17 min listen
Ryomen Sukuna: Awesome Saint or Japan-Destroying Demon? (Ep. 145)
FromUncanny Japan - Japanese Folklore, Folktales, Myths and Language
Ryomen Sukuna: Awesome Saint or Japan-Destroying Demon? (Ep. 145)
FromUncanny Japan - Japanese Folklore, Folktales, Myths and Language
ratings:
Length:
23 minutes
Released:
Mar 30, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
The two-faced, eight-limbed giant named Ryomen Sukuna has been around since very early Japan, still is he a Buddhism-protecting hero or a cursed demon who tried to destroy Japan? [This description contains Amazon affiliate links. If you click on a link and make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.] Uncanny Japan is author Thersa Matsuura. Check out her books including The Book of Japanese Folklore by clicking on the Amazon link. If you'd like to help support the podcast and have a bedtime story read to you monthly, please visit Patreon. Discord: https://discord.gg/XdMZTzmyUb Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura Website: https://www.uncannyjapan.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/uncannyjapan.bsky.social Mastodon: https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan Twitter: https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/ Books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Thersa-Matsuura/e/B002CWZ73Y/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1500180689&sr=8-1 Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan Credits Intro music by Julyan Ray Matsuura Der Kristall - The Glade by Sascha Ende Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/12250-der-kristall-the-glade License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Released:
Mar 30, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Obon Part Two: Sending Away Fires (Okuribi) (Ep. 9): This month's podcast is Obon Part Two, the time when you have to send ol' grandma and grandpa back to the World of the Dead. There are various ways of doing this. I talk about two, the chill, mellow way and the flinging-balls-of-fire-into-the-air way.... by Uncanny Japan - Japanese Folklore, Folktales, Myths and Language