20 Best Japan Culture Podcasts

1. Why Why Japan!?

Japan
This podcast introduces fun facts about Japan, its history, and its culture. Each time we'll invite an interesting guest to relax, chat, and have a lot of fun!
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Play⋅ 2K⋅ 877 ⋅4 episodes / year ⋅ Avg Length 31 min Get Email Contact

2. Karlene's Anime Corner

Join Karlene, the head of the teen anime club at the Main Branch Library in St. Augustine, FL, as she reviews anime series and movies, talks a bit about Japanese culture and history, and shares her opinion on all things anime.
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Play⋅ 8K ⋅1 episode / month ⋅ Avg Length 40 min Get Email Contact

3. Japan Eats!

Bushwick, New York, US
Everyone loves Japanese food, but if you really want to understand it you should listen to Japan Eats. Each week, New York-based food writer Akiko Katayama and her guests dive in-depth into a specific Japanese dish, drink, or aspect of Japanese food culture.
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Play⋅ 11.1K⋅ 13.3K ⋅1 episode / week ⋅ Avg Length 52 min ⋅ May 2015 Get Email Contact

4. Japan Station | A Podcast About Japan

Every episode host Tony Vega is joined by a guest to talk about all aspects of Japan, including the Japanese language, history, Japanese pop culture, food, anime, manga, movies, music, comedy, the impact of Japanese culture around the world, underground social movements, social issues in Japan, and much more.
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Play⋅ 1.8K⋅ 501 ⋅1 episode / month ⋅ Avg Length 51 min Get Email Contact

5. Small Talk Japan

This is a weekly English podcast about all things Japan and Kagoshima! If you want to learn English or about Japanese culture, news life, and other fun things, give us a listen.
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Play⋅ 186 ⋅1 episode / week ⋅ Avg Length 50 min ⋅ Jun 2020 Get Email Contact

6. Now and Zen Japan

Insightful conversations with Japan experts focused on business and culture, with stories of success & failure and lessons learned. Entertaining and educational, discover first-hand what it's like to live, work, and experience the most fascinating country in the world. Direct from Tokyo, this is the Now and Zen Podcast!
nowandzen.jp/episodes
Play 4 episodes / quarter ⋅ Avg Length 43 min Get Email Contact

7. Arama! Japan

A podcast covering Japanese pop culture, including music, celebrities, video games, dramas, anime, and everything else in between.
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Play⋅ 51.3K⋅ 2 ⋅1 episode / week ⋅ Avg Length 103 min ⋅ Dec 2019 Get Email Contact

8. Sailor Noob

Sailor Noob is the podcast where a Sailor Moon superfan and a total noob go episode by episode through the original Sailor Moon series! Each week on Sailor Noob hosts Mikanhana and Ka1iban talk about the heroic exploits of the Sailor Senshi, as well as the aspects of Japanese culture, clothing, and food seen in the series. Mikanhana is a Japanese language student who lived in Japan for a time; Ka1iban has never seen a single frame of the show.
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Play⋅ 2.4K⋅ 203 ⋅1 episode / week ⋅ Avg Length 88 min ⋅ Nov 2019 Get Email Contact

9. The Miku Real Japanese Podcast

Japan
Do you want to practice listening to Japanese the way we really speak it? Are you finding it difficult to communicate in Japanese even though you study hard? This podcast is to help you to have natural conversations in Japanese and share Japanese culture with the world!! I would like to create connections in the world and connect with Japanese language learners wherever they are. Welcome to the Miku Real Japanese family!
Also in Japanese Learning Podcasts
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Play⋅ 4.3K ⋅1 episode / week ⋅ Avg Length 22 min ⋅ Mar 2021 Get Email Contact

10. Chatty AF

Exploring Japanese pop culture through a feminist lens. Featuring commentary, discussions, and reviews of anime, manga, and beyond.
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Play⋅ 1.6K⋅ 9.9K ⋅1 episode / month ⋅ Avg Length 64 min ⋅ Feb 2017 Get Email Contact

11. Kyotopia Podcast

Kytoto, Japan
Experience the language, culture, music, and events of Kyoto Japan. The 'Kyotopia Podcast' is a bilingual podcast for intermediate/advanced students of the Japanese language and for anyone interested in learning about life in Japan, with a specific focus on the old capitol.
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Play⋅ 106 ⋅2 episodes / month ⋅ Avg Length 33 min Get Email Contact

12. Japan Landscape Podcast

Japan is a country with stunning natural beauty. Unfortunately, this beauty often gets overshadowed by Japan's amazing cultural heritage, history, and culinary feats. Join me as I plan and trek my way through the landscapes of Japan, share insights on each area, and talk about some of the difficulties I encounter along the way.
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13. Japan Explained

In this podcast, I will try to explain the most misunderstood aspects of Japanese culture and introduce you to things, events, and personalities important to understand this country. I'll tell you about samurai in leather boots, eco-friendly supernatural beings, and us, westerners, bringing weapons to help establish peace and treaties that set the revolution.
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Play 2 episodes / quarter ⋅ Avg Length 27 min ⋅ May 2020 Get Email Contact

14. The Metro Classic Japanese Podcast

The Metro-classic Japanese is your perfect guide to learning about Japanese culture. Kyota Ko, the writer of the blog 'The Metro-classic Japanese' explains Japan and Japanese culture from perspectives of history, geography, food, art, business, politics, philosophy and entertainment, always with a dab of humor.
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Play⋅ 8.8K ⋅ Nov 2019 Get Email Contact

15. Hibana | The Japan Travel, Life & Culture Guide

Wauseon, Ohio, US
This podcast is dedicated to sparking your interest in all things related to Japan! Join us!, as we discuss travel, culture, language, daily life, history, work, cuisine, and many other aspects of Japan. Come interact with us!, as we share our personal experiences, opinions & advice for all travel and life within Japan. Let's discover new things together!, as we interview Japanese friends, business owners, and many others to explore their stories, advice & experiences relating to Japan.
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Play⋅ 68 ⋅3 episodes / year ⋅ Avg Length 51 min ⋅ Sep 2020 Get Email Contact

16. Japan Unboxed

Welcome to Japan Unboxed where you can find all related to Japan, its culture, and lives. We help you get the real feelings of Japan without having to leave your room.
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17. KoreKara Podcast: An Inside Look Into Japan

US
KoreKara is a highly anticipated podcast about Japanese culture and living in Japan. Join Eric and Raza as we go deep into topics such as learning Japanese, Japanese media, Japanese food, and a lot more. Come listen to our experiences as well as those of Japanese people and Foreigners living in Japan. New episodes every Wednesday.
anchor.fm/korepoddo
Play⋅ 24⋅ 733 ⋅5 episodes / quarter ⋅ Avg Length 28 min ⋅ Jun 2020 Get Email Contact

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