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
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)
Oni Kara Denwa: The Ogre App to Discipline Your Child (Ep. 37)
The Rock That Cries at Night (Yonaki Ishi) (Ep. 36)
Nanafushigi: Seven Mysterious Things (Ep. 35)
Hidden by the Gods (Kamikakushi) (Ep. 34)
Story Time: Hoichi The Earless by Lafcadio Hearn (Mimi-nashi Hoichi) (Ep. 33)
Heavenly Dogs and Brilliant Swordsmen (The Tengu) (Ep. 32)
Story Time: Of a Mirror and a Bell (Lafcadio Hearn) (Ep. 31)
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