World Soroban Masters

Still mind.
Swift fingers.

DAIBUTSU is an online platform where daily soroban practice and real international competition live in one place. An ordinary Tuesday in your classroom can become a world stage.

14-day free trial|Full access for schools outside Japan. No card required.
“Three inches of fingertip can move the world.” — Ichi-go Ichi-e
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Track Record

This is already running.

In July 2026, DAIBUTSU powered the first WORLD ANZAN CLASSIC Online, organised by JISA. Competitors from six countries — Japan, Vietnam, the Philippines, Algeria, Poland and Indonesia — sat the same problems under the same rules, scored automatically on the server in real time.
The system that ran that championship is the same one your school uses on an ordinary weekday.

Compete in real time

Students enter a 4-digit room code from the teacher. The tension of a leaderboard moving live — in class or at home.

Train on your own

Addition, multiplication, division, flash anzan, ten-key and exam formats. Practise at your own pace, any time.

Every effort is kept

Scores, streaks and weak points are recorded. The AI Master Daibutsu gently points to the next step.

Competitions & Rooms

Hand out a code, and your
classroom becomes an arena.

The teacher opens a room; students join with four digits. Speed races, survival, team battles, marathons and one-on-one duels. Schedule ahead or repeat weekly in one click.

Speed raceSurvivalTeam battle MarathonVS duelScheduled & weekly
Room Code
7341

Four digits, and you are on the same floor as the world.

Flash Anzan

Numbers vanish in a flash —
and everyone chases them together.

Digits appear one after another; students add them in their head. The live elimination format is genuinely thrilling, with cheering and big-screen broadcast. Speed and accuracy grow while they are having fun.

Elimination formatSet digits, terms & speedGlobal flash ranking
FLASH ANZAN ARENA — everyone, at once
Solo practice × AI

After every session,
Master Daibutsu is there.

Every result is saved automatically across all disciplines. The AI reads accuracy per discipline, finds where the room to grow is, and shows the next step kindly — never scolding.

Accuracy by discipline🔥 Practice streak Badges & DAIBUTSU rankSchool & global ranking
🧘
Right now your biggest room to grow is addition, at 72% accurate. Ten minutes a day is enough — it will come. No need to rush. Let us keep going together. — a word from Master Daibutsu (AI)
🔥 27 day streak (personal best 31)
Multiply
94%
Divide
88%
Add
72%
Grading exams

Sit the real format, and see
how far the pass mark is.

Full-length timed papers in the official format, or drill one discipline at a time. Marking is automatic, results are kept per federation, with pass-rate prediction and weak-point analysis. Teachers see the whole class at a glance.

Full timed paperDecimals & currency Pass predictionAI advice
Exam Report
Predicted pass rate82%
Recent averageto the pass mark251pts / −11
Weakest disciplineAddition (currency)
Spectate & broadcast

The hall screen becomes
an esports broadcast.

HERO CAM, TOP 10, a commentary ticker, country-by-country cheering. A 100-player live leaderboard or a flash anzan elimination battle looks the part on a projector or a stream. Parents watch and cheer from their phones. A child’s name is shown only with a guardian’s consent — otherwise it is anonymised.

100-player live boardHERO CAM Commentary tickerCheer messagesConsent-based anonymity
Real-time standings

Scores turn into
a race.

Every point moves a horse down the track, so the whole room can follow the standings at a glance — who is about to win, and who is one answer away from the podium. Children and adults alike lean forward.

🐎 Race track viewLive rank changes ⏫ Almost-there zoneBuilt for big screens
Free Trial

Try everything for 14 days.

Schools outside Japan get full access for 14 days from registration — competitions, exam practice, saved results and the AI advice. No credit card to start. If it does not fit your school, simply stop.

Pricing

Nothing hidden.

For Teachers

School plan

Up to 100 studentssmall and mid-size schools$50 /mo
Over 100 studentslarge schools, multiple classes$100 /mo
Everything is included — hosting competitions, the problem bank, student management and broadcast. Start with the 14-day free trial.
For Students

Student membership

Individualno school required$10 /mo
Through a schoolyour school handles paymentAsk your teacher
All practice, competitions, saved results and AI advice are included. Individual members can register by card and cancel at any time.
Getting started

Three steps, starting today.

For teachers
Register your school

An email address and a few minutes. The 14-day trial starts immediately.

Invite your students

A QR code, a link or a printable PDF made for your school — nobody gets lost.

Open a room

Pick the problems and open the room. Your classroom is now a competition venue.

For students
Sign up

By invitation from your teacher, or on your own. Works like an app on a tablet or phone.

Practise alone

Addition, multiplication, division, flash. Your record starts from today.

Enter with 4 digits

Watch the ranking move as you answer. It is hard to forget.

FAQ

Questions

Can we try it before paying?
Yes. Schools outside Japan get 14 days of full access from registration, and no card is needed to start. You can also watch the spectator demo, or try the world-championship format itself, without registering at all.
Do we need to read Japanese?
Students do not. Every screen a student competes on — the room, the arena, the calendar and the library — is available in English, Russian, Arabic, Vietnamese, Uzbek, Malay, Kazakh, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional) and Japanese, with a language switch on the page. Being straight with you: the teacher-side admin screens are still mostly Japanese and we are translating them now. If you would like to bring your school on before that is finished, email support@daibutsu.app and we will walk you through setup personally.
Can students in different countries compete together?
Yes — that is what the platform was built for. In the first World Anzan Classic Online, students from six countries sat the same problems at the same moment, scored automatically on the server.
We are worried about children’s names being public.
Names on broadcast and spectator screens require a guardian’s consent. Without it a student appears as “Player 1”. Parents can watch and cheer safely.
Can I use it without belonging to a school?
Yes. An individual membership at $10 a month gives you solo practice, competition entry, saved results and the AI advice. Cancel any time.
Ichi-go Ichi-e

Compete with the world, fingertip first.

One problem today. Ten tomorrow. A thousand next year.