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Loading screen of Haru Harbor in spring: thatched houses by a calm lake, cherry trees in bloom, a tea house with a red parasol and rowing boats at the jetty

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Coming to iOS and Android

Haru Harbor

A cozy village by the water

Grow rice on terraces, fish, breed koi, serve tea and trade with friends. Nothing spoils and nobody rushes you. Come back whenever you like.

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The story

Grandmother’s house by the water

Your grandmother has left you her old house in a village by the water. The rice terraces have run wild, the tea house is closed, and the ferry has not sailed in years.

You bring the village back, one calm day at a time. Old neighbours come home, new ones arrive, and with every season the village grows a little livelier.

“Haru” means spring in Japanese, the season of new beginnings. “Harbor” brings the water into the name.

A village that waits for you

Nothing bad happens here

  • Nothing spoils

    Nothing dies, nothing spoils, and a pause is never punished. Ripe fields wait, the ferry waits at the horizon, and guests keep their seats in the tea house.

  • Twenty minutes are enough

    Play a little every day or take a week off. Harvesting, crafting and decorating even work without a connection.

  • One festival at a time

    Only one big festival runs at a time. Missed one? Its decorations come back later in the return shop.

Life in the village

What you do by the water

Around 200 goods come in short chains you understand without a manual: rice becomes flour and flour becomes mochi, tea leaves become matcha, soybeans become tofu and miso.

  • RiceGlutinous Rice FlourMochi
  • Tea LeavesMatcha
  • SoybeansTofu

  • Rice on the terraces

    Water your terraces with a water wheel and canals. Watered fields grow faster; without water nothing breaks, it just takes longer.

  • Fishing and koi

    Fish from the river jetty and the harbor pier, gather shells when the tide is out, and breed koi in your pond for new patterns.

  • The tea house

    Welcome guests, build up the tea house’s reputation and unlock new decorations for its garden.

  • The ferry

    Fill the crates of your ferry for big orders. Friends can help load it, and every crate can also be filled on your own.

  • The morning market

    Sell at your stall, search for what you need and keep a wish list. When the market is quiet, Kawa the otter buys what is left.

  • Make it yours

    Move, rotate and store everything in design mode, save layouts and fill your books of fish, koi and tea.

  • 21crops
  • 200goods
  • 24kinds of fish
  • 16koi patterns
  • 14villagers
  • 12festivals

From the game

Real pictures from the village

Captured on a phone while the game is being made. No mock-ups: what you see here is the game itself.

  • Screenshot: the village by day, with thatched and blue-tiled houses, rice terraces watered by a water wheel and a market stall by the path
    A morning in the village
  • Screenshot: ripe rice on the terraces, the water wheel beside them and the sickle ready to swipe across the fields
    Harvest with one swipe
  • Screenshot: Grandma Satō and a neighbour by the courier board, speech bubbles show the goods they would like
    Neighbours with wishes
  • Screenshot: evening by the river, lanterns glow on a wooden stage and in the windows of a house
    Lanterns in the evening
  • Screenshot: the village from above, with fields, houses, paths, the water and speech bubbles where villagers ask for goods
    The whole village from above
Screenshot: the village by day, with thatched and blue-tiled houses, rice terraces watered by a water wheel and a market stall by the path

A morning in the village Picture 1 of 5

Neighbours

The people of the village

Fourteen villagers live by the water. They stroll by with wishes, write you letters and lend a hand when nobody else can.

  • Portrait of Kawa the Otter

    Kawa the Otter

    A friendly otter merchant who buys unsold goods and offers fair deals.

  • Portrait of Fumi the Gardener

    Fumi the Gardener

    A kind gardener who helps with community requests when no player can.

  • Portrait of Grandma Satō

    Grandma Satō

    A warm-hearted grandma who knows every story the village has to tell.

  • Portrait of Kenji

    Kenji

    A hardworking rice farmer who always asks how your terraces are doing.

  • Portrait of Hana

    Hana

    A friendly neighbor who tends flowers and brings a smile wherever she goes.

  • Portrait of Haruto

    Haruto

    A calm young fisher who knows every bend of the river.

  • Portrait of Gorō the Potter

    Gorō the Potter

    A patient potter who shapes clay from the mountain into lovely bowls.

  • Portrait of Mio

    Mio

    A curious girl who loves the morning market and its little treasures.

  • Portrait of Nanami

    Nanami

    A seaside dreamer who collects shells and stories from the harbor.

  • Portrait of Old Tarō

    Old Tarō

    A retired fisherman who loves watching the boats come and go.

  • Portrait of Aiko

    Aiko

    A cheerful neighbor who loves sketching the boats along the river.

  • Portrait of Ren

    Ren

    A quiet young carpenter who admires every well-built house.

  • Portrait of Sakura

    Sakura

    A gentle teacher who adores blossoms and tidy little gardens.

