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Tegami
City-hall letters, for residents of Japan
Every letter from city hall, explained in plain English.
Photograph a notice from the ward office, the pension service, the tax office or immigration. Tegami tells you what it is, what you need to do, and by when, without the letter ever leaving your phone.
Coming soon to the App Store
- The problem
- Letters from Japanese government offices come in formal Japanese, with deadlines, amounts and era dates that are easy to miss.
- What we fixed
- Tegami tells you what the letter is, what to do and by when, in plain English, without the letter leaving your phone.
Letters Tegami explains
Common notices from Japanese offices, named and explained.
- Resident tax
- National Health Insurance
- Pension
- My Number
- Immigration
- Utilities
Screens will appear here when Tegami reaches the App Store.
How it works
Photograph
Take a picture of the notice, on your iPhone.
Read the explanation
What it is, what you need to do, and by when, with deadlines and amounts pulled out.
Check it yourself
See the original and the exact text that was read, next to the explanation.
What you get
What it is
Resident tax, National Health Insurance, pension, My Number, immigration and utilities, named and explained.
What to do, and by when
Deadlines and amounts pulled out, with era dates like 令和8年 converted for you.
Check it yourself
The original letter and the exact text that was read, beside the explanation.
Shared with your family
Three letters free. Then ¥1,800 a year or ¥4,500 once, shared with your family.
Nothing leaves your phone
On your iPhone
- Your letters and their photos, encrypted on the device
- Moved to a new iPhone only by your own encrypted backup
What it never has
- An account
- A server
- Analytics
Tegami has no accounts and no servers, so there is nothing to reset or recover online.
Get Tegami
Coming soon to the App Store
- Platform
- iPhone
- Price
- Three letters free, then ¥1,800 a year or ¥4,500 once
- Account
- None