Learn about the history of tea and the tea ceremony in Japan, its origins in Buddhist rituals, and its later development into an art form. Listen to stories about the famous tea masters Rikyu and the legendary monk Daruma. 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 on Amazon. If you'd like to help support the podcast and have a bedtime story read to you monthly, please visit Patreon. Please join our community forum! https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura Website: https://www.uncannyjapan.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan  Mastodon: https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan Twitter: https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/ Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan Credits Intro music by Julyan Ray Matsuura

Learn about the history of tea and the tea ceremony in Japan, its origins in Buddhist rituals, and its later development into an art form. Listen to stories about the famous tea masters Rikyu and the legendary monk Daruma. <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Uncanny Japan</a> is author <a href="http://www.thersamatsuura.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Thersa Matsuura</a>. Her other shows are <a href="https://link.chtbl.com/IoJW_yH9?sid=UnJapan_description" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Uncanny Robot Podcast</a> and <a href="https://www.soothingstoriespodcast.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Soothing Stories Podcast</a>. Check out her books including <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Thersa-Matsuura/e/B002CWZ73Y/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1500180689&amp;sr=8-1" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Carp-Faced Boy</a> on Amazon. If you'd like to help support the podcast and have a bedtime story read to you monthly, please visit <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a>. Please join our community forum! <a href="https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/</a> Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura</a> Website: <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.uncannyjapan.com/</a> YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan</a> Mastodon: <a href="https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): <a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan</a> Credits Intro music by <a href="https://instagram.com/julyan_ray" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Julyan Ray Matsuura</a>

"Concerning Tea"... a reading (Ep. 129)

The raijū or thunder beast is smallish, very weird-looking creature that darts around during thunderstorms and wreaks havoc on the community. Here's what you need to know about it.  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 on Amazon. If you'd like to help support the podcast and have a bedtime story read to you monthly, please visit Patreon. Please join our community forum! https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura Website: https://www.uncannyjapan.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan  Mastodon: https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan Twitter: https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/ Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan Credits Intro music by Julyan Ray Matsuura

The raijū or thunder beast is smallish, very weird-looking creature that darts around during thunderstorms and wreaks havoc on the community. Here's what you need to know about it.  <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Uncanny Japan</a> is author <a href="http://www.thersamatsuura.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Thersa Matsuura</a>. Her other shows are <a href="https://link.chtbl.com/IoJW_yH9?sid=UnJapan_description" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Uncanny Robot Podcast</a> and <a href="https://www.soothingstoriespodcast.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Soothing Stories Podcast</a>. Check out her books including <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Thersa-Matsuura/e/B002CWZ73Y/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1500180689&amp;sr=8-1" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Carp-Faced Boy</a> on Amazon. If you'd like to help support the podcast and have a bedtime story read to you monthly, please visit <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a>. Please join our community forum! <a href="https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/</a> Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura</a> Website: <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.uncannyjapan.com/</a> YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan</a> Mastodon: <a href="https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): <a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan</a> Credits Intro music by <a href="https://instagram.com/julyan_ray" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Julyan Ray Matsuura</a>

Raijū: The Thunder Beast (Ep. 128)

Yuki Onna

I read Lafcadio Hearn's classic tale, "Yuki Onna" or "The Snow Woman."  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 on Amazon. If you'd like to help support the podcast and have a bedtime story read to you monthly, please visit Patreon. Please join our community forum! https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura Website: https://www.uncannyjapan.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan  Mastodon: https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan Twitter: https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/ Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan Credits Intro music by Julyan Ray Matsuura

I read Lafcadio Hearn's classic tale, "Yuki Onna" or "The Snow Woman."  <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Uncanny Japan</a> is author <a href="http://www.thersamatsuura.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Thersa Matsuura</a>. Her other shows are <a href="https://link.chtbl.com/IoJW_yH9?sid=UnJapan_description" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Uncanny Robot Podcast</a> and <a href="https://www.soothingstoriespodcast.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Soothing Stories Podcast</a>. Check out her books including <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Thersa-Matsuura/e/B002CWZ73Y/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1500180689&amp;sr=8-1" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Carp-Faced Boy</a> on Amazon. If you'd like to help support the podcast and have a bedtime story read to you monthly, please visit <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a>. Please join our community forum! <a href="https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/</a> Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura</a> Website: <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.uncannyjapan.com/</a> YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan</a> Mastodon: <a href="https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): <a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan</a> Credits Intro music by <a href="https://instagram.com/julyan_ray" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Julyan Ray Matsuura</a>

Story Time: Yuki Onna (by Lafcadio Hearn) (Ep. 127)

Dōsojin are "road ancestor deities" from ancient times. They're different than ojizo or rakan statues. So what are they? What do they do? And which prefecture has the wildest festival to celebrate them?  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 on Amazon. If you'd like to help support the podcast and have a bedtime story read to you monthly, please visit Patreon. Please join our community forum! https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura Website: https://www.uncannyjapan.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan  Mastodon: https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan Twitter: https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/ Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan Credits Intro music by Julyan Ray Matsuura

Dōsojin are "road ancestor deities" from ancient times. They're different than ojizo or rakan statues. So what are they? What do they do? And which prefecture has the wildest festival to celebrate them?  <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Uncanny Japan</a> is author <a href="http://www.thersamatsuura.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Thersa Matsuura</a>. Her other shows are <a href="https://link.chtbl.com/IoJW_yH9?sid=UnJapan_description" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Uncanny Robot Podcast</a> and <a href="https://www.soothingstoriespodcast.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Soothing Stories Podcast</a>. Check out her books including <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Thersa-Matsuura/e/B002CWZ73Y/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1500180689&amp;sr=8-1" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Carp-Faced Boy</a> on Amazon. If you'd like to help support the podcast and have a bedtime story read to you monthly, please visit <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a>. Please join our community forum! <a href="https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/</a> Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura</a> Website: <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.uncannyjapan.com/</a> YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan</a> Mastodon: <a href="https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): <a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan</a> Credits Intro music by <a href="https://instagram.com/julyan_ray" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Julyan Ray Matsuura</a>

Dōsojin: Cuddly and Carnal Road Side Statues (Ep. 126)

Learn about Thersa Matsuura tells us about the fox’s coins, a children’s game based on finding seeds that look like gold coins. 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 on Amazon. If you'd like to help support the podcast and have a bedtime story read to you monthly, please visit Patreon. Please join our community forum! https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura Website: https://www.uncannyjapan.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan  Mastodon: https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan Twitter: https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/ Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan Credits Intro music by Julyan Ray Matsuura

Learn about Thersa Matsuura tells us about the fox’s coins, a children’s game based on finding seeds that look like gold coins. <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Uncanny Japan</a> is author <a href="http://www.thersamatsuura.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Thersa Matsuura</a>. Her other shows are <a href="https://link.chtbl.com/IoJW_yH9?sid=UnJapan_description" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Uncanny Robot Podcast</a> and <a href="https://www.soothingstoriespodcast.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Soothing Stories Podcast</a>. Check out her books including <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Thersa-Matsuura/e/B002CWZ73Y/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1500180689&amp;sr=8-1" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Carp-Faced Boy</a> on Amazon. If you'd like to help support the podcast and have a bedtime story read to you monthly, please visit <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a>. Please join our community forum! <a href="https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/</a> Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura</a> Website: <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.uncannyjapan.com/</a> YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan</a> Mastodon: <a href="https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): <a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan</a> Credits Intro music by <a href="https://instagram.com/julyan_ray" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Julyan Ray Matsuura</a>

