Japanese YouTube by Difficulty

YouTube channels are ranked from the Japanese subtitles of their videos. Spoken, everyday language and short videos make them a low-commitment way to get listening practice in.

10 youtube, sorted from easiest to hardest.

#TitleDifficultyCharactersYear
1inakamon Beginner 02020
2Speak Japanese Naturally - Listening Practice with furigana and English Subtitles Easy 321,5722023
3Mai no Nihongo PodcastMAIの日本語Podcast Average 478,9742025
4Zozozoゾゾゾ Average 201,9692018
5Minimalist Shibuミニマリストしぶ Average 2,496,5582017
6Yamanobori Nikkiやまのぼり日記 Average 57,0222023
7Nihongo no Jikan | Japanese Comprehensible Inputにほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input Average 1,207,1842026
8Code LyokoCODE リョーコ 日本語 Average 193,9902021
9Nakata Atsuhiko YouTube Daigaku中田敦彦のYouTube大学 - NAKATA UNIVERSITY Average 465,3912019
10I-CHAPTER FILM Hard 35,4862014