Yorimichi · The Yorimichi Inn
You've just inherited your late aunt's old mountain inn. Three roads meet at its door: one from the town, one from a kingdom of knights and merchants, and one from a land where it is always night. Every guest brings a mystery, and your aunt left a letter for each one.
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Yorimichi is a cozy mystery visual novel written entirely in beginner Japanese, at the level of the JLPT N5. You learn by playing: listening to guests, catching what doesn't match in their stories, and haggling with the phrases you've picked up.
Eight cases at the inn, about ten minutes an episode, with over 2,500 lines voiced in Japanese.
Furigana above every kanji, on or off. English off, as key words with their readings, or as the whole line.
About 1,100 words, a few new ones each episode, used inside the story rather than in lists.
Rain on the roof, tea, futons, and a black cat who thinks he runs the place.