Uncanny Japan - Japanese Folklore, Folktales, Myths and Language
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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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Children's Day Iris Baths and Golden Boys (Shobuyu and Kintaro) (Ep. 51)
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)
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