KamiSnap

Got a scary letter from the city office? Snap it. KamiSnap tells you what it means, what to do, and when — in plain English.

You got an official letter from the city office. It looks urgent. You have no idea what it says — and that's exactly why KamiSnap exists.

KamiSnap is the paperwork companion for anyone living in Japan without native Japanese reading skills. Point your camera at any official document — resident tax slips, pension notices, city hall letters, utility bills, insurance forms, immigration paperwork — and in seconds you'll know exactly what it is, what it's asking, and what happens if you ignore it.

Powered by AI and on-device OCR, KamiSnap automatically detects the document type and surfaces the fields that actually matter: who sent it, what you owe or need to do, and the deadline you cannot miss. No hunting through kanji. No panic-googling. Just a plain-English explanation written for real life.

The camera is built for paperwork. On-device edge detection and automatic perspective correction turn a handheld snapshot into a clean, readable scan — even for A4 government forms. Prefer to work from an existing image? Import directly from your Photos library, or use the Share Extension to send images into KamiSnap straight from Photos, Mail, or Safari.

When the explanation raises more questions, ask them. KamiSnap's built-in Q&A chat lets you ask anything about the document you just scanned — 'Do I need to pay this in person?', 'What is a pension exemption?' — and get a grounded, direct answer based on the actual document in front of you. Furigana hints on key Japanese terms help you build familiarity over time.

Never miss another deadline. One tap adds any date from a scanned document straight to Apple Calendar or Reminders. Every scan is saved to a searchable archive with urgency tags and the original photo, so you can find that water bill from three months ago in seconds.

KamiSnap is free to try with a set of weekly scans. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited scanning, full archive access, and everything you need to stay on top of life admin in Japan.

Life in Japan is rewarding. The paperwork shouldn't be the hard part. Download KamiSnap and turn any Japanese document from a source of dread into a clear, confident action plan — in seconds.

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