Show guide
AmaoJapan is easy Japanese about the real Japan — the parts you won’t find on TV — from a host who makes it for people learning the language. Here’s how to study it in Wakatta.
About the show
Amao speaks in easy Japanese about everyday Japanese life and culture, the real side you can’t get from TV, magazines, or the internet — made for people who love Japan and are studying the language (around N5). Interesting topics keep you listening while the language stays approachable.
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
- 77.「パンチ」のサル山に侵入で2人逮捕/Two men arrested for entering “Punch” monkey area . · 2026-05-19
- 76.外国人犯罪が増えている？それ、本当ですか？/Safe Japan? Rethinking the Foreign Crime Narrative · 2026-02-19
- 75. 2026年の訪日観光客は？Forecast for inbound tourists to Japan in 2026 · 2026-01-11
- 74.大好きなミュージシャンのライブであれだけはやめてほしい/I really wish they'd stop doing that at my favorite musician's live shows · 2025-11-27
- 73.中国人による日本への渡航自粛/Chinese citizens refraining from traveling to Japan · 2025-11-25
- 72.外国人観光客が日本で意外なこと5つ/Five Surprising Things About Japan That Foreign Tourists Ask About · 2025-11-25
Tap an episode to open it in Wakatta and read along with the transcript.
Common questions
Is AmaoJapan good for beginners?
Yes — it’s easy Japanese (around N5) made for learners, on real everyday-Japan topics. In Wakatta it comes with a synced transcript and furigana, so you can read along and tap anything you don’t catch.
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.
