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"The Other Side" is a ghost story I wrote using some of the more common Japanese scary tropes. Put on some headphones and turn out the lights and let me tell you a story.
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 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.
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CreditsIntro music by Julyan Ray Matsuura
Music: You Only Live Once by Tim Kulig
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/11913-you-only-live-once
Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Music: Falling Empire by Phat Sounds
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/11898-falling-empire
Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Music: Flight Pack 1 - 4/6 (Segeln) by Sascha Ende
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/179-flight-pack-1-46-segeln
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Music: Sneaky Detective by John Bartmann
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/9486-sneaky-detective
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PG-13 Tanuki Buttons: This Unbelievable Story Will Blow Your Mind! (Ep. 73)
Adorable Tanuki: Fluffy, Shape-Shifting, and Lucky! (Ep. 72)
Kan no Mushi: Adorable Parasites Living Inside Your Spine (Ep. 71)
Sanzaru: Three Wise Monkeys and How They Can Help Extend Your Life (Ep. 70)
Cursed Swords That Want to Murder You (Youtou) (Ep. 69)
Enjoying the Luck of the Seven Lucky Gods (Shichifukujin) (Ep. 68)
Year of the Ox: Save Us All (Ep. 67)
Toshikoshi Soba: Breaking Off the Pain of 2020 with Noodles (Ep. 66)
Baku: The Eater of Dreams (Ep. 65)
Story Time: "The Dream of Akinosuke" by Lafcadio Hearn (Ep. 64)
Shinrei Supotto: Freaky Haunted Areas in Japan (Ep. 63)
Yuurei: Japanese Ghosts from Protective to Wrathful (Ep. 62)
Oiran: The Glamorous and Wretched Life of a High Courtesan (Ep. 61)
Kanreki: Your Auspicious Years, Yakudoushi: Your Calamitous Ones (Ep. 60)
Koumare Ishi: Inexplicable Rocks That Predict the Deaths of Monks (Ep. 59)
Bon Odori: Dancing with the Dead (Ep. 58)
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)
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