Free online games, no downloadひまつぶし横丁tom3games: Weird Japanese Life Games

One shopkeeper, Tomo, runs this little alley of silly games.

No sign-up, no app, no cost. Each stall below is a short browser game set in a very Japanese, very awkward everyday moment. Most rounds take a few minutes.

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名物の二軒House specials

An office worker turning red while holding in a fart in a crowded elevator, other passengers shouting that it stinks. Elevator Fart gameplay

Elevator FartLet it out under the elevator chime. Don't get caught.

A cook in white hanging from a wire, carrying a ramen box to a customer waiting at an office window. Sky Delivery gameplay

Sky Delivery: Chuzuri-kenSwing ramen across the city to a window

新しく開いた屋台Just opened

A hexagonal fortune box at a shrine at dusk, next to a vertical paper slip reading bad luck. Love Fortune Rush

Love Fortune Rush45 seconds at a shrine. Pull at the glow for great luck.

An old compatibility machine with vacuum tubes catching fire and printing a 120 percent result. The Broken Love Meter

The Broken Love MeterKeep a dying compatibility machine running for two names

A red string winding through a crowd and ending at a vending machine. Follow the Red String

Follow the Red StringTrace the red string of fate to whoever is at the end

A pile of gold coins above flowing lava in an underground room, a mustached hero cowering below. Pull the Pin gameplay

Pull the Pin! Hero and GoldPull pins in the right order. 30 levels.

An office worker in a suit swinging on a wire over the city while a burning meteor falls. Commute Through the Meteors gameplay

Commute Through the MeteorsDodge meteors by wire and reach the office by 9:00

A defender on a wire slamming into a glowing UFO above a burned city at night. Take Down the UFOs gameplay

Ruined City: Take Down the UFOsSwing through a burned city and ram the UFOs

A singer gripping a microphone as the Earth cracks apart, with a newspaper extra reading the Earth is destroyed. Vacant Lot Recital result

Vacant Lot RecitalSing into the mic for five seconds. Worse is louder.

A teacher in an orange suit and sunglasses insisting he was meditating while reporters gasp. The 3-Minute Sleeper

The 3-Minute SleeperNap when nobody is looking. Caught? It was meditation.

がまん小路Hold-It-In Lane

A child letting out a huge sneeze in a library while everyone turns around. Hold That Sneeze gameplay

Hold That SneezeSneeze under the train and the thunder, not in silence

A student's stomach glowing red and growling in a silent exam hall. Tummy Rumble Exam gameplay

Tummy Rumble ExamCover the stomach growl with a cough or a chair

A dentist and an assistant in masks looking down at you in the dental chair. Mouth Open, I Agreed

Mouth Open, I AgreedAnswer the dentist's small talk with your mouth wide open

A grandmother piling fried chicken onto plates in a tatami room while a full child lies on the floor. Grandma's Endless Refills gameplay

Grandma's Endless RefillsSlip your food to the dog while Grandma turns away

Hands gripping a handheld console under a futon at 2 a.m., a mother peeking through the door. Midnight Gamer gameplay

Midnight GamerGame under the covers. Footsteps? Play dead.

A bedroom door with the knob rattling as Mom calls that dinner is ready. Keep Mom Out gameplay

Keep Mom OutRead the doorknob and the shadow, not her words

Relatives around a kotatsu table on New Year's Eve arguing over who farted. Fart Wolf gameplay

Fart WolfNew Year's Eve at the kotatsu. Blame your uncle.

A child sneaking past the sleeping family to the fridge at night. Midnight Pudding gameplay

Midnight PuddingMove only while the snoring is loud

恋占い小路Love and Fortune Lane

A chat left on read and a thumb about to like a ten-year-old photo. Left on Read

Left on Read2 a.m. Stop your thumb until morning.

Three photos of possible partners: a bookworm, a body pillow and a glamorous beauty. 30 Days of Self-Improvement

30 Days of Self-ImprovementHow you train decides who knocks on your door

ワイヤー通りWire Street

A rescuer swinging toward a person falling from a high-rise balcony. Sky Catch gameplay

Sky CatchCatch people falling off balconies in midair

Two people swinging over a tree-lined avenue, grabbing for the towel at each other's waist. Sky Tail Tag gameplay

Sky Tail TagSwing and snatch the towel tails off rivals

A person swinging away from a tidal wave of magma rising behind the city. The Floor Is Magma gameplay

The Floor Is MagmaNever touch the ground. Outswing the lava wave.

Colorful balloons floating between buildings as the hero swings closer. Sky Balloon Pop gameplay

Sky Balloon PopPop balloons and escape the three balloon sellers

A person flying high on a wrist wire above a wide canal-side road, escaping a police car. Wire Escape gameplay

Wire EscapeOutrun police cars across a canal city for three minutes

職場体験通りOne-Day Job Street

A part-timer carrying many beer mugs on a unicycle down a red-lantern izakaya aisle. One-Day Job: Izakaya gameplay

One-Day Job: IzakayaCarry draft beer on a unicycle. Orders are said once.