Kitsune no Koban: Fox Money (Ep. 125)

In this episode I read Lafcadio Hearn's "Rokurokubi," the quintessential story about this creepy Japanese beastie. 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 on Amazon. If you'd like to help support the podcast and have a bedtime story read to you monthly, please visit Patreon. Please join our community forum! https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura Website: https://www.uncannyjapan.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan  Mastodon: https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan Twitter: https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/ Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan Credits Intro music by Julyan Ray Matsuura Sweet Romantic Oriental Piano Song by MusicLFiles Free download:  https://filmmusic.io/song/7075-sweet-romantic-oriental-piano-song  License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

In this episode I read Lafcadio Hearn's "Rokurokubi," the quintessential story about this creepy Japanese beastie. <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Uncanny Japan</a> is author <a href="http://www.thersamatsuura.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Thersa Matsuura</a>. Her other shows are <a href="https://link.chtbl.com/IoJW_yH9?sid=UnJapan_description" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Uncanny Robot Podcast</a> and <a href="https://www.soothingstoriespodcast.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Soothing Stories Podcast</a>. Check out her books including <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Thersa-Matsuura/e/B002CWZ73Y/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1500180689&amp;sr=8-1" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Carp-Faced Boy</a> on Amazon. If you'd like to help support the podcast and have a bedtime story read to you monthly, please visit <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a>. Please join our community forum! <a href="https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/</a> Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura</a> Website: <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.uncannyjapan.com/</a> YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan</a> Mastodon: <a href="https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): <a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan</a> Credits Intro music by <a href="https://instagram.com/julyan_ray" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Julyan Ray Matsuura</a> Sweet Romantic Oriental Piano Song by MusicLFiles Free download: <a href="https://filmmusic.io/song/7075-sweet-romantic-oriental-piano-song" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://filmmusic.io/song/7075-sweet-romantic-oriental-piano-song</a> License (CC BY 4.0): <a href="https://filmmusic.io/standard-license" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://filmmusic.io/standard-license</a>

Story Time: Rokurokubi by Lafcadio Hearn (Ep. 124)

A couple black-toothed yōkai and where to find them.  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 on Amazon. If you'd like to help support the podcast and have a bedtime story read to you monthly, please visit Patreon. Please join our community forum! https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura Website: https://www.uncannyjapan.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan  Mastodon: https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan Twitter: https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/ Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan Credits Intro music by Julyan Ray Matsuura 旅立ちの里 by MOMIZizm

A couple black-toothed yōkai and where to find them.  <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Uncanny Japan</a> is author <a href="http://www.thersamatsuura.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Thersa Matsuura</a>. Her other shows are <a href="https://link.chtbl.com/IoJW_yH9?sid=UnJapan_description" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Uncanny Robot Podcast</a> and <a href="https://www.soothingstoriespodcast.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Soothing Stories Podcast</a>. Check out her books including <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Thersa-Matsuura/e/B002CWZ73Y/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1500180689&amp;sr=8-1" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Carp-Faced Boy</a> on Amazon. If you'd like to help support the podcast and have a bedtime story read to you monthly, please visit <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a>. Please join our community forum! <a href="https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/</a> Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura</a> Website: <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.uncannyjapan.com/</a> YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan</a> Mastodon: <a href="https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): <a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan</a> Credits Intro music by <a href="https://instagram.com/julyan_ray" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Julyan Ray Matsuura</a> 旅立ちの里 by <a href="https://music.storyinvention.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">MOMIZizm</a>

Black-Toothed Yōkai (Ep. 123)

Discover the history of ohaguro, a traditional practice in Japan where people blacken their teeth. Dating back to the Yayoi era, Ohaguro was first practiced only by the aristocracy but eventually spread to other classes and ages.  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 on Amazon. If you'd like to help support the podcast and have a bedtime story read to you monthly, please visit Patreon. Please join our community forum! https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura Website: https://www.uncannyjapan.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan  Mastodon: https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan Twitter: https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/ Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan Credits Intro music by Julyan Ray Matsuura Otogi2 by PeriTune - Royalty Free Music Material

Discover the history of ohaguro, a traditional practice in Japan where people blacken their teeth. Dating back to the Yayoi era, Ohaguro was first practiced only by the aristocracy but eventually spread to other classes and ages.  <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Uncanny Japan</a> is author <a href="http://www.thersamatsuura.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Thersa Matsuura</a>. Her other shows are <a href="https://link.chtbl.com/IoJW_yH9?sid=UnJapan_description" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Uncanny Robot Podcast</a> and <a href="https://www.soothingstoriespodcast.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Soothing Stories Podcast</a>. Check out her books including <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Thersa-Matsuura/e/B002CWZ73Y/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1500180689&amp;sr=8-1" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Carp-Faced Boy</a> on Amazon. If you'd like to help support the podcast and have a bedtime story read to you monthly, please visit <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a>. Please join our community forum! <a href="https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/</a> Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura</a> Website: <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.uncannyjapan.com/</a> YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan</a> Mastodon: <a href="https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): <a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan</a> Credits Intro music by <a href="https://instagram.com/julyan_ray" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Julyan Ray Matsuura</a> Otogi2 by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@PeriTune" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PeriTune - Royalty Free Music Material</a>

Ohaguro: The Ultimate Beauty Hack of Ancient Japan (Ep. 122)

Bloom and Gloom or Cherry Blossom Folk Beliefs or Sakura: The Wonderful and the Worrisome  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 on Amazon. If you'd like to help support the podcast and have a bedtime story read to you monthly, please visit Patreon. Please join our community forum! https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura Website: https://www.uncannyjapan.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan  Mastodon: https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan Twitter: https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/ Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan Credits Intro music by Julyan Ray Matsuura

Bloom and Gloom or Cherry Blossom Folk Beliefs or Sakura: The Wonderful and the Worrisome <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Uncanny Japan</a> is author <a href="http://www.thersamatsuura.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Thersa Matsuura</a>. Her other shows are <a href="https://link.chtbl.com/IoJW_yH9?sid=UnJapan_description" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Uncanny Robot Podcast</a> and <a href="https://www.soothingstoriespodcast.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Soothing Stories Podcast</a>. Check out her books including <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Thersa-Matsuura/e/B002CWZ73Y/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1500180689&amp;sr=8-1" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Carp-Faced Boy</a> on Amazon. If you'd like to help support the podcast and have a bedtime story read to you monthly, please visit <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a>. Please join our community forum! <a href="https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/</a> Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura</a> Website: <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.uncannyjapan.com/</a> YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan</a> Mastodon: <a href="https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): <a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan</a> Credits Intro music by <a href="https://instagram.com/julyan_ray" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Julyan Ray Matsuura</a>

