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Uncanny Japan - Japanese Folklore, Folktales, Myths and Language

Uncanny Japan - Japanese Folklore, Folktales, Myths and Language


Uncanny Japan - Japanese Folklore, Folktales, Myths and Language

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150 episodes
Language:
English
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Podcast

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Speculative fiction writer, long-term resident of Japan and Bram Stoker Award finalist Thersa Matsuura explores all that is weird from old Japan—strange superstitions, folktales, cultural oddities, and interesting language quirks. These are little treasures she digs up while doing research for her writing.
Language:
English
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Podcast

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Falling Trees: Tengu or Furusoma (Creepy Dead Guy)?(Ep. 147)

If a you hear a tree fall in the woods, but can't find any sign of that fallen tree, is...

12 minutes
May 01, 2024

Story Time: The Mirror Maiden by Lafcadio Hearn (Ep. 146)

Today I'll read you Lafcadio Hearn's short story: The Mirror Maiden.  [This description...

16 minutes
Apr 17, 2024

Ryomen Sukuna: Awesome Saint or Japan-Destroying Demon? (Ep. 145)

The two-faced, eight-limbed giant named Ryomen Sukuna has been around since very early ...

22 minutes
Mar 30, 2024

Teru Teru Bōzu: Cute, Magical, Unsettling Origins (Ep. 144)

You'll often see ghostly-looking dolls strung up in windows in Japan on rainy days. Wha...

17 minutes
Mar 15, 2024

Abe no Seimei & His Mysterious Place Near Me (Ep. 143)

Abe no Seimei was the greatest onmyōji in Japan. While he lived in Kyoto, he visited Sh...

20 minutes
Feb 29, 2024

Nami-Kozō: The Creepy Little Wave Boy (Ep. 142)

A nanafushigi (seven mysterious things) and a local yokai, the Nami Kozō or Wave Boy ha...

18 minutes
Feb 16, 2024

The All-powerful Five Elements and You (Ep. 141)

In Japan there are two types of Five Elements, the gogyo and the godai and you can find...

19 minutes
Jan 31, 2024

A Rollicking and Powerful Year of the Dragon 2024 (Ep. 140)

Akemashite omedetou gozaimasu! Happy New Year! This is Thersa Matsuura and you’re list...

13 minutes
Jan 16, 2024

Joya no Kane: Purify Yourself With This Episode (Ep. 139)

Joya no Kane is the Buddhism tradition of ringing out the old year and ringing in the n...

15 minutes
Dec 28, 2023

Shochikubai: Pine, Bamboo, Plum and Samurai Shade (Ep. 138)

Shochikubai means "pine, bamboo, plum" and are considered the three winter friends. You...

15 minutes
Dec 15, 2023