14 min listen
Ojizo. The Little Guy Saving You and Yours From the Torments of Hell (Ep. 26)
FromUncanny Japan - Japanese Folklore, Folktales, Myths and Language
Ojizo. The Little Guy Saving You and Yours From the Torments of Hell (Ep. 26)
FromUncanny Japan - Japanese Folklore, Folktales, Myths and Language
ratings:
Length:
11 minutes
Released:
Nov 21, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
An ojizo-sama is here to put aside his own enlightenment in order to save us all from the torments of hell. True story. He is especially partial to children, expectant mothers, firemen, travelers, pilgrims, stillborn, miscarried, and aborted babies. Do you have some kind of pain? He's here to take that away, too. The background binaural sounds are a small group of Japanese men and women playing a game of gateball. They're rooting for each other, taking the piss out of each other, and finally running out of time and losing their games against one another. Photo by Thersa Matsuura Uncanny Japan is author Thersa Matsuura. Her other shows are Uncanny Robot Podcast and The Soothing Stories Podcast. Check out her books including The Carp-Faced Boy on Amazon. If you'd like to help support the podcast and have a bedtime story read to you monthly, please visit Patreon. Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan Join our Discord server: https://discord.gg/XdMZTzmyUb Twitter: https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmbTSrQe1cxBy522vxAI8Bg Website: https://www.uncannyjapan.com/ Credits Intro and outro music by Julyan Ray Matsuura
Released:
Nov 21, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Monkeys and Monkey Lore! (Ep. 4): March's Uncanny Japan podcast is all about monkeys and monkey lore -- wordplay, superstition, and good luck charms. You can listen to that below. Also, if you're interested in me retelling/reimagining obscure Japanese folktales, take a look at my... by Uncanny Japan - Japanese Folklore, Folktales, Myths and Language