong
If someone makes you uncomfortable, you can block or report them anytime. Our team reviews reports and takes action against users who break the rules, so you can focus on meeting people and enjoying the conversation.
Get started in 20 seconds
- Download the app
- Create your account
- Set up your profile
- Find Japanese people
- Start chatting
What people are saying on the App Store
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Fun
I’ve been on this app for 5 days now and it’s fun. You get to talk to many different people all over the world.
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BEST TALKING APP EVER
Best app ever you can chat with anyone you want and the people are so sweet. You get friend request within 5-10 minutes of using so I recommend you get it!:two_hearts:
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Langmate is the best
This app is so nice, you meet your match easily unlike other dating apps and sites that will stress you and at the end of the day you won’t get a single match.
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Pretty good app for culture exchange
I am glad they finally added translation functions. It’s full of friendly people and they are pretty strict about scammers, which is great!
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Meet nice people all over the world
Nice and genuine locals sharing their favourite places。 if you have good intentions, you will meet others with good intentions too
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I’ve met the most amazing users!!!
The love that I’m able to connect with everyone around the world!
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From interviews with travelers in Japan to international culture and short videos, there’s always something new to check out.
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Got questions?
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You have to be at least 18 years old to create an account and use Langmate. At Langmate we take Child Protection very seriously, and we will block access to user under the age of 18.
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Langmate is available for free in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store We offer a range of features that you can enjoy without any cost, helping you connect and engage with people from around the world.
Matching with users and chatting is free on Langmate. Langmate uses a virtual credit system called Smiles to give you access to features like Card swipe, advanced chat tools and more. Swipe right on a profile to send a Friend Request to someone, swipe left to pass. If someone accept your friend request, or if you accept a friend request from an other user, it's a match!
You can start chatting and having fun with a limited number of new friends for free. After you've used your free chats credit, you can unlock addtional chats by using Smiles, or by becoming PREMIUM. Read more about the "Start chatting" feature
Enjoy all the premium features To fully enjoy all the features of Langmate, you may need to upgrade to PREMIUM or PLUS+ Please see withing the app which plan applies to you. To see which plan applies to you, open the Langmate app > go on the My Page section > tap the My Status icon or go on Settings > My Status > Follow the steps on screen. -
Langmate is an app developed in Japan.
For more information about the app's features and functions, please visit this page.
Make friends before you travel the world!
Start meeting Japanese people today.
Don’t just study Japanese.
Use it.
Build your Japanese naturally
through real conversations with real people.