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Comprehensible input in Japanese

3,870 videos from 27 channels, each scored from its own subtitle track — vocabulary load and speaking pace. Filter to your level, then watch it on YouTube.

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27
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1,971 h
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1,213
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The number on each thumbnail is its difficulty score out of 100: mostly speaking pace, partly vocabulary load. How it is measured →

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LengthAnyUnder 10 min10–30 minOver 30 min
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ContentAnyMade for learnersReal-world contentScience & ideas (893)Talk shows (779)Podcasts (500)Entertainment (485)
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42/10018:435year-old SUTAN’s Challenge to Leave Parents for 10 DaysN3-N2 · ~3,000 words · mediumKimono Mom42/10037:05Overcoming Father’s Passing: Japanese Family's American Dream Struggles | Kimono MomN1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · mediumKimono Mom42/10012:24Mom's Birthday!!! Small Happiness of a Small Family Living in TokyoN2-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumKimono Mom42/10028:22AUTOあけおめ2026！ヒカキン家のお正月N1-N1+ · ~10,000 words · mediumHikakinTV42/10059:41AUTO【お金無限】クレーンゲームで緑のモノvs黄色のモノどちらが多く取れるのか兄弟対決！【ヒカキン vs セイキン】N1-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumHikakinTV43/1001:06:14AUTO能登復興支援で現地へ。1000万円寄付し、子どもたちへの給食400人分の特製カレーを作りたい【能登に笑顔を。】N1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumHikakinTV43/1001:24:06AUTO【奇跡】福袋超大量に開封したら大当たり連発N1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · mediumHikakinTV43/10024:07Dream Second House｜Living in Kyoto, JapanN2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumKimono Mom44/10039:38AUTO自宅に雪20トン降らせたらガチ終了しました【あけおめ2025】N1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · mediumHikakinTV44/10026:29AUTO【ドラマ】ヒカキンラーメン物語N2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumHikakinTV44/10051:39AUTOUUUM新オフィスやべぇぇぇぇぇ！N1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumHikakinTV45/10016:24Kimonoko Cooking | Thank you Thailand | World TourN3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumKimono Mom45/1001:13:29AUTO【旅動画】ヒカキン×はじめしゃちょーで超高級ヴィラ貸し切ってBBQ&お泊まり&語り合ったら最高すぎた！N1-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumHikakinTV45/10023:30How 19 Traditional Japanese Foods Are Made | New Year's | OSECHIN1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · mediumKimono Mom45/10010:32AUTO妻の名前を訂正させてくださいN2-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumHikakinTV45/10018:144 year-old Reaction to Reuniting with Mom | NYC | MISS YOU SO MUCHN3-N1 · ~3,000 words · mediumKimono Mom46/10014:49Reactions When Japanese Mom Gets a US MakeoverN2-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumKimono Mom46/10013:22Cooking is to know the culture | the small happiness | World TourN2-N1+ · ~6,000 words · mediumKimono Mom46/10018:26Kimono Princess Sutan | How to make Japanese HairN3-N1 · ~4,000 words · mediumKimono Mom46/10018:32Mochi Making 2023 | Sutan has grown so muchN2-N1 · ~5,000 words · mediumKimono Mom46/10021:05Kimono is My Identity | Before Going to the US!N1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · mediumKimono Mom46/10020:58How to Travel Like a Local in Japan | Kyoto | Where Tourists Aren’tN2-N1+ · ~5,000 words · mediumKimono Mom46/1009:20What We Eat Recently | How to Mealprep to Make Busy Weekdays Easier | Japanese FamilyN1-N1+ · ~8,000 words · mediumKimono Mom46/10025:03AUTOヒカキン家の日常 - 1歳の娘とラブブ開封編N1-N1+ · ~9,000 words · mediumHikakinTV

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ChannelsAnyMade for learnersReal-world content

Ranked by median difficulty, easiest first. The bar is a range, not a label — a channel typically spans a wide stretch of the scale, so one level would be false for its own hardest videos.

#ChannelLevel range (0–100)MedianTypical bandPaceVideosHours
1Speak Japanese Naturally8–5715N2-N1slow13143 h
2にほんごのじかん | Japanese Comprehensible Input7–5015N2-N1slow20172 h
3けんさんおかえり Japanese7–5019N3-N2slow14951 h
4Ninjapanese8–4419N1-N1+slow17239 h
5Bite Size Japanese21–4228N3-N2medium15655 h
6あかね的日本語教室21–4732N2-N1medium10825 h
7Miku Real Japanese18–8937N3-N1medium7016 h
8Learn Japanese with Noriko29–8847N2-N1medium22661 h
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