Today I am driving in Shizuoka, Numazu.

My mother is in her 70s, so she recently sold her car and returned her driver's license. Thinking about her car brought back many warm, everyday family memories from when I was a kid.

I also talk about a bitter memory. When I was a university student, I tried to be very quiet on a Japanese train. My girlfriend got really mad at me all day.

By the way, this is actually the 100th episode of this podcast! Thank you so much for always watching & listening! 🎉

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Welcome to another 1-hour Japanese listening podcast 🌙 Today, I'm sharing some "boring" and random stories to help you relax, wind down, and fall asleep in clear Japanese. I'll talk about everything from awkward karaoke memories and Tokyo rent prices to a very long ranking of my favorite Beatles albums. (If you make it to the Beatles ranking without falling asleep, Sugoi desu.)

Video Chapters

00:00 オープニング (Intro: Boring Stories)

00:18 気まずいカラオケの思い出 (Awkward Karaoke Memory)

09:36 カラオケで何を歌う？ (What I Sing at Karaoke)

14:25 友達の話①：アメリカ人エンジニア (Friend #1: American IT Worker)

20:47 友達の話②：山岳ガイド (Friend #2: Mountain Guide)

26:51 東京の家賃が高すぎる (Tokyo's Crazy Rent Prices)

31:46 日本の賃貸ルール「礼金」 (Japan's "Key Money" Rule)

35:10 安く引っ越す方法 (Cheap Moving Tip: Akabou)

40:31 家探しの罠「おとり物件」 (Apartment Hunting Traps)

45:39 ビートルズのアルバムランキング (My Beatles Album Ranking)

59:15 父親の変なレコード (My Dad's Weird Record)

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In this episode, I’m sharing three personal stories in natural Japanese to help you practice your listening:

• 1. 家がなくなった話 (Where has my house gone?): Why I cried as a 10-year-old when my childhood home "vanished".
• 2. イギリスで怒られた話 (The Time I Got Scolded in the UK): An embarrassing moment from my study abroad days at a pub in Oxford.
• 3. あるマンガが僕の人生を変えた (The Manga That Changed My Life): How a surreal manga shaped my personality and sense of humor.
• Practice: This podcast is perfect for intermediate learners to practice listening and shadowing.

This episode is sponsored by LTL Language School. Check them out here: https://ltl-japanese.com/

Tokyo branch is in Akihabara, and LTL Osaka will be opening later in 2026.

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