Show guide
日本語上級者のみなさん (Japanese for Advanced Learners) is Fumiko Nishimura's podcast for N1–N2 learners, walking through grammar, culture, and society. Here's how to study it in Wakatta.
About the show
Fumiko, an Osaka-based Japanese tutor, makes this for advanced learners around N1–N2 — working through specific grammar points and talking about Japanese culture and society. It's aimed right at people pushing toward the top of the JLPT: real Japanese, but built with learners in mind.
How to use it in Wakatta
In Wakatta the show is ready to play, and every episode is a tappable transcript with furigana. Tap any word for its reading and meaning, save the ones worth keeping, and review them later with the exact sentence and audio — so you actually understand what you hear instead of listening past it. (Don’t see a show you love? Search for any podcast in the app.)
What a transcript looks like
今日はお茶を淹れます。
淹れます iremasu · to brew (tea)
Every episode becomes a transcript like this — tap any word for its reading and meaning.
Recent episodes
- Japanese podcast 5-1 JLPT reading 読解問題について 日本語上級学習者のみなさんへ JLPTN1 N2 · 2026-03-18
- Japanese podcast 4-8 This year's kanji 2025日本語上級学習者のみなさんへ ภาษาญี่ปุ่นระดับสูง JLPTN1 N2 · 2025-12-14
- Japanese podcast 4-7 Listening practice :How Intonation Changes Meaning · 2025-12-03
- Japanese podcast 4-6JLPT grammar Extra Uses of くれる and もらう 日本語上級学習者のみなさんへ ภาษาญี่ปุ่นระดับสูง JLPTN1 N2 · 2025-09-26
- Japanese podcast 4-5 Is “Feminine Speech” Still Necessary? 日本語上級学習者のみなさんへ ภาษาญี่ปุ่นระดับสูง JLPTN1 N2 · 2025-08-28
- Japanese podcast 4-4：Before 8:10 or 7:50? Generational Differences in Telling Time · 2025-08-04
Tap an episode to open it in Wakatta and read along with the transcript.
Common questions
What level is 日本語上級者のみなさん?
It's advanced — around N1–N2 — made specifically for upper-level learners, with a focus on grammar and society. In Wakatta it comes with a synced transcript and furigana, so you can read along and tap anything you miss.
About the creator
Fumiko Nishimura is an Osaka-based Japanese tutor who runs this podcast for advanced (N1–N2) learners — working through grammar points and Japanese culture and society — alongside her private Osaka lesson practice.
Read along in Wakatta
Wakatta turns real Japanese podcasts into tappable transcripts — tap any word for its reading and meaning, and review what you save with the original audio.
