Uncanny Japan - Japanese Folklore, Folktales, Myths and Language
Society & Culture:Places & Travel
The myth and superstition around Japanese crows/karasu is long and fascinating, sometimes quite weird.
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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Intro and Outro music by Julyan Ray Matsuura
Sweet Romantic Oriental Piano Song by MusicLFiles
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7075-sweet-romantic-oriental-piano-song
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Story Time: "Go-Away Monkey" (Ep. 159)
Lafcadio Hearn's Haunting Story, Botan Dōrō: The Peony Lantern (Ep. 158)
Japan's Three Great Ghost Stories (Ep. 157)
Supernatural Trees Part 1: Bloodthirsty and Cursed (Ep. 156)
A Skit and a Caterpillar Cult: Tokoyo no Kami (Ep. 155)
Moshi Moshi! You're About to Meet Some Demons! (Ep. 154)
The Tragic (or not?) Tale of Anchin and Kiyohime (Ep. 153)
Hokkaido Yōkai and Mythical Creatures (Ep. 152)
Chopsticks: Godly Tools or Death Bringers? ( Ep. 151)
The Dangerous Truth about the Jorō Spider (Ep. 150)
Beto Beto-san Vs Teke Teke: Things That Stalk You at Night (Ep. 149)
Bug News: Body Parasites or Ghosts (Mushi no Shirase)? (Ep. 148)
Falling Trees: Tengu or Furusoma (Creepy Dead Guy)?(Ep. 147)
Story Time: The Mirror Maiden by Lafcadio Hearn (Ep. 146)
Ryomen Sukuna: Awesome Saint or Japan-Destroying Demon? (Ep. 145)
Teru Teru Bōzu: Cute, Magical, Unsettling Origins (Ep. 144)
Abe no Seimei & His Mysterious Place Near Me (Ep. 143)
Nami-Kozō: The Creepy Little Wave Boy (Ep. 142)
The All-powerful Five Elements and You (Ep. 141)
A Rollicking and Powerful Year of the Dragon 2024 (Ep. 140)
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