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The Most Merciless Yokai: the Korori (Ep.85)
FromUncanny Japan - Japanese Folklore, Folktales, Myths and Language
The Most Merciless Yokai: the Korori (Ep.85)
FromUncanny Japan - Japanese Folklore, Folktales, Myths and Language
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Length:
14 minutes
Released:
Sep 29, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
The obscure and terrifyingly deadly yokai, the korori, ravaged Edo Japan. On today's episode I'll tell you all about it, what it really was and how foreigners were the ones who brought it to Japan. 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 Taiko Warrior by Marron Fields Production
Released:
Sep 29, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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