Doom and Bloom: Cherry Blossom Folk Beliefs (Ep. 121)

Today we're going to talk about a yokai I've always be quite fond of, a little fella called Akaname or the Scum Licker! 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 on Amazon. If you'd like to help support the podcast and have a bedtime story read to you monthly, please visit Patreon. Please join our community forum! https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura Website: https://www.uncannyjapan.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan  Mastodon: https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan Twitter: https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/ Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan Credits Intro music by Julyan Ray Matsuura

Today we're going to talk about a yokai I've always be quite fond of, a little fella called Akaname or the Scum Licker! <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Uncanny Japan</a> is author <a href="http://www.thersamatsuura.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Thersa Matsuura</a>. Her other shows are <a href="https://link.chtbl.com/IoJW_yH9?sid=UnJapan_description" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Uncanny Robot Podcast</a> and <a href="https://www.soothingstoriespodcast.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Soothing Stories Podcast</a>. Check out her books including <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Thersa-Matsuura/e/B002CWZ73Y/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1500180689&amp;sr=8-1" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Carp-Faced Boy</a> on Amazon. If you'd like to help support the podcast and have a bedtime story read to you monthly, please visit <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a>. Please join our community forum! <a href="https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/</a> Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura</a> Website: <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.uncannyjapan.com/</a> YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan</a> Mastodon: <a href="https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): <a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan</a> Credits Intro music by <a href="https://instagram.com/julyan_ray" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Julyan Ray Matsuura</a>

Akaname: The Thoroughly Gross Scum Licker (Ep. 120)

Speculative fiction writer, long-term resident of Japan and Bram Stoker Award finalist Thersa Matsuura explores all that is weird from old Japan—strange superstitions, folktales, cultural oddities, and interesting language quirks. These are little treasures she digs up while doing research for her writing.

This is truly one of my favorites. Thersa Matsuura has such a nice voice. I love how we get to hear the background sounds of Japan for the ambience of urban legends, or religious thought, or sometimes just creepy stuff. I learn something new every listen right before bed!

Amazing Podcast!

This is great I learned so much about Japanese lore can’t compliment this podcast with words!!!

Best podcast ever!!!

Uncanny Japan - Japanese Folklore, Folktales, Myths and Language

After coming to live in Japan (1890), Lafcadio Hearn listened intently to the folk stories and ghostly tales that were related to him. He then wrote them down in English, adding his own unique style and began publishing books of his gathered observances and retellings. Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan, Exotics and Retrospectives, and Kwaidan to name a few. Today on Uncanny Japan, I read you "Mimi-nashi Hoichi", arguably Mr. Hearn's most well-known story. A story that has been made into a movie, appears on stage, shows up in manga, music, and is told on stages even today. As a matter of fact, I have tickets to go see a performance of Mimi-Nashi Hoichi in May. Visit the Uncanny Japan website to read the show notes and transcript. 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 on Amazon. If you'd like to help support the podcast and have a bedtime story read to you monthly, please visit Patreon. Please join our community forum! https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura Website: https://www.uncannyjapan.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan  Mastodon: https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan Twitter: https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/ Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan Credits Intro and outro music by Julyan Ray Matsuura

After coming to live in Japan (1890), Lafcadio Hearn listened intently to the folk stories and ghostly tales that were related to him. He then wrote them down in English, adding his own unique style and began publishing books of his gathered observances and retellings. Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan, Exotics and Retrospectives, and Kwaidan to name a few. Today on Uncanny Japan, I read you "<a href="http://www.saturn.sannet.ne.jp/okku/THE_STORY_OF_MIMI-NASHI-HOICHI/THESTORYOFMIMI-NASHI-HOICHI.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Mimi-nashi Hoichi</a>", arguably Mr. Hearn's most well-known story. A story that has been made into a movie, appears on stage, shows up in manga, music, and is told on stages even today. As a matter of fact, I have tickets to go see a performance of Mimi-Nashi Hoichi in May. Visit the <a>Uncanny Japan website</a> to read <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/hoichi-the-earless/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">the show notes and transcript</a>. <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Uncanny Japan</a> is author <a href="http://www.thersamatsuura.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Thersa Matsuura</a>. Her other shows are <a href="https://link.chtbl.com/IoJW_yH9?sid=UnJapan_description" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Uncanny Robot Podcast</a> and <a href="https://www.soothingstoriespodcast.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Soothing Stories Podcast</a>. Check out her books including <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Thersa-Matsuura/e/B002CWZ73Y/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1500180689&amp;sr=8-1" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Carp-Faced Boy</a> on Amazon. If you'd like to help support the podcast and have a bedtime story read to you monthly, please visit <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a>. Please join our community forum! <a href="https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/</a> Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura</a> Website: <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.uncannyjapan.com/</a> YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan</a> Mastodon: <a href="https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): <a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan</a> Credits Intro and outro music by <a href="https://instagram.com/julyan_ray" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Julyan Ray Matsuura</a>

Story Time: Hoichi The Earless by Lafcadio Hearn (Mimi-nashi Hoichi) (Ep. 33)

It's almost Halloween, so for this episode of Uncanny Japan I'm going to tell you a spooky tale called Yotsuya Kaidan, the story of Oiwa and her sad and vengeful ghost. The last ghost story I told here was in episode 25, Okiku and the Nine Plates (Bancho Sarayashiki). Well, Yotsuya Kaidan's main character, Oiwa, is another one of the biggies, who I'm guessing is even more well known than Okiku. There are so many versions of this story, so here I'm going to tell you mine. I'm going to try and stick to the originals as much as possible without getting too complicated and character heavy. I do encourage you to look into other versions of the story if you're interested. There are so many adaptations out there. So go climb into bed, put on your headphones, turn out the lights, and let me tell you the story of Oiwa's ghost. Visit the Uncanny Japan website to read the show notes and transcript. 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 on Amazon. If you'd like to help support the podcast and have a bedtime story read to you monthly, please visit Patreon. Please join our community forum! https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura Website: https://www.uncannyjapan.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan  Mastodon: https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan Twitter: https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/ Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan Credits Intro and outro music by Julyan Ray Matsuura

It's almost Halloween, so for this episode of Uncanny Japan I'm going to tell you a spooky tale called <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yotsuya_Kaidan" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Yotsuya Kaidan</a>, the story of Oiwa and her sad and vengeful ghost. The last ghost story I told here was in <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/okiku-and-the-nine-plates-bancho-sarayashiki/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">episode 25, Okiku and the Nine Plates</a> (Bancho Sarayashiki). Well, Yotsuya Kaidan's main character, Oiwa, is another one of the biggies, who I'm guessing is even more well known than Okiku. There are so many versions of this story, so here I'm going to tell you mine. I'm going to try and stick to the originals as much as possible without getting too complicated and character heavy. I do encourage you to look into other versions of the story if you're interested. There are so many adaptations out there. So go climb into bed, put on your headphones, turn out the lights, and let me tell you the story of Oiwa's ghost. Visit the <a>Uncanny Japan website</a> to read <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/okiku-and-the-nine-plates-bancho-sarayashiki/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">the show notes and transcript</a>. <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Uncanny Japan</a> is author <a href="http://www.thersamatsuura.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Thersa Matsuura</a>. Her other shows are <a href="https://link.chtbl.com/IoJW_yH9?sid=UnJapan_description" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Uncanny Robot Podcast</a> and <a href="https://www.soothingstoriespodcast.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Soothing Stories Podcast</a>. Check out her books including <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Thersa-Matsuura/e/B002CWZ73Y/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1500180689&amp;sr=8-1" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Carp-Faced Boy</a> on Amazon. If you'd like to help support the podcast and have a bedtime story read to you monthly, please visit <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a>. Please join our community forum! <a href="https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/</a> Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura</a> Website: <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.uncannyjapan.com/</a> YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan</a> Mastodon: <a href="https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): <a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan</a> Credits Intro and outro music by <a href="https://instagram.com/julyan_ray" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Julyan Ray Matsuura</a>

