Uncanny Japan - Japanese Folklore, Folktales, Myths and Language
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Shochikubai means "pine, bamboo, plum" and are considered the three winter friends. You'll find them in New Year decorations as well as another interesting and surprising place. I'll tell more on today's show.
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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
Raijū: The Thunder Beast (Ep. 128)
Story Time: Yuki Onna (by Lafcadio Hearn) (Ep. 127)
Dōsojin: Cuddly and Carnal Road Side Statues (Ep. 126)
Kitsune no Koban: Fox Money (Ep. 125)
Story Time: Rokurokubi by Lafcadio Hearn (Ep. 124)
Black-Toothed Yōkai (Ep. 123)
Ohaguro: The Ultimate Beauty Hack of Ancient Japan (Ep. 122)
Doom and Bloom: Cherry Blossom Folk Beliefs (Ep. 121)
Akaname: The Thoroughly Gross Scum Licker (Ep. 120)
The Legend of Shippeitaro (Ep. 119)
How to find and identify your own Yokai (Ep. 118)
Ushi Oni: The Bloodthirsty Cow Demon (Ep. 117)
Shichifukujin: Your Personal Lucky God (Ep. 116)
Six New Year's No-Nos (Ep. 115)
Temple Statues: Why All the Red Bibs? (Ep. 114)
Karasu: Japanese Crows, Myths and Superstitions (Ep. 113)
Goshuin: Temple or Shrine Stamps (Ep. 112)
Creepy Story Time: Hashihime / The Bridge Maiden (Ep. 111)
Ōkami: Japanese Wolf Part 2 Legends and Lore (Ep. 110)
Ōkami: Japanese Wolf Part 1 (Ep. 109)
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