Show guide
Slow Japanese is a clear, deliberately slow listen from certified teacher Akari (Mochifika) — made so even beginners can follow. Here’s how to study with it in Wakatta.
About the show
Akari, a certified Japanese teacher, speaks slowly and clearly on everyday topics for beginner to lower-intermediate learners (roughly N5, reaching higher). The unhurried pace makes real Japanese followable early on, and it’s a comfortable bridge toward faster shows.
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
- Episode #162 - Are Japanese toilets really amazing...? · 2026-07-06
- Episode #161 - Japanese unspoken rule · 2026-06-29
- Episode #160 - How to choose good restaurants? · 2026-06-22
- Episode #159 - Are there also "Karen" in Japan? · 2026-06-15
- Episode #158 - Japanese birthday culture · 2026-06-08
- Episode #157 - Japanese horror films · 2026-06-01
Tap an episode to open it in Wakatta and read along with the transcript.
Common questions
What level is Slow Japanese?
It’s beginner to lower-intermediate — around N5 and up. Akari keeps the pace slow and clear on purpose. In Wakatta it comes with a synced transcript and furigana, so you can read along and tap anything you miss.
About the creator
Slow Japanese was launched in 2021 by Akari Piotrowski, a certified Japanese teacher and founder of Mochifika — under which she also runs a Japanese Speaking Club, online courses, and one-on-one lessons.
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.
