Show guide
Learn Japanese with Noriko is a warm, clear listen that eases you into real intermediate Japanese. Here’s what it is and how to turn it into study in Wakatta.
About the show
Noriko speaks in friendly, clear Japanese with topics chosen for learners — approachable, but genuinely intermediate (around N3, reaching higher in later seasons). Her steady, unhurried delivery makes it one of the smoothest ways to move from beginner shows into natural Japanese.
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
- Season 3-155 子どもの頃の夢と今の私｜日本の小学生の将来の夢ランキング · 2026-07-08
- Season 3-154 世界はあなたの庭｜旅が教えてくれた新しい視点 with Yasuyo · 2026-07-01
- Coffee Break with Noriko - Real Talk & Daily Thoughts 9 · 2026-06-24
- Season 3-153 I Bought 13 Japanese Books 53歳の誕生日に日本の本を爆買い · 2026-06-10
- Season 3-152 小説『こころ』が難しすぎた（Book Talk with Yuko 10) · 2026-06-03
- Season 3-151 Noriko’s Philosophy Playground 9 - How Do You Talk About Death in Japanese? - 日本語で「死」をどう語る？ · 2026-05-27
Tap an episode to open it in Wakatta and read along with the transcript.
Common questions
What level is Learn Japanese with Noriko?
It’s intermediate — around N3, with later seasons reaching higher. Noriko’s clear, friendly delivery makes it a good bridge from beginner podcasts. In Wakatta it comes with a synced transcript and furigana, so you can read along and tap anything you miss.
About the creator
Noriko is a certified Japanese teacher and Neurolanguage Coach based in Northern Ireland who has run this podcast since 2020 and founded the paid "Japanese Together" learning community.
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.
