Ranked #1
Story Time: Hoichi The Earless by Lafcadio Hearn (Mimi-nashi Hoichi) (Ep. 33)
Story Time: Hoichi The Earless by Lafcadio Hearn (Mimi-nashi Hoichi) (Ep. 33)
After coming to live in Japan (1890), Lafcadio Hearn listened intently to the folk stories and ghostly tales that were r... Read more
15 Apr 2019
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24mins
Ranked #2
Story Time: Yotsuya Kaidan (The Ghost of Oiwa) (Ep. 42)
Story Time: Yotsuya Kaidan (The Ghost of Oiwa) (Ep. 42)
It's almost Halloween, so for this episode of Uncanny Japan I'm going to tell you a spooky tale called Yotsuya Kaidan, t... Read more
25 Oct 2019
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21mins
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Ranked #3
Koshin Shinko: The Three Worms in Your Body (Ep. 3)
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Koshin Shinko is the belief that you are born with three worms (called sanshi) inside your body, and that these creature... Read more
16 Feb 2017
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13mins
Ranked #4
Monkeys and Monkey Lore! (Ep. 4)
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March's Uncanny Japan podcast is all about monkeys and monkey lore -- wordplay, superstition, and good luck charms. You ... Read more
17 Mar 2017
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13mins
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Ranked #5
Japanese Superstitions Part One (Ep. 6)
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In May's Uncanny Japan you get three Japanese superstitions and why: 1)Please don't cut your nails at night. 2)Please do... Read more
15 May 2017
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14mins
Ranked #6
Haunted Artifacts (Tsukumogami) (Ep. 44)
Haunted Artifacts (Tsukumogami) (Ep. 44)
In Japan when an inanimate object reaches its 100th birthday and perhaps it was mistreated, or lost, or thrown away, it ... Read more
24 Dec 2019
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13mins
Ranked #7
Heavenly Dogs and Brilliant Swordsmen (The Tengu) (Ep. 32)
Heavenly Dogs and Brilliant Swordsmen (The Tengu) (Ep. 32)
There are two types of tengu: the karasu/crow tengu and the hanadaka/long-nosed tengu. They're both awesome martial arti... Read more
31 Mar 2019
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11mins
Ranked #8
Japanese Superstitions II: Spider Lilies and Ghostly Trees (Ep. 41)
Japanese Superstitions II: Spider Lilies and Ghostly Trees (Ep. 41)
Why is the beautiful Spider lily also called a corpse flower? Why didn't samurai keep camellias in their gardens? Why do... Read more
10 Oct 2019
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13mins
Ranked #9
Hidden by the Gods (Kamikakushi) (Ep. 34)
Hidden by the Gods (Kamikakushi) (Ep. 34)
Today's show feels like a wacky and wonderful one. You see, I started talking about the tengu in Episode 32 (Heavenly Do... Read more
6 May 2019
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16mins
Ranked #10
Kishibojin: The Mother of All Devils ー 鬼子母神 (Ep. 5)
Kishibojin: The Mother of All Devils ー 鬼子母神 (Ep. 5)
April's podcast is about Kishibojin, an ogress with a penchant for feeding human babies to her own children, but who was... Read more
14 Apr 2017
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12mins
Ranked #11
Kuchisake-onna: The Slit-Mouthed Woman (Ep. 23)
Kuchisake-onna: The Slit-Mouthed Woman (Ep. 23)
I've had quite a few requests via email, DMs, and reviews for a show on Japanese urban legends. This episode is in answe... Read more
20 Sep 2018
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13mins
Ranked #12
A Bedtime Story: Kachi-Kachi Mountain (PG Version) (Ep. 24)
A Bedtime Story: Kachi-Kachi Mountain (PG Version) (Ep. 24)
Episode 24 of Uncanny Japan is a story, a Bedtime Story. Here I read to you my retelling and reimagining of a classic Ja... Read more
11 Oct 2018
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26mins
Ranked #13
Gaki: Hungry Ghosts (Ep. 10)
Gaki: Hungry Ghosts (Ep. 10)
Careful. Living a life of luxury while being selfish and coveting your neighbors goodies just might lead you to another ... Read more
13 Sep 2017
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15mins
Ranked #14
Inviting a Friend to Die (Rokuyo) (Ep. 15)
Inviting a Friend to Die (Rokuyo) (Ep. 15)
The rokuyo (六曜) or six days is the Japanese calendar that you consult when preparing to engage in various affairs: weddi... Read more
19 Feb 2018
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12mins
Ranked #15
Great Screaming and Uninterrupted Pain More Buddhist Hells (Ep. 22)
Great Screaming and Uninterrupted Pain More Buddhist Hells (Ep. 22)
Here are the last four Buddhist Hot Hells for your enjoyment. There is extreme heat, much screaming, and a flaming roost... Read more
3 Sep 2018
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9mins
Ranked #16
Ship Goddesses, Boat Ghosts, and Sea Monks (Funadama, Funa Yurei, Umi Bozu) (Ep. 20)
Ship Goddesses, Boat Ghosts, and Sea Monks (Funadama, Funa Yurei, Umi Bozu) (Ep. 20)
The third Monday of July is Umi no Hi (海の日), Marine Day, so this month on Uncanny Japan I decided to talk about three ot... Read more
19 Jul 2018
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9mins
Ranked #17
Screaming and Crushing in Four Buddhist Hells (Ep. 21)
Screaming and Crushing in Four Buddhist Hells (Ep. 21)
The first of two podcasts this month, Episode 21: Screaming and Crushing in Four Buddhist Hells, is just about that, fou... Read more
14 Aug 2018
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11mins
Ranked #18
Daruma - He Cut Off His What?! (Ep. 40)
Daruma - He Cut Off His What?! (Ep. 40)
His eyelids. He cut off his eyelids. But that is not all that the Daruma (Bodhidharma) is famous for. He's the man who b... Read more
12 Sep 2019
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12mins
Ranked #19
The Great Horned Master (Tsuno Daishi) (Ep. 43)
The Great Horned Master (Tsuno Daishi) (Ep. 43)
When walking around Japan you might see a small rectangular piece of paper pasted near a front door or on a gate. On thi... Read more
14 Nov 2019
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12mins
Ranked #20
Teachers Running (Shiwasu) (Ep. 13)
Teachers Running (Shiwasu) (Ep. 13)
Everyone's busy. It's the end of the year. Come listen to me talk about how we spend December in Japan while you listen ... Read more
17 Dec 2017
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17mins
