Learn Japanese with Noriko

I’m Noriko 🌸, a certified Japanese teacher and the creator of the popular Learn Japanese with Noriko podcast! I'm also a certified Neurolanguage Coach 🧠. My Japanese Neurolanguage Coaching program launches in 2025—sign up for my newsletter to stay updated! And don’t miss Japanese Together, my community where learners connect, share knowledge, and dive into the fascinating world of Japanese language and culture.

Season 3-107 NetflixのOffline Love 運命の出会いを信じますか Writing Challenge 2
Apr 14, 2025 – 00:09:54
Season 3-106 あなたは今、幸せですか？Writing Challenge 1
Apr 7, 2025 – 00:10:12
Season 3-105 Noriko's Japan Journal 2025-3 倉敷の実家の近くで、最初の一週間で感じたこと
Apr 2, 2025 – 00:09:51
Season 3-104 Noriko's Japan Journal 2025-2 京都のホテルから with 特別サプライズゲスト！（音声のみ）
Mar 26, 2025 – 00:21:41
おまけのPodcast Extra! 手放したもの・手放せなかったもの(2023/12/09)
Mar 25, 2025 – 00:11:02
おまけのPodcast Extra! 写真とともに語る思い出2「Segovia」(2023/05/27)
Mar 24, 2025 – 00:08:37
おまけのPodcast Extra! 日本編2 東京(2022/12/14)
Mar 23, 2025 – 00:06:36
おまけのPodcast Extra! 健康な身体に健全な精神が宿る(2022/02/26)
Mar 22, 2025 – 00:03:50
おまけのPodcast Extra! ある朝の事件(2021/07/03)
Mar 21, 2025 – 00:04:30
おまけのPodcast Extra! 国際結婚(2021/03/27)
Mar 20, 2025 – 00:05:31
Season 3-103 Noriko's Japan Journal 2025-1 出発前 & 山口:下関・唐戸市場・湯田温泉・錦帯橋
Mar 19, 2025 – 00:14:01
Season 3-102 お化粧は身だしなみ？
Mar 5, 2025 – 00:09:47
Season 3-101 「角田光代（かくたみつよ）」のエッセイを読んでいます：旅にも年齢がある
Feb 26, 2025 – 00:11:47
Season 3-100 Noriko's Philosophy Playground 3 完全な自由は可能なのか?
Feb 19, 2025 – 00:10:12
Season 3-99 シンガポールまで来て「すきや」の牛丼を食べた話とか
Feb 12, 2025 – 00:11:34
Season 3-98 関ケ原とか関西弁とか with Yuko
Feb 5, 2025 – 00:17:19
Season 3-97 屋久島とか「年齢を脱ぐ、冒険を着る、私は私」」とか with Yasuyo さん
Jan 29, 2025 – 00:29:06
Season 3-96 FOMO（取り残されることへの不安）とシンガポール旅行の話
Jan 22, 2025 – 00:10:40
Season 3-95 Neurolanguage Coaching®とは？
Jan 15, 2025 – 00:08:51
Season 3-94 2025年、どんな自分になりたいですか？
Jan 8, 2025 – 00:10:21
Season 3-93 2025年をこれまでで最高の一年にするために、今日できる最初の一歩
Jan 3, 2025 – 00:09:44
2024 Noriko’s ホリデーカレンダーDay 7 Appreciation: Reflecting on People and Moments that Made This Year Special
Dec 24, 2024 – 00:11:41
2024 Noriko’s ホリデーカレンダーDay 6 : Your Word for 2025: Setting Intentions with a Single Word
Dec 23, 2024 – 00:11:22
2024 Noriko’s ホリデーカレンダーDay 5 : Describing an Ideal Winter Day
Dec 22, 2024 – 00:09:39
2024 Noriko’s ホリデーカレンダーDay 4 : Learning from Mistakes
Dec 21, 2024 – 00:09:33
2024 Noriko’s ホリデーカレンダーDay 3 : Sense of Achievement and Small Wins
Dec 20, 2024 – 00:08:22
2024 Noriko’s ホリデーカレンダーDay 2 : Letter to Myself Last Year
Dec 19, 2024 – 00:07:42
2024 Noriko’s ホリデーカレンダー Day 1 : Self-care and Mental Health: Avoiding Overwhelm in December
Dec 18, 2024 – 00:14:50
Season 3-92 2024年を振り返る with Mizukiさん
Dec 8, 2024 – 00:13:33
Season 3-91 Liverpoolを歩きながら、いろいろ話しています
Dec 2, 2024 – 00:13:40
Season 3-90 カナダ在住のアーティスト、ちかこさん
Nov 26, 2024 – 00:31:10
Season 3-89 2年ぶり！Comprehensible JapaneseのYukiさん
Nov 20, 2024 – 00:29:19
Season 3-88 Noriko's Philosophy Playground 2 禁断の快楽へようこそ
Nov 18, 2024 – 00:08:31
Season 3-87 秋の公園 Sefton Parkで幸せホルモンとやる気ホルモンを出す
Nov 13, 2024 – 00:09:59
Season 3-86 Never let momentum get to zero
Nov 6, 2024 – 00:08:43
Season 3-85 読書の秋 2024 September の話
Oct 30, 2024 – 00:08:50
Season 3-84 仕事でサングラス着用あり？なし？座って接客あり？なし？
Oct 23, 2024 – 00:11:32
Season 3-83 Noriko's Philosophy Playground 1 不老不死（ふろうふし）
Oct 16, 2024 – 00:08:00
Season 3-82 再就職をしてがんばっているかおりさんが素敵！ with Kaoriさん
Oct 9, 2024 – 00:16:06
Season 3-81 170人ぐらいの前で話した！Norikoの挑戦
Oct 2, 2024 – 00:12:37
Season 3-80 夏の思い出と新しい挑戦 with Yasuyoさん
Sep 25, 2024 – 00:36:45
Season 3-79 おひとりさまレベルチェック - あなたはどこまで一人で行けますか？ with Ritsuさん
Sep 18, 2024 – 00:31:43
Season 3-78 引っ越しは大変だよ！コラボ2: 4989 American LifeのUtacoさんと海外生活の四苦八苦について楽しく語る
Sep 11, 2024 – 00:27:14
Season 3-77 秋の読書チャレンジと「人生はプリンだ！」
Sep 4, 2024 – 00:10:28
Season 3-76 MBTI性格診断 - あなたはどのタイプ？16 personality types - with Sunny Side Japanese Haruka
Aug 28, 2024 – 00:17:58
Season 3-75 SwedenのLundから - 家族といえども違う人間
Aug 21, 2024 – 00:12:51
Season 3-74 外国人に人気！日本の空き家の魅力とは？Part 2 - with Mizukiさん
Aug 14, 2024 – 00:13:03
Season 3-73 老いてもなんでも始められる！늙어도 무엇이나 시작할 수 있어요.
Aug 12, 2024 – 00:07:46
Season 3-72 イギリスのかなりやばいHen Party！アレをもって歩く花嫁さん！
Aug 5, 2024 – 00:13:28
Season 3-71 完璧じゃなくてもいい！完璧主義は危ない
Jul 31, 2024 – 00:12:15

