Uncanny Japan - Japanese Folklore, Folktales, Myths and Language
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The Human Pillar of Tango. This is a retelling of an old folktale that I've never seen translated into English.
Uncanny Japan is author Thersa Matsuura. Her other show is 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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Intro music by Julyan Ray Matsuura
Story Time - The Jellyfish Takes a Journey (plus eel and seppuku!) (Ep. 57)
Food Superstitions and Sayings (Ep. 56)
Star-Crossed Lovers (Tanabata) (Ep.55)
Yokai-Related Sayings (Becoming a Tengu) (Ep. 54)
Creepy Children's Song (Kagome Kagome) (Ep. 53)
Putting a Curse on Your Enemies (Ushi no Koku Mairi) (Ep. 52)
Children's Day Iris Baths and Golden Boys (Shobuyu and Kintaro) (Ep. 51)
Story Time: Sand Walls, Paper Doors (Ep. 50)
Close Encounter with an Amabie (Ep. 49)
The Kappa's Fart (Ep. 48)
The Guest Room Child (Zashiki Warashi) (Ep. 47)
Kanashibari and the Pillow Flipper (Makura Gaeshi) (Ep. 46)
Auspicious Cuisine (Osechi Ryori) (Ep. 45)
Haunted Artifacts (Tsukumogami) (Ep. 44)
The Great Horned Master (Tsuno Daishi) (Ep. 43)
Story Time: Yotsuya Kaidan (The Ghost of Oiwa) (Ep. 42)
Japanese Superstitions II: Spider Lilies and Ghostly Trees (Ep. 41)
Daruma - He Cut Off His What?! (Ep. 40)
Behind the Curtain: Advice for people coming to Japan (Ep. 39)
Story Time: Cicada by Lafcadio Hearn (Ep. 38)
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