# Nihongo con Teppei > Nihongo con Teppei offers free beginner Japanese audio and member AI transcript archives through Patreon. See who it suits and what transcript access includes. Canonical: https://studyjapanese101.com/resources/nihongo-con-teppei Last updated: 2026-09-14 A free beginner podcast for daily listening, with AI transcript archives available to Patreon members. Useful for ear time alongside a course. Published: 2026-08-14 5 min read beginner · free · easy · Listening · Podcast, Web [Visit Nihongo con Teppei](https://studyjapanese101.com/go/teppei) ## Key facts | Fact | Details | | --- | --- | | Best for | Beginners who want spoken Japanese every day | | Avoid if | You need a public transcript attached to each episode | | Pricing | Free | | Platform | Podcast, Web | | Ease of use | easy | ## Pros - Beginners who want spoken Japanese every day - Commuters who will actually press play - Learners who can tolerate incomplete understanding ## Cons - You need a public transcript attached to each episode - You want JLPT item practice - Podcasts never get finished in your life Nihongo con Teppei is a free podcast of spoken Japanese aimed at beginners. Episodes are short on purpose. The job is ear time, not a syllabus. ## Who it fits It fits people who will play an episode while walking or commuting, and who can live with not catching every word. ## Are transcripts available? Yes, through Teppei's Patreon rather than as a public transcript attached to every episode. His 1 Oct 2023 Patreon post offers members AI-generated transcript archives for the Beginner, Z, original, Noriko and Teppei, and several other feeds. Because these are AI transcripts, use them to find your place and check a phrase, not as an error-free reference. Start with the [public podcast site](https://nihongoconteppei.com/) for audio. If transcript access matters, check the current membership terms on Teppei's [official transcript post](https://www.patreon.com/nihongoconteppei/posts/ai-transcripts-90158421) before joining. The post confirms archives for named feeds, not a transcript guarantee for every current episode. ## Limits It is not a grammar reference and it is not a pronunciation lab. If you want official numbered audio lessons, try [NHK World Easy Japanese](https://studyjapanese101.com/resources/nhk-world-easy-japanese). Keep [NHK News Web Easy](https://studyjapanese101.com/resources/nhk-news-web-easy) if you want text plus audio. ## Sources checked Product details can change. Evidence pages and their individual check dates appear below. Profile reviewed 2026-09-14. - [Nihongo con Teppei](https://nihongoconteppei.com/) - official product · checked 2026-09-14 · Official product page used for the public description, platform, and current offering. - [AI transcripts are now available on my Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/nihongoconteppei/posts/ai-transcripts-90158421) - official product · checked 2026-09-14 · Creator post dated 1 Oct 2023 offering members AI-generated transcript archives for several Nihongo con Teppei feeds. ## Alternative tools - [Activate Your Japanese!](https://studyjapanese101.com/resources/activate-your-japanese) - Japan Foundation and NHK video material about communication strategies and everyday life. - [Akane Japanese Class](https://studyjapanese101.com/resources/akane-japanese-class) - All-Japanese teacher videos and a podcast on daily life, with transcripts on the site. - [Ask Japanese](https://studyjapanese101.com/resources/ask-japanese) - Street interviews in Japan about culture, anime, and daily life. ## Related - [Japanese listening resources](https://studyjapanese101.com/resources/listening) - Listening tools range from hosted lessons to narrow pitch drills. Match the tool to the ear problem. - [Free Japanese Learning Resources: Build a Study Routine](https://studyjapanese101.com/best/free-japanese-learning-resources) - A complete free stack can start with Irodori for sequence, Tae Kim for explanation, Jisho for lookup, Renshuu for optional review, Tadoku for reading, and Nihongo con Teppei for audio. You do not need all six on day one. - [Japanese listening resources for beginners, by support level](https://studyjapanese101.com/best/japanese-listening-resources-for-beginners) - Use Irodori or NHK World when you need numbered lessons, Comprehensible Japanese when visuals keep meaning available, Nihongo con Teppei for short listen-only practice, and News in Slow Japanese when text support matters. - [How to combine a textbook, SRS, reading, and listening](https://studyjapanese101.com/guides/how-to-combine-a-textbook-srs-reading-and-listening) - Four jobs, one week. The textbook sequences. SRS remembers. Reading and listening give the language somewhere to live. None of them should become a second course. - [Japanese study plans for 15, 30, and 60 minutes a day](https://studyjapanese101.com/guides/japanese-study-plan-30-minutes-a-day) - Use an ordinary weekday, not a Sunday burst. Fifteen minutes keeps the path alive. Thirty minutes is the default. Sixty minutes adds a second input or production block, not a second course. - [Japanese resources for beginners](https://studyjapanese101.com/levels/beginner) - A beginner needs a path, not a toolkit. Pick one course, one dictionary, then add short reading and audio you will finish.