About OHAYO NIHONGO|1-Min Real Japanese Listening & Shadowing
1 minute of real Japanese, every morning. ☀️
OHAYO NIHONGO is a real daily diary — not a textbook, not AI. Slow, natural Japanese from a real life in Tokyo, for JLPT N5–N3 learners.
Listen once → Shadow once → Come back tomorrow.
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On the Plane, a Book Came to Life|1-Min Japanese Listening Diary (N5-N3) #305
On the Plane, a Book Came to Life|1-Min Japanese Listening Diary (N5-N3)
A 1-minute Japanese diary, read slowly and clearly. Full script on the website.
Today's story: On a plane, I watched a Japanese movie based on a book I had read, and its scenes looked exactly like the ones I had imagined.
How to use: Listen once → Shadow once → Repeat tomorrow.
Short enough to repeat. Natural enough to grow.
New episode every day.
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Question: Have you ever seen a movie that matched the book in your head?
Today's word:原作(げんさく)original work (the book a movie is based on)
Useful words:表現する(ひょうげんする)to express / to portray不思議(ふしぎ)strange / mysterious
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Keywords: Japanese listening practice, Japanese shadowing, slow Japanese podcast, 1-minute Japanese, easy Japanese podcast, natural Japanese, JLPT N5, Japanese diary
— Transcript (hiragana) —ひこうきのなかで、えいがをにほんみました。いっぽんはかんこくのこめでぃえいがで、もういっぽんはにほんのえいがです。そのにほんのえいがをみているときに、わたしはとてもふしぎなきぶんになったんです。というのも、わたしはそのえいがのげんさくのほんをよんだことがあるんですが、ほんをよんだときにあたまのなかにきざみこまれたばめんが、そのままえいがでりあるにひょうげんされていたんです。めでもじをおってよんだだけなのに、わたしがあたまのなかでかんじたものとまったくおなじえいぞうになっていたので、とてもおどろきました。ぶんしょうのちからってほんとうにすごいなとおもいましたし、ぶんしょうのもじを、えいがのせかいにそのままひょうげんしたひょうげんりょくも、すばらしいなとおもいました。えいがもどくしょも、もっともっとたのしみたいなとおもっています。みじかいので、もういちどくりかえしてきいてみてくださいね。またあした、ばいばい!
9 Nov 2026
Slow Japanese Listening Practice|Conveyor Belt Sushi and 6 More Tokyo Days (JLPT N5–N3)
Slow Japanese listening practice — conveyor belt sushi and 6 more days of a real Tokyo diary, read slowly (JLPT N5–N3).
Can you catch today's word in each day? Answer in the comments.
Week of Oct 26 – Nov 1, 2026 · Day 293–299
Read along with the books — OHAYO NIHONGO Diary Reader
All volumes: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=OHAYO+NIHONGO&rh=n%3A11811&ref=nb_sb_noss
00:00 Intro
00:04 Day 293 — Dodging Crows on My Morning Walk
01:11 Day 294 — Conveyor Belt Sushi Made by Real Chefs
02:39 Day 295 — Rehearsing My Speech at Red Lights
04:00 Day 296 — Fireworks Half-Hidden by Rain Clouds
05:06 Day 297 — Somehow, English Phone Calls Got Easy
06:18 Day 298 — A Cold North Wind on My Morning Walk
07:25 Day 299 — Our Farewell Scratch Cards Won Big!
9 Nov 2026
Packing Two Big Suitcases Wore Me Out|1-Min Japanese Listening Diary (N5-N3) #304
Packing Two Big Suitcases Wore Me Out|1-Min Japanese Listening Diary (N5-N3)
A 1-minute Japanese diary, read slowly and clearly. Full script on the website.
Today's story: Packing two big suitcases for a two-stop business trip, plus cleaning and laundry, took me over four hours and left me exhausted before I even left.
How to use: Listen once → Shadow once → Repeat tomorrow.
Short enough to repeat. Natural enough to grow.
New episode every day.
🌊 Free 7-Day Starter Pack + scripts: https://www.ohayonihongo.net/go/spotify (https://www.ohayonihongo.net/go/spotify)
Question: How long does it usually take you to pack for a trip?
Today's word:詰める(つめる)to pack / to stuff in
Useful words:出張(しゅっちょう)business trip荷物(にもつ)luggage
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Keywords: Japanese listening practice, Japanese shadowing, slow Japanese podcast, 1-minute Japanese, easy Japanese podcast, natural Japanese, JLPT N5, Japanese diary
— Transcript (hiragana) —こんかいのしゅっちょうはにかしょにいくので、すこしながめのしゅっちょうです。いくばしょにあわせて、もちものやしょるい、ふくなどをそろえてすーつけーすにつめるのが、とてもたいへんでした。にもつがおおいので、おおきいすーつけーすをにこもっていきます。このふたつのすーつけーすに、にもつをばらんすよくつめていくさぎょうがほんとうにたいへんで、つめてはとりだして、またちがうばしょにつめて、ということをなんかいもくりかえしました。そうしているうちに、あっというまにじかんがすぎてしまいました。そのあと、へやをそうじしたり、せんたくをしたり、ごみをまとめてすてたりしているうちに、なんとじゅんびだけでよじかんいじょうもかかって、しゅっぱつまえからくたくたにつかれていました。
しゅっぱつにそなえてこんやははやくねようとおもっていたのに、すっかりおそいじかんになってしまいました。
みじかいので、もういちどくりかえしてきいてみてくださいね。またあした、ばいばい!
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