Show guide
問わず語りの神田伯山 is a weekly TBS Radio program by Kanda Hakuzan, one of Japan's star kōdan storytellers — free-flowing, richly-spoken talk. It's real native Japanese; here's how to study it in Wakatta.
About the show
A weekly TBS Radio talk show hosted by Kanda Hakuzan, a celebrated performer of kōdan (traditional Japanese narrative storytelling). His talk is fast, expressive and full of colourful, sometimes old-fashioned Japanese — made for Japanese listeners (around N1), so it's advanced immersion with a real feel for spoken style.
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.
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Tap an episode to open it in Wakatta and read along with the transcript.
Common questions
What level is 問わず語りの神田伯山?
It's advanced — around N1 — real native Japanese from a professional storyteller, spoken fast and richly. In Wakatta it comes with a synced transcript and furigana, so you can read along and tap anything you miss — which makes native audio far more approachable.
About the creator
問わず語りの神田伯山 is hosted by Kanda Hakuzan, one of Japan’s foremost performers of kōdan (traditional narrative storytelling), and produced by TBS Radio.
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.