  • Portrait of Yūto

    Yūto

    A lively boy who races his paper boats down the river.

The year

Twelve festivals, one at a time

The year follows the seasons of Japan, from New Year and plum blossom to cherry blossoms, lantern nights, moon viewing and the first snow.

  1. Shōgatsu New Year
  2. Setsubun and Plum Blossoms
  3. Hinamatsuri
  4. Hanami Cherry Blossoms
  5. Kodomo no Hi
  6. Rainy Season
  7. Tanabata and Summer Fireworks
  8. Obon and Bon Dance
  9. Tsukimi Moon Viewing
  10. Autumn Harvest
  11. Momiji Autumn Leaves
  12. Winter Lights

Nothing is missed for good: when a festival is over, its decorations come back later in the return shop.

Together

A village to share

Haru Harbor is played together, at your own pace. Helping always pays off, and competitions run between groups, never as a paid ranking.

  • Friends

    Visit friends, help load their ferry, light lanterns at their pier and send each other gifts.

  • Village community

    Join a community of up to 30 players for requests, chat and shared goals. If nobody can help, Fumi the gardener fills old requests.

  • A safe chat

    Chat is for players aged 13 and over, with a word filter, reporting and blocking. Younger players use ready-made messages and stickers.

Banner of the Boat Festival: colourful rowing boats at a jetty decorated with flags and lanterns

The weekly Boat Festival

Communities row against each other every week, with tasks that have no time limits. Real money buys no advantage here.

Fair by principle

The village promise

Haru Harbor is free to play. Real money buys comfort, decorations and joy, never a wall in front of your progress.

  • The same for everyone

    Every player in a country sees the same prices and the same offers.

  • No paid random boxes

    Nothing random is sold for money. The free daily lucky ticket shows its odds.

  • Confirm and undo

    Pearls are spent only after a confirmation, with a few seconds to undo.

  • Videos only if you want

    No banners and no breaks. Videos are your choice, at most six a day. If you want none at all, buy “Ad-free” once and the rewards come without a video for good.

Questions

Good to know

What is Haru Harbor?

A cozy farming and village game for iOS and Android by Mizu Studio, set in a Japanese village by the water. You bring your grandmother’s village back: grow rice, fish, breed koi, run the tea house, sail the ferry and trade with friends. Nothing spoils and a pause is never punished.

Is there a cozy farming game set in Japan?

Yes: Haru Harbor is a cozy farming and village game set in a Japanese village by the water, with rice terraces, a river, a harbor, a tea house and a ferry. The year follows the seasons of Japan with twelve festivals, from cherry blossoms to the first snow. It is coming to iOS and Android.

Is Haru Harbor free?

Yes. Haru Harbor is free to play, and every purchase is optional: pearls, a monthly season pass, decoration sets and welcome packs. There are no paid random boxes and no paywall in front of your progress.

When does Haru Harbor come out?

Haru Harbor is not out yet. It is coming to iOS and Android, worldwide at the same time. The date is not set; we will name it on this site and on our channels as soon as it is. If you like, pre-register for one email at launch.

Can I pre-register for Haru Harbor?

Yes. On haruharbor.com/notify you leave your email address and choose iPhone, Android or both. We send you one email on the day Haru Harbor is out in your store, then delete your address. No newsletter.

Is Haru Harbor like other farming games?

It has what many cozy farming games have: fields, goods in short chains, orders and a village to decorate. What sets it apart is the water and the calm: rice terraces with a water wheel, fishing, koi breeding, a tea house and a ferry instead of a truck. Nothing dies, nothing spoils and a pause is never punished.

Does Haru Harbor have ads?

Only optional reward videos that you start yourself, from level 10, at most six a day. There are no banners and no ad breaks. If you would rather have no videos at all, you can buy “Ad-free” once; after that the rewards come without a video for good.

Can I play Haru Harbor with friends?

Yes. Visit friends, help load their ferry and send each other gifts, or join a village community of up to 30 players with requests, chat and the weekly Boat Festival. Every crate can also be filled on your own.

Can I play Haru Harbor offline?

Harvesting, crafting and decorating work without a connection and are checked the next time you are online. The market, friends, the village community and purchases need the internet.

Is there a chat?

Yes, in village communities and between friends, for players aged 13 and over, with a word filter, reporting and blocking. Younger players use ready-made messages and stickers.

Which languages does it speak?

English and German. Japanese, French, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Italian and Korean are planned.

Do you use AI?

Yes, openly. Characters, portraits, icons and illustrations start with AI-assisted tools, and we choose, curate and rework them by hand. The screenshots on this site are real captures of the game.

Who makes Haru Harbor?

Mizu Studio, a small studio from Germany. More about the studio: mizustudio.dev

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Chat sticker from the game: Mio jumps for joy

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