Story Time: Yotsuya Kaidan (The Ghost of Oiwa) (Ep. 42)

Koshin Shinko is the belief that you are born with three worms (called sanshi) inside your body, and that these creatures' only purpose is to shorten your life so they can be free again. In this podcast I not only tell you more about those nasty parasites and how you can hinder them, I also talk about those three monkeys (See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil) and how they are here to help you out. Oh, and immortality. I also talk about how you can gain immortality. I found the dates for 2017: Feb. 2/April 3rd/June 2nd/August 1st/September 30th/November 29th. Please join our community forum! https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura Website: https://www.uncannyjapan.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan  Mastodon: https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan Twitter: https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/ Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan Credits The intro/outro music is a piece by Christiaan Virant (“Yi Gui” from Ting Shuo). The whole album is just gorgeous as it everything else by FM3. 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.

Koshin Shinko is the belief that you are born with three worms (called sanshi) inside your body, and that these creatures' only purpose is to shorten your life so they can be free again. In this podcast I not only tell you more about those nasty parasites and how you can hinder them, I also talk about those three monkeys (See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil) and how they are here to help you out. Oh, and immortality. I also talk about how you can gain immortality. I found the dates for 2017: Feb. 2/April 3rd/June 2nd/August 1st/September 30th/November 29th. Please join our community forum! <a href="https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/</a> Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura</a> Website: <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.uncannyjapan.com/</a> YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan</a> Mastodon: <a href="https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): <a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan</a> Credits The intro/outro music is a piece by <a href="https://buddhamachine.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Christiaan Virant</a> (“Yi Gui” from <a href="https://buddhamachine.bandcamp.com/album/ting-shuo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ting Shuo</a>). The whole album is just gorgeous as it everything else by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FM3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FM3</a>. <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Uncanny Japan</a> is author <a href="http://www.thersamatsuura.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Thersa Matsuura</a>. Her other show is <a href="https://www.soothingstoriespodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Soothing Stories Podcast</a>. Check out her books including <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Thersa-Matsuura/e/B002CWZ73Y/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1500180689&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Carp-Faced Boy</a> on Amazon. If you'd like to help support the podcast and have a bedtime story read to you monthly, please visit <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a>.

Koshin Shinko: The Three Worms in Your Body (Ep. 3)

March's Uncanny Japan podcast is all about monkeys and monkey lore -- wordplay, superstition, and good luck charms. You can listen to that below. Also, if you're interested in me retelling/reimagining obscure Japanese folktales, take a look at my Patreon page. This month's Bedtime Story ($5 and up reward) is "The Monkeys' Ojizo Statue" ("Saru no Ojizo"). Please join our community forum! https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura Website: https://www.uncannyjapan.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan  Mastodon: https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan Twitter: https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/ Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan Credits The intro/outro music is a piece by Christiaan Virant (“Yi Gui” from Ting Shuo). The whole album is just gorgeous as it everything else by FM3. 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.

March's Uncanny Japan podcast is all about monkeys and monkey lore -- wordplay, superstition, and good luck charms. You can listen to that below. Also, if you're interested in me retelling/reimagining obscure Japanese folktales, take a look at my <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon page.</a> This month's Bedtime Story ($5 and up reward) is "The Monkeys' Ojizo Statue" ("Saru no Ojizo"). Please join our community forum! <a href="https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/</a> Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura</a> Website: <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.uncannyjapan.com/</a> YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan</a> Mastodon: <a href="https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): <a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan</a> Credits The intro/outro music is a piece by <a href="https://buddhamachine.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Christiaan Virant</a> (“Yi Gui” from <a href="https://buddhamachine.bandcamp.com/album/ting-shuo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ting Shuo</a>). The whole album is just gorgeous as it everything else by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FM3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FM3</a>. <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Uncanny Japan</a> is author <a href="http://www.thersamatsuura.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Thersa Matsuura</a>. Her other show is <a href="https://www.soothingstoriespodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Soothing Stories Podcast</a>. Check out her books including <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Thersa-Matsuura/e/B002CWZ73Y/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1500180689&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Carp-Faced Boy</a> on Amazon. If you'd like to help support the podcast and have a bedtime story read to you monthly, please visit <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a>.

Monkeys and Monkey Lore! (Ep. 4)

In May's Uncanny Japan you get three Japanese superstitions and why: 1)Please don't cut your nails at night. 2)Please don't whistle at night. 3) Please do kill spiders at night...or don't, actually you might not want to. There's a good argument why you should let those night spiders live. Please join our community forum! https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura Website: https://www.uncannyjapan.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan  Mastodon: https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan Twitter: https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/ Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan Credits The intro/outro music is a piece by Christiaan Virant (“Yi Gui” from Ting Shuo). The whole album is just gorgeous as it everything else by FM3. 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.

In May's Uncanny Japan you get three Japanese superstitions and why: 1)Please don't cut your nails at night. 2)Please don't whistle at night. 3) Please do kill spiders at night...or don't, actually you might not want to. There's a good argument why you should let those night spiders live. Please join our community forum! <a href="https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/</a> Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura</a> Website: <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.uncannyjapan.com/</a> YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan</a> Mastodon: <a href="https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): <a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan</a> Credits The intro/outro music is a piece by <a href="https://buddhamachine.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Christiaan Virant</a> (“Yi Gui” from <a href="https://buddhamachine.bandcamp.com/album/ting-shuo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ting Shuo</a>). The whole album is just gorgeous as it everything else by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FM3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FM3</a>. <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Uncanny Japan</a> is author <a href="http://www.thersamatsuura.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Thersa Matsuura</a>. Her other show is <a href="https://www.soothingstoriespodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Soothing Stories Podcast</a>. Check out her books including <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Thersa-Matsuura/e/B002CWZ73Y/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1500180689&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Carp-Faced Boy</a> on Amazon. If you'd like to help support the podcast and have a bedtime story read to you monthly, please visit <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a>.

