Uncanny Japan - Japanese Folklore, Folktales, Myths and Language
Society & Culture:Places & Travel
My guess is that Japan has more haunted tunnels than anywhere in the world. In this episode I talk about three of the creepiest and most well-known.
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.
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CreditsIntro music by Julyan Ray Matsuura
The Heavenly Demon (Amanojaku) + Bedtime Story! (Ep. 19)
The God of Smallpox (Housougami) (Ep. 18)
Granny Dumping Mountain (Ubasute Yama) (Ep. 17)
Playing Hide and Seek by Yourself (Hitori Kakurenbo) (Ep. 16)
Inviting a Friend to Die (Rokuyo) (Ep. 15)
Sokushinbutsu: The Corpses of “Living” Buddhas (Ep. 14)
Teachers Running (Shiwasu) (Ep. 13)
Goroawase: Tricky Numbers (Ep. 12)
The Devil’s Gate (Kimon) (Ep. 11)
Gaki: Hungry Ghosts (Ep. 10)
Obon Part Two: Sending Away Fires (Okuribi) (Ep. 9)
Obon Part One: On Cucumber Horses They Ride (Ep. 8)
Senninbari: The Thousand-Stitch Belt (Ep. 7)
Japanese Superstitions Part One (Ep. 6)
Kishibojin: The Mother of All Devils ー 鬼子母神 (Ep. 5)
Monkeys and Monkey Lore! (Ep. 4)
Koshin Shinko: The Three Worms in Your Body (Ep. 3)
Hatsu-yume: Your First Dream of the New Year (Ep. 2)
Musha-burui: Trembling Before a Formidable Task (Ep. 1)
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