A closer look at home life
Click or tap a house to zoom in on its entrance, garden and balcony. Tap again to return to the full street.
Neighborhood life / Focus timer
Machi — Everyday Life in Nishimachi
An ordinary street. A little story every day.
Five homes and twelve residents make up Nishimachi. Watch a pixel-art neighborhood go about school, work, shopping and everyday encounters in this browser app. The app interface is in Japanese.
Actual app screens. The app interface is in Japanese.
Follow neighborhood life
Open the residents and town records to see family life, recent events, visitor plans and memories. Select a home to learn more about the people who live there.
Sounds of the seasons
Birds, insects, rain and passing vehicles accompany the street according to the season, time and weather. Toggle ambience using the button below the scene.
A companion for work and study
Use a real-time clock, a scheduled alarm or a Pomodoro timer that alternates work and breaks. Pausing or speeding up the town does not change the clock or timer speed.
How to enjoy the town
- Open the app. Tap a house to zoom in, then tap again to return to the street.
- Use pause, normal speed or fast-forward to adjust the simulation. The help button below the scene explains the controls in Japanese.
- Choose Pomodoro, select work and break durations, then press Start.
Town progress is saved automatically in this browser. It does not transfer automatically to another device or browser. Clearing site data removes the saved records.
Alarms and Pomodoro work while the page remains open. Reloading or closing the page clears their settings. Notifications may not sound while the device sleeps. Clock chimes, alarms and timer alerts sound independently of the ambience switch.
An ordinary street. A little story every day.
Actual app screens. The app interface is in Japanese.