Japanese Superstitions Part One (Ep. 6)

In Japan when an inanimate object reaches its 100th birthday and perhaps it was mistreated, or lost, or thrown away, it gains a soul and might possibly start playing tricks on people. This is called tsukumogami, or haunted artifacts. In this episode I talk about the tsukumogami and some traditional ones you could run across on a dark spooky night. Visit the Uncanny Japan website to read the show notes and transcript. 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 on Amazon. If you'd like to help support the podcast and have a bedtime story read to you monthly, please visit Patreon. Please join our community forum! https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura Website: https://www.uncannyjapan.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan  Mastodon: https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan Twitter: https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/ Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan Credits Intro and outro music by Julyan Ray Matsuura

In Japan when an inanimate object reaches its 100th birthday and perhaps it was mistreated, or lost, or thrown away, it gains a soul and might possibly start playing tricks on people. This is called tsukumogami, or haunted artifacts. In this episode I talk about the tsukumogami and some traditional ones you could run across on a dark spooky night. Visit the <a>Uncanny Japan website</a> to read <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/haunted-artifacts-tsukumogami/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">the show notes and transcript</a>. <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Uncanny Japan</a> is author <a href="http://www.thersamatsuura.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Thersa Matsuura</a>. Her other shows are <a href="https://link.chtbl.com/IoJW_yH9?sid=UnJapan_description" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Uncanny Robot Podcast</a> and <a href="https://www.soothingstoriespodcast.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Soothing Stories Podcast</a>. Check out her books including <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Thersa-Matsuura/e/B002CWZ73Y/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1500180689&amp;sr=8-1" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Carp-Faced Boy</a> on Amazon. If you'd like to help support the podcast and have a bedtime story read to you monthly, please visit <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a>. Please join our community forum! <a href="https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/</a> Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura</a> Website: <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.uncannyjapan.com/</a> YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan</a> Mastodon: <a href="https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): <a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan</a> Credits Intro and outro music by <a href="https://instagram.com/julyan_ray" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Julyan Ray Matsuura</a>

Haunted Artifacts (Tsukumogami) (Ep. 44)

There are two types of tengu: the karasu/crow tengu and the hanadaka/long-nosed tengu. They're both awesome martial artists and fearsome foes, among other things. In this episode, I'll introduce you to these two super cool Japanese yokai and tell you a little bit about their lore. Visit the Uncanny Japan website to read the show notes and transcript. 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 on Amazon. If you'd like to help support the podcast and have a bedtime story read to you monthly, please visit Patreon. Please join our community forum! https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura Website: https://www.uncannyjapan.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan  Mastodon: https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan Twitter: https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/ Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan Credits Intro and outro music by Julyan Ray Matsuura

There are two types of tengu: the karasu/crow tengu and the hanadaka/long-nosed tengu. They're both awesome martial artists and fearsome foes, among other things. In this episode, I'll introduce you to these two super cool Japanese yokai and tell you a little bit about their lore. Visit the <a>Uncanny Japan website</a> to read <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/heavenly-dogs-and-brilliant-swordsmen-the-tengu/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">the show notes and transcript</a>. <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Uncanny Japan</a> is author <a href="http://www.thersamatsuura.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Thersa Matsuura</a>. Her other shows are <a href="https://link.chtbl.com/IoJW_yH9?sid=UnJapan_description" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Uncanny Robot Podcast</a> and <a href="https://www.soothingstoriespodcast.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Soothing Stories Podcast</a>. Check out her books including <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Thersa-Matsuura/e/B002CWZ73Y/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1500180689&amp;sr=8-1" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Carp-Faced Boy</a> on Amazon. If you'd like to help support the podcast and have a bedtime story read to you monthly, please visit <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a>. Please join our community forum! <a href="https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/</a> Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura</a> Website: <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.uncannyjapan.com/</a> YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan</a> Mastodon: <a href="https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): <a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan</a> Credits Intro and outro music by <a href="https://instagram.com/julyan_ray" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Julyan Ray Matsuura</a>

Heavenly Dogs and Brilliant Swordsmen (The Tengu) (Ep. 32)

Why is the beautiful Spider lily also called a corpse flower? Why didn't samurai keep camellias in their gardens? Why do Japanese ghosts like to hang out under weeping willows? On this episode I'll take on a few more Japanese superstitions, but this time plant and flower-related stories. Visit the Uncanny Japan website to read the show notes and transcript. 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 on Amazon. If you'd like to help support the podcast and have a bedtime story read to you monthly, please visit Patreon. Please join our community forum! https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura Website: https://www.uncannyjapan.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan  Mastodon: https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan Twitter: https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/ Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan Credits Intro and outro music by Julyan Ray Matsuura

Why is the beautiful Spider lily also called a corpse flower? Why didn't samurai keep camellias in their gardens? Why do Japanese ghosts like to hang out under weeping willows? On this episode I'll take on a few more Japanese superstitions, but this time plant and flower-related stories. Visit the <a>Uncanny Japan website</a> to read <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/japanese-superstitions-spider-lilies-and-ghostly-trees/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">the show notes and transcript</a>. <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Uncanny Japan</a> is author <a href="http://www.thersamatsuura.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Thersa Matsuura</a>. Her other shows are <a href="https://link.chtbl.com/IoJW_yH9?sid=UnJapan_description" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Uncanny Robot Podcast</a> and <a href="https://www.soothingstoriespodcast.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Soothing Stories Podcast</a>. Check out her books including <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Thersa-Matsuura/e/B002CWZ73Y/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1500180689&amp;sr=8-1" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Carp-Faced Boy</a> on Amazon. If you'd like to help support the podcast and have a bedtime story read to you monthly, please visit <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a>. Please join our community forum! <a href="https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/</a> Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura</a> Website: <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.uncannyjapan.com/</a> YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan</a> Mastodon: <a href="https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): <a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan</a> Credits Intro and outro music by <a href="https://instagram.com/julyan_ray" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Julyan Ray Matsuura</a>

Japanese Superstitions II: Spider Lilies and Ghostly Trees (Ep. 41)

Today's show feels like a wacky and wonderful one. You see, I started talking about the tengu in Episode 32 (Heavenly Dogs and Brilliant Swordsmen), but I wasn't able to cover one of my favorite things about this red faced, long nosed, mountain warrior. That being the notion of kamikakushi (神隠し) or being spirited away. In this episode I get into that but the more I researched the really wild and fascinating information I ran across. In this Episode 34: Spirited Away (Kamikakushi), I'll tell you about the Shinto scholar Atsutane Hirata who back in the 1800s interviewed and wrote a book about a boy (Torakichi) who had claimed to have been abducted by a tengu for many years. There are stories of 100-days fasts, trees that glow from an inner light, and small unlucky men riding horses who are born from the placenta of a new born baby. All this while I walk through a drizzly evening, recording the first frogs of the season. Visit the Uncanny Japan website to read the show notes and transcript. 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 on Amazon. If you'd like to help support the podcast and have a bedtime story read to you monthly, please visit Patreon. Please join our community forum! https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura Website: https://www.uncannyjapan.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan  Mastodon: https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan Twitter: https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/ Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan Credits Intro and outro music by Julyan Ray Matsuura