A flag-holding guard at a one-lane roadwork site, a delivery truck and a yellow car facing off. One-Day Job: Traffic Guard gameplay

One-Day Job: Traffic GuardStop and wave traffic with a single flag

A festival stall seller twirling a Turkish ice cream cone away from an angry customer. One-Day Job: Turkish Ice Cream gameplay

One-Day Job: Turkish Ice CreamTease customers with the cone. Too much and they cry.

A guest waving at a host club table after her ex walks in, a champagne glass in front. Host for One Night gameplay

Host for One NightRead your guest and work up to a champagne call

知恵の路地Thinking Alley

A treasure chest hanging over a stone tower with a cutting line, the hero waiting below. Cut the Rope puzzle

Cut the Rope! Hero and TreasureCut in the right order to land the chest. 30 levels.

A dark izakaya after closing time with an anomaly tag on an out-of-place item. Closed Izakaya Anomalies gameplay

Closed Izakaya AnomaliesPatrol after closing and report what does not belong

A customer in a foil hat handing over a handwritten ID at a late-night convenience store counter. Age Check gameplay

Age CheckGuess customers' ages at a late-night convenience store

A wedding table with the couple's photo, a thank-you card and a blank speech script. Best Friend's Wedding Speech

Best Friend's Wedding SpeechThe script is blank. Read the room, pick the next line.

逃げ足通りRun-For-It Street

A view from the platform pushing into a packed train door. Rush Hour Train gameplay

Rush Hour Train30 seconds to departure. Push, grab, squeeze in.

An owner who slipped on a banana peel being dragged by a huge dog down the sidewalk. Walking the Big Dog gameplay

Walking the Big DogGet walked by a huge dog. Bow when you crash.

A sweating mosquito fleeing a dad with a fly swatter and a mom with bug spray. Summer Night Mosquito

Summer Night MosquitoBe the mosquito and dodge the family's swats

A tiny hero chased by a robot vacuum, a striped cat and a mother with a vacuum cleaner. Tiny Escape gameplay

Tiny EscapeTwo centimeters tall. Run from the robot vacuum and the cat.

A mother in an apron stomping in a tatami room toward a tiny hero holding a toothpick. Tiny vs Mom gameplay

Tiny vs MomTake on your mom with one toothpick

A police car turning at an intersection after the getaway car, seen from above. Break the Route gameplay

Break the RouteCops versus robbers car chase. Smash the fences.

すぐ終わる屋台Quick Bites Stalls

Approval documents on a conveyor belt and a hand about to stamp a cat by mistake. Stamp Hell gameplay

Stamp HellStamp every document on the belt. Not the cat.

A boss talking in a meeting room while a sleepy employee pretends to listen. Nod Master gameplay

Nod MasterPretend to listen to your boss's endless talk

Two golf balls near the cup, yours and your boss's, and his worried face. Lose-on-Purpose Golf gameplay

Lose-on-Purpose GolfLose to the boss by just a little

Eight takoyaki on a festival stall griddle and a man angry about the burned one. Takoyaki Spin gameplay

Takoyaki SpinFlip each ball the moment it turns golden

Hot water from a noodle strainer splashing customers at a ramen counter. Noodle Drain Master gameplay

Noodle Drain MasterShake the water off. Too hard and it hits customers.

A cat face drawn in mayonnaise on an okonomiyaki at a street stall. Okonomiyaki Mayo Artist gameplay

Okonomiyaki Mayo ArtistDraw the order in mayonnaise

Colorful sushi plates stacked nearly to the ceiling at a conveyor belt counter, a staff member panicking. Sushi Plate Tower gameplay

Sushi Plate TowerStack your plates to the ceiling. Ignore the bill.

A reusable bag packed with a watermelon and bottles while the next customer waits. Bag It Up gameplay

Bag It UpEggs crack at the bottom. The line behind you sighs.

An exploded bedhead in front of the mirror with a cat sitting on top. Bedhead Rush gameplay

Bedhead RushFix the exploded bedhead before your train

A person in purple sprinting down a messy hallway toward the front door. Don't Leave, Delivery Guy gameplay

Don't Leave, Delivery GuyThe doorbell rang. Run to the door through the mess.

Passengers standing in front of train seats and someone cutting in. Seat Hunter gameplay

Seat HunterSpot who gets off next and stand in front

A boss glaring through the gap of closing elevator doors. Hold the Door gameplay

Hold the Door?Someone is running for it. Let them in or not?

A salaryman nearly lifted off the ground with his umbrella in a night storm. Typhoon Umbrella gameplay

Typhoon UmbrellaAngle the umbrella into the wind and reach the station

A calico cat making a funny face in a camera viewfinder next to a lounging cat. Cat Photographer gameplay

Cat PhotographerFive frames to catch the cutest moment

A painted mannequin on a runway, tomatoes flying from the crowd, a harsh judge. Paint the Runway gameplay

Paint the RunwayPaint an outfit and walk it. Low scores get tomatoes.

Two contestants at buzzer desks on a spotlit stage. College Quiz King gameplay

College Quiz KingEnter a college name and the buzzer quiz runs itself