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Today I'll tell you part 2 of the Sakuragaike Legend (and nanafushigi!) What was waiting at the bottom of the lake? Why was the snake-dragon suffering and how did his old follower help him? Where is Kouen Ajari The Snake-Dragon now?
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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Mayoiga: The Mysterious House You Find When You’re Lost (Ep. 90)
Sakuragaike: A Snake-Dragon Coiled and Waiting, Part 1 (Ep. 88)
Halloween Episode: Kokkuri Spirit Boards and WTF?! (Ep. 87)
Scary Story Time: "Go-Away Monkey" (Ep. 86)
The Most Merciless Yokai: the Korori (Ep.85)
Misemono: Edo Era Freak Shows (Ep. 84)
Ningyo: The Ugly (and Delicious!) Japanese Mermaid (Ep. 83)
Obon Story Time: "At Yaidzu" by Lafcadio Hearn (Ep. 82)
Hitobashira: The Tragic Stories of Human Pillars (Ep. 81)
The Adorably Creepy Tofu Kozo (Ep. 80)
Mushi Okuri: Sending Off the Bugs (Ep. 79)
Utsuro-Bune: The Hollow (Space?) Ship (Ep. 78)
Story Time – "Kaguya Hime: The Bamboo Cutter and the Moon Princess" (Ep. 77)
Fuujin & Raijin: The Gods of Thunder and Wind (Ep. 76)
Story Time: The Kappa's Abyss (Ep. 75)
Jigoku Tayuu: The Mysterious Hell Courtesan (Ep. 74)
Rated G Tanuki Buttons: This Unbelievable Story Will Blow Your Mind! (Ep. 73.5)
PG-13 Tanuki Buttons: This Unbelievable Story Will Blow Your Mind! (Ep. 73)
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