Today's show feels like a wacky and wonderful one. You see, I started talking about the tengu in <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/heavenly-dogs-and-brilliant-swordsmen-the-tengu/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 32 (Heavenly Dogs and Brilliant Swordsmen)</a>, but I wasn't able to cover one of my favorite things about this red faced, long nosed, mountain warrior. That being the notion of kamikakushi (神隠し) or being spirited away. In this episode I get into that but the more I researched the really wild and fascinating information I ran across. In this Episode 34: Spirited Away (Kamikakushi), I'll tell you about the Shinto scholar Atsutane Hirata who back in the 1800s interviewed and wrote a book about a boy (Torakichi) who had claimed to have been abducted by a tengu for many years. There are stories of 100-days fasts, trees that glow from an inner light, and small unlucky men riding horses who are born from the placenta of a new born baby. All this while I walk through a drizzly evening, recording the first frogs of the season. Visit the <a>Uncanny Japan website</a> to read <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/hidden-by-the-gods-kamikakushi/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">the show notes and transcript</a>. <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Uncanny Japan</a> is author <a href="http://www.thersamatsuura.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Thersa Matsuura</a>. Her other shows are <a href="https://link.chtbl.com/IoJW_yH9?sid=UnJapan_description" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Uncanny Robot Podcast</a> and <a href="https://www.soothingstoriespodcast.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Soothing Stories Podcast</a>. Check out her books including <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Thersa-Matsuura/e/B002CWZ73Y/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1500180689&amp;sr=8-1" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Carp-Faced Boy</a> on Amazon. If you'd like to help support the podcast and have a bedtime story read to you monthly, please visit <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a>. Please join our community forum! <a href="https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/</a> Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura</a> Website: <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.uncannyjapan.com/</a> YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan</a> Mastodon: <a href="https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): <a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan</a> Credits Intro and outro music by <a href="https://instagram.com/julyan_ray" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Julyan Ray Matsuura</a>

Hidden by the Gods (Kamikakushi) (Ep. 34)

April's podcast is about Kishibojin, an ogress with a penchant for feeding human babies to her own children, but who was able to see the error of her ways and not only repent but reinvent herself as a goddess. That's what I call chutzpah! Please join our community forum! https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura Website: https://www.uncannyjapan.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan  Mastodon: https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan Twitter: https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/ Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan Credits The intro/outro music is a piece by Christiaan Virant (“Yi Gui” from Ting Shuo). The whole album is just gorgeous as it everything else by FM3. 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.

April's podcast is about Kishibojin, an ogress with a penchant for feeding human babies to her own children, but who was able to see the error of her ways and not only repent but reinvent herself as a goddess. That's what I call chutzpah! Please join our community forum! <a href="https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/</a> Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura</a> Website: <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.uncannyjapan.com/</a> YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan</a> Mastodon: <a href="https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): <a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan</a> Credits The intro/outro music is a piece by <a href="https://buddhamachine.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Christiaan Virant</a> (“Yi Gui” from <a href="https://buddhamachine.bandcamp.com/album/ting-shuo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ting Shuo</a>). The whole album is just gorgeous as it everything else by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FM3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FM3</a>. <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Uncanny Japan</a> is author <a href="http://www.thersamatsuura.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Thersa Matsuura</a>. Her other show is <a href="https://www.soothingstoriespodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Soothing Stories Podcast</a>. Check out her books including <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Thersa-Matsuura/e/B002CWZ73Y/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1500180689&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Carp-Faced Boy</a> on Amazon. If you'd like to help support the podcast and have a bedtime story read to you monthly, please visit <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a>.

Kishibojin: The Mother of All Devils ー 鬼子母神 (Ep. 5)

I've had quite a few requests via email, DMs, and reviews for a show on Japanese urban legends. This episode is in answer to those requests. Here are two urban myths that have always intrigued me: The Slit-Mouthed Woman (kuchisake onna) and The White Thread That Comes from Your Ear (mimi kara shiroi ito). Visit the Uncanny Japan website to read the show notes and transcript. 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 on Amazon. If you'd like to help support the podcast and have a bedtime story read to you monthly, please visit Patreon. Please join our community forum! https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura Website: https://www.uncannyjapan.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan  Mastodon: https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan Twitter: https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/ Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan Credits Intro and outro music by Julyan Ray Matsuura

I've had quite a few requests via email, DMs, and reviews for a show on Japanese urban legends. This episode is in answer to those requests. Here are two urban myths that have always intrigued me: The Slit-Mouthed Woman (kuchisake onna) and The White Thread That Comes from Your Ear (mimi kara shiroi ito). Visit the <a>Uncanny Japan website</a> to read <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/slit-mouthed-woman-kuchisake-onna/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">the show notes and transcript</a>. <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Uncanny Japan</a> is author <a href="http://www.thersamatsuura.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Thersa Matsuura</a>. Her other shows are <a href="https://link.chtbl.com/IoJW_yH9?sid=UnJapan_description" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Uncanny Robot Podcast</a> and <a href="https://www.soothingstoriespodcast.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Soothing Stories Podcast</a>. Check out her books including <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Thersa-Matsuura/e/B002CWZ73Y/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1500180689&amp;sr=8-1" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Carp-Faced Boy</a> on Amazon. If you'd like to help support the podcast and have a bedtime story read to you monthly, please visit <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a>. Please join our community forum! <a href="https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/</a> Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura</a> Website: <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.uncannyjapan.com/</a> YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan</a> Mastodon: <a href="https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): <a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan</a> Credits Intro and outro music by <a href="https://instagram.com/julyan_ray" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Julyan Ray Matsuura</a>

Kuchisake-onna: The Slit-Mouthed Woman (Ep. 23)

Episode 24 of Uncanny Japan is a story, a Bedtime Story. Here I read to you my retelling and reimagining of a classic Japanese folktale Kachi Kachi Yama (Kachi Kachi Mountain). There are quite a few versions of the story out there. This one is very PG and everyone friendly. The more true-to-the-original and very slightly R-rated is over as extra content on Patreon. Visit the Uncanny Japan website to read the show notes and transcript. 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 on Amazon. If you'd like to help support the podcast and have a bedtime story read to you monthly, please visit Patreon. Please join our community forum! https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura Website: https://www.uncannyjapan.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan  Mastodon: https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan Twitter: https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/ Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan Credits Intro and outro music by Julyan Ray Matsuura Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan Join our Discord server: https://discord.gg/XdMZTzmyUb Twitter: https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmbTSrQe1cxBy522vxAI8Bg  Website: https://www.uncannyjapan.com/ Credits Intro and outro music by Julyan Ray Matsuura