Recent Reviews

Gonebiking!

Noriko is a japanese teacher rockstar level!

Simply wonderful! Content is various and always interesting, length is perfect, speech speed just right to train for conversational level and not only that…natural transcripts with complex words/harder kanji meanings and translation listed at the bottom!! FYI - I couple this with Wanikani app for Kanji learning and it is always so exciting to see a newly learned kanji appear in her podcast as I progress.
Wp2151

Good intermediate podcast

Great for listening practice. I really appreciate the high quality of the audio and pronunciation. If I don't understand something on this podcast I know it's because of my Japanese ability!
Mary Blue Skies

Short episodes with Interesting topics

I’m taking my Japanese to a new level by listening to this entertaining podcast. Noriko San speaks in a conversational tone that is excellent for learning everyday language. ( I listen over and over and over until I master new phrases and vocabulary) highly recommended. Check out the website learnjapanesewithnoriko.com for more.
Danopy

Great for intermediate

I really like this podcast. Noriko talks clearly, not too fast, not too slow. She's very likable, very fun to listen to. There are tons of episodes, and they're short; good for a quick listerning session, or do a few if you want to study longer. And most importantly for me, SHE HAS TRANSCRIPTS! Transcripts are indispensable to me. Double check, collect vocabulary-- it's so useful. Thanks Noriko!!
Smealek

Really clear Japanese, great for

Beginner crossing over to Intermediate level. She has a lovely voice, and chooses good conversation topics. Give this a go, you won’t be disappointed.
Sputnik418

Excellent Podcast for Intermediate Japanese

I really enjoy the content and the clarity of each episode. It’s perfect for me as an intermediate learner.
小爪川獺

My Favorite Japanese Podcast

I like this podcast a lot. The topics are interesting; Noriko's speech is clear and moderately paced; and although a transcript of each episode isn't available, each episode description has a list of the more unusual words that are used. I copy and paste the list into Google Translate to and find this is often enough to help me understand most of the episode. Compared to podcasts with a similar target audience, this one stands out for how professional it sounds. Even the background music is pleasant.