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Adorable Tanuki: Fluffy, Shape-Shifting, and Lucky! (Ep. 72)
FromUncanny Japan - Japanese Folklore, Folktales, Myths and Language
Adorable Tanuki: Fluffy, Shape-Shifting, and Lucky! (Ep. 72)
FromUncanny Japan - Japanese Folklore, Folktales, Myths and Language
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17 minutes
Released:
Mar 15, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
Tanuki are those adorable, magical animals you find all through Japanese history. They're in folktales, art, legend, and even in modern day manga and anime. In this episode I'll talk about these furry, shape-shifting critters, touching on all the well known facts as well as some more obscure ones. Visit the Uncanny Japan website to read the show notes and transcript. 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 Lively Classical Piano Waltz by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7167-lively-classical-piano-waltz License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Dixi Dance by Frank Schröter Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7063-dixi-dance License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Released:
Mar 15, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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