NHK for School

NHK (JAPAN BROADCASTING CORP.)

About this app

This is the official Android app to access “NHK for School”, the educational video service for schools offered by NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation).

With user-friendly UI, you can easily watch educational videos created by NHK at home or school, in various subjects including Japanese, math, science, social studies, English, physical education, music, and more.

[This app is great for...]
- Using it as a video encyclopedia for your research studies
- Getting inspiration for homework
- Fulfilling your curiosity
And much more

[Functions]
■ Search:
You can search through about 10,000 videos using any keyword. With refined search, you can select different conditions such as school years or subjects, and easily find the video you want.

■ Programs:
You can also select videos from the programs list. There are many popular programs from NHK E distributed, too.

■ Playlists:
You can make your own playlist and switch the order of the videos. You can also share your playlists with your friends and teachers.

[Caution]
When using this app on a smartphone, it can be operated in landscape mode, but the experience is more stable when used in portrait mode.
To use the app, internet connection is required. Please use in an area with good internet connection. Please not that data charges and mobile phone fees are the responsibility of the user.

Ratings and reviews

For the English only crowd, this is what kids watch in Japan. This is the educational programming in Japan. An excellent resource to study Japanese with.

I find it very useful on learning japanese language, and it is making me read faster than ever!

The NHK World app supports Chromecast. This app doesn't. Please add Chromecast support.