Can anyone recommend a free immersion service to use to watch Japanese content with Japanese subtitles.
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Thereâs a great channel on YouTube called âYUYUăźæ„æŹèȘPODCASTâ where a Japanese native by the name of âYuyuâ talks about various topics only in Japanese using a clear voice and uses words that are all commonly used words. There is a playlist on his channel that has a collection of podcasts that are accompanied fully with subtitles and even furigana for readers to read along with while they listen. He covers many interesting topics that contain many words and phrases that I have found to be very useful. It is also possible to practice shadowing his voice to get the hang of various intonations to build a native accent. 
Hope this was helpful! Much love <3
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You could use YouTube. Many YouTubers have their own subtitles and the automatically generated ones arenât too bad either.
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Caption Pop is a good website thatâll give you recommendations for Japanese Youtube channels that have JP subs and lets you watch them in the browser which you can see in the picture below:
If youâre wanting to watch anime, there is a website for it which claims to be âlegalâ due to their website being (self-proclaimed) non-profit and for education purposes, but still, I donât see how it is. Either way, the website is animelon if youâre interested.
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Itâs not a service per se, but something I started doing recently is watching/listening to native Japanese stuff with live caption turned on.
Android: I looked for (and turned on) âLive Transcribeâ in the settings of my phone. Youâll need to set it to work with Japanese. Itâs basically using your microphone so you could technically use it with content you watch on your TV for example, too.
Personally, I use the app âPocket Castâ to play a podcast (âThe Real Japanese Podcastâ or âShiku Hakku American Lifeâ) and I look over the transcript while listening if I feel the need.
Windows: I looked for (and turned on) âLive Captionsâ in the settings. Youâll need to set it to work with Japanese. It will caption any media playing. Itâs useful to have the captions on the same screen rather than using the phone.
Hope this helps a bit
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What about movies and TV shows
You can find subtitle files online which can be matched with downloaded videos. I donât do it so I canât tell you how so just give it a Google.
Abema has a good selection but has no subs (I think). Maybe you need a VPN for this if you are outside of Japan - I donât know. I am not sure if it limits how much you can watch - Iâve only ever used it to watch football.
Netflix (Japan) and Amazon Prime Video (Japan) both have good selections and have subs. You will need to pay to use them and will need a VPN to access them if you are outside of Japan.
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I was looking for something like free
animelon has anime with japanese and eng subtitles and you can turn both or one or the other off if thatâs what youâre after. They donât have that much anime but they have enough to get you started
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Unfortunately, anything with movies and TV shows uploaded in full for free is probably very much illegal, and Iâd imagine youâre very unlikely to find much with Japanese subs.
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