Episode 24 of Uncanny Japan is a story, a Bedtime Story. Here I read to you my retelling and reimagining of a classic Japanese folktale Kachi Kachi Yama (Kachi Kachi Mountain). There are quite a few versions of the story out there. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRg-9QrFxvI" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">This one</a> is very PG and everyone friendly. The more true-to-the-original and very slightly R-rated is over as extra content on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a>. Visit the <a>Uncanny Japan website</a> to read <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/bedtime-story-kachi-kachi-mountain/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">the show notes and transcript</a>. <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Uncanny Japan</a> is author <a href="http://www.thersamatsuura.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Thersa Matsuura</a>. Her other shows are <a href="https://link.chtbl.com/IoJW_yH9?sid=UnJapan_description" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Uncanny Robot Podcast</a> and <a href="https://www.soothingstoriespodcast.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Soothing Stories Podcast</a>. Check out her books including <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Thersa-Matsuura/e/B002CWZ73Y/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1500180689&amp;sr=8-1" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Carp-Faced Boy</a> on Amazon. If you'd like to help support the podcast and have a bedtime story read to you monthly, please visit <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a>. Please join our community forum! <a href="https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/</a> Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura</a> Website: <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.uncannyjapan.com/</a> YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan</a> Mastodon: <a href="https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): <a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan</a> Credits Intro and outro music by <a href="https://instagram.com/julyan_ray" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Julyan Ray Matsuura</a> Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): <a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan</a> Join our Discord server: <a href="https://discord.gg/XdMZTzmyUb" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/XdMZTzmyUb</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/</a> YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmbTSrQe1cxBy522vxAI8Bg" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmbTSrQe1cxBy522vxAI8Bg</a> Website: <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.uncannyjapan.com/</a> Credits Intro and outro music by <a href="https://instagram.com/julyan_ray" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Julyan Ray Matsuura</a>

A Bedtime Story: Kachi-Kachi Mountain (PG Version) (Ep. 24)

Careful. Living a life of luxury while being selfish and coveting your neighbors goodies just might lead you to another spin on this Wheel of Life. This means after you die you'll be reborn not as a human again, not even as a squirrel in someone's backyard. You might just come back as a hungry ghost, and let me tell you why that's not a very good thing. This month's podcast is about Japanese hungry ghosts or gaki in Japanese. Not for the feint of heart. Please join our community forum! https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura Website: https://www.uncannyjapan.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan  Mastodon: https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan Twitter: https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/ Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan Credits The intro/outro music of Uncanny Japan is a song by Christiaan Virant (“Yi Gui” from Ting Shuo).  The whole album is just gorgeous as it everything else by FM3.

Careful. Living a life of luxury while being selfish and coveting your neighbors goodies just might lead you to another spin on this Wheel of Life. This means after you die you'll be reborn not as a human again, not even as a squirrel in someone's backyard. You might just come back as a hungry ghost, and let me tell you why that's not a very good thing. This month's podcast is about Japanese hungry ghosts or gaki in Japanese. Not for the feint of heart. Please join our community forum! <a href="https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/</a> Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura</a> Website: <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.uncannyjapan.com/</a> YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan</a> Mastodon: <a href="https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): <a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan</a> Credits The intro/outro music of Uncanny Japan is a song by <a href="https://buddhamachine.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Christiaan Virant</a> (“Yi Gui” from <a href="https://buddhamachine.bandcamp.com/album/ting-shuo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ting Shuo</a>).  The whole album is just gorgeous as it everything else by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FM3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FM3</a>.

Gaki: Hungry Ghosts (Ep. 10)

The rokuyo (六曜) or six days is the Japanese calendar that you consult when preparing to engage in various affairs: wedding, funerals, trips, and business dealings to name a few. Some days are good for some things, other days are good for others. Some days are just bad, bad, bad. If you take a good look at a lot of Japanese calendars and daily planners, they have two small kanji written in the corner of every day. These signify which of the six rokuyo that particular day is. You definitely don't want to incur bad luck and have your wedding on a butsumetsu (仏滅 ) or invite a group of mourners to join the deceased loved one in the Buddha's paradise by holding a funeral on a tomobiki (友引). This month's podcast is all about the rokuyo. Come listen while you take a ride with me on the local train via binaural mics. Please join our community forum! https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura Website: https://www.uncannyjapan.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan  Mastodon: https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan Twitter: https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/ Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan Notes: The intro/outro music of Uncanny Japan is a song by Christiaan Virant (“Yi Gui” from Ting Shuo). The whole album is just gorgeous as it everything else by FM3.

The rokuyo (六曜) or six days is the Japanese calendar that you consult when preparing to engage in various affairs: wedding, funerals, trips, and business dealings to name a few. Some days are good for some things, other days are good for others. Some days are just bad, bad, bad. If you take a good look at a lot of Japanese calendars and daily planners, they have two small kanji written in the corner of every day. These signify which of the six rokuyo that particular day is. You definitely don't want to incur bad luck and have your wedding on a butsumetsu (仏滅 ) or invite a group of mourners to join the deceased loved one in the Buddha's paradise by holding a funeral on a tomobiki (友引). This month's podcast is all about the rokuyo. Come listen while you take a ride with me on the local train via binaural mics. Please join our community forum! <a href="https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/</a> Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura</a> Website: <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.uncannyjapan.com/</a> YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan</a> Mastodon: <a href="https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): <a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan</a> Notes: The intro/outro music of Uncanny Japan is a song by <a href="https://buddhamachine.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Christiaan Virant</a> (“Yi Gui” from <a href="https://buddhamachine.bandcamp.com/album/ting-shuo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ting Shuo</a>). The whole album is just gorgeous as it everything else by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FM3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FM3</a>.

Inviting a Friend to Die (Rokuyo) (Ep. 15)

Here are the last four Buddhist Hot Hells for your enjoyment. There is extreme heat, much screaming, and a flaming rooster. Also, I was able to catch a local summer festival on the binaural mics. That is very cool. Visit the Uncanny Japan website to read the show notes and transcript. 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 on Amazon. If you'd like to help support the podcast and have a bedtime story read to you monthly, please visit Patreon. Please join our community forum! https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura Website: https://www.uncannyjapan.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan  Mastodon: https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan Twitter: https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/ Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan Credits Intro and outro music by Julyan Ray Matsuura Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan Join our Discord server: https://discord.gg/XdMZTzmyUb Twitter: https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmbTSrQe1cxBy522vxAI8Bg  Website: https://www.uncannyjapan.com/ Credits Intro and outro music by Julyan Ray Matsuura

Here are the last four Buddhist Hot Hells for your enjoyment. There is extreme heat, much screaming, and a flaming rooster. Also, I was able to catch a local summer festival on the binaural mics. That is very cool. Visit the <a>Uncanny Japan website</a> to read <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/great-screaming-and-uninterrupted-pain-more-buddhist-hells/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">the show notes and transcript</a>. <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Uncanny Japan</a> is author <a href="http://www.thersamatsuura.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Thersa Matsuura</a>. Her other shows are <a href="https://link.chtbl.com/IoJW_yH9?sid=UnJapan_description" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Uncanny Robot Podcast</a> and <a href="https://www.soothingstoriespodcast.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Soothing Stories Podcast</a>. Check out her books including <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Thersa-Matsuura/e/B002CWZ73Y/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1500180689&amp;sr=8-1" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Carp-Faced Boy</a> on Amazon. If you'd like to help support the podcast and have a bedtime story read to you monthly, please visit <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a>. Please join our community forum! <a href="https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/</a> Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura</a> Website: <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.uncannyjapan.com/</a> YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan</a> Mastodon: <a href="https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): <a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan</a> Credits Intro and outro music by <a href="https://instagram.com/julyan_ray" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Julyan Ray Matsuura</a> Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): <a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan</a> Join our Discord server: <a href="https://discord.gg/XdMZTzmyUb" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/XdMZTzmyUb</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/</a> YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmbTSrQe1cxBy522vxAI8Bg" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmbTSrQe1cxBy522vxAI8Bg</a> Website: <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.uncannyjapan.com/</a> Credits Intro and outro music by <a href="https://instagram.com/julyan_ray" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Julyan Ray Matsuura</a>

Great Screaming and Uninterrupted Pain More Buddhist Hells (Ep. 22)

Umi Bozu

Funa Yurei

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 otherworldly ocean creatures: Ship Goddesses, Boat Ghosts, and Sea Monks. Funa dama (船霊), funa yurei (船幽霊), and umi bozu (海坊主). This month's Bedtime Story (over on Patreon) is a folktale I translated called: The Umbrella Sea Monster. Please join our community forum! https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura Website: https://www.uncannyjapan.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan  Mastodon: https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan Twitter: https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/ Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan Notes: The intro/outro music of Uncanny Japan is a song by Christiaan Virant (from the album Ting Shuo).

