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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
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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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Summer Festival: Outfits and the Eats (Ep. 130)
"Concerning Tea"... a reading (Ep. 129)
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)
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