The third Monday of July is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Day" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Umi no Hi</a> (海の日), Marine Day, so this month on Uncanny Japan I decided to talk about three otherworldly ocean creatures: Ship Goddesses, Boat Ghosts, and Sea Monks. Funa dama (船霊), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funay%C5%ABrei" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">funa yurei</a> (船幽霊), and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umib%C5%8Dzu" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">umi bozu</a> (海坊主). This month's Bedtime Story (over on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a>) is a folktale I translated called: The Umbrella Sea Monster. Please join our community forum! <a href="https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/</a> Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura</a> Website: <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.uncannyjapan.com/</a> YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan</a> Mastodon: <a href="https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): <a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan</a> Notes: The intro/outro music of Uncanny Japan is a song by <a href="https://buddhamachine.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Christiaan Virant</a> (from the album <a href="https://buddhamachine.bandcamp.com/album/ting-shuo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ting Shuo</a>).

Ship Goddesses, Boat Ghosts, and Sea Monks (Funadama, Funa Yurei, Umi Bozu) (Ep. 20)

The first of two podcasts this month, Episode 21: Screaming and Crushing in Four Buddhist Hells, is just about that, four of the eight Buddhist Hot Hells. Come listen to what happens when you kill a mosquito, commit mutiny, or convince your drunken friend to do your evil bidding. Also, you don't want to lie, lest an oni pull your tongue out with red hot pliers. Look. That's what it says right up there. Visit the Uncanny Japan website to read the show notes and transcript. 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 on Amazon. If you'd like to help support the podcast and have a bedtime story read to you monthly, please visit Patreon. Please join our community forum! https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura Website: https://www.uncannyjapan.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan  Mastodon: https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan Twitter: https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/ Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan Credits Intro and outro music by Julyan Ray Matsuura Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan Join our Discord server: https://discord.gg/XdMZTzmyUb Twitter: https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmbTSrQe1cxBy522vxAI8Bg  Website: https://www.uncannyjapan.com/ Credits Intro and outro music by Christiaan Virant from the album Ting Shuo.

The first of two podcasts this month, Episode 21: Screaming and Crushing in Four Buddhist Hells, is just about that, four of the eight Buddhist Hot Hells. Come listen to what happens when you kill a mosquito, commit mutiny, or convince your drunken friend to do your evil bidding. Also, you don't want to lie, lest an oni pull your tongue out with red hot pliers. Look. That's what it says right up there. Visit the <a>Uncanny Japan website</a> to read <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/screaming-and-crushing-in-four-buddhist-hells/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">the show notes and transcript</a>. <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Uncanny Japan</a> is author <a href="http://www.thersamatsuura.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Thersa Matsuura</a>. Her other shows are <a href="https://link.chtbl.com/IoJW_yH9?sid=UnJapan_description" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Uncanny Robot Podcast</a> and <a href="https://www.soothingstoriespodcast.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Soothing Stories Podcast</a>. Check out her books including <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Thersa-Matsuura/e/B002CWZ73Y/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1500180689&amp;sr=8-1" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Carp-Faced Boy</a> on Amazon. If you'd like to help support the podcast and have a bedtime story read to you monthly, please visit <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a>. Please join our community forum! <a href="https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/</a> Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura</a> Website: <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.uncannyjapan.com/</a> YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan</a> Mastodon: <a href="https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): <a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan</a> Credits Intro and outro music by <a href="https://instagram.com/julyan_ray" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Julyan Ray Matsuura</a> Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): <a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan</a> Join our Discord server: <a href="https://discord.gg/XdMZTzmyUb" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/XdMZTzmyUb</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/</a> YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmbTSrQe1cxBy522vxAI8Bg" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmbTSrQe1cxBy522vxAI8Bg</a> Website: <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.uncannyjapan.com/</a> Credits Intro and outro music by <a href="https://buddhamachine.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Christiaan Virant</a> from the album <a href="https://buddhamachine.bandcamp.com/album/ting-shuo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ting Shuo</a>.

Screaming and Crushing in Four Buddhist Hells (Ep. 21)

His eyelids. He cut off his eyelids. But that is not all that the Daruma (Bodhidharma) is famous for. He's the man who brought Chan to China and Zen to Japan. Some say he taught the Shaolin monks how to fight while other tales talk about how he invented green tea, or well, his eyelids did. Join me and a thousand singing night insects while I tell you about the great sage, Daruma. Also, you know how if you wait until the end of the credits in some movies you're rewarded with a little something? I won't say what, but my Sound Guy was a bit cheeky this episode. I wonder how many of my listeners will get the reference. Let me know. Visit the Uncanny Japan website to read the show notes and transcript. 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 on Amazon. If you'd like to help support the podcast and have a bedtime story read to you monthly, please visit Patreon. Please join our community forum! https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura Website: https://www.uncannyjapan.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan  Mastodon: https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan Twitter: https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/ Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan Credits Intro and outro music by Julyan Ray Matsuura

His eyelids. He cut off his eyelids. But that is not all that the Daruma (Bodhidharma) is famous for. He's the man who brought Chan to China and Zen to Japan. Some say he taught the Shaolin monks how to fight while other tales talk about how he invented green tea, or well, his eyelids did. Join me and a thousand singing night insects while I tell you about the great sage, Daruma. Also, you know how if you wait until the end of the credits in some movies you're rewarded with a little something? I won't say what, but my Sound Guy was a bit cheeky this episode. I wonder how many of my listeners will get the reference. Let me know. Visit the <a>Uncanny Japan website</a> to read <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/daruma-he-cut-off-his-what/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">the show notes and transcript</a>. <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Uncanny Japan</a> is author <a href="http://www.thersamatsuura.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Thersa Matsuura</a>. Her other shows are <a href="https://link.chtbl.com/IoJW_yH9?sid=UnJapan_description" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Uncanny Robot Podcast</a> and <a href="https://www.soothingstoriespodcast.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Soothing Stories Podcast</a>. Check out her books including <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Thersa-Matsuura/e/B002CWZ73Y/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1500180689&amp;sr=8-1" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Carp-Faced Boy</a> on Amazon. If you'd like to help support the podcast and have a bedtime story read to you monthly, please visit <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a>. Please join our community forum! <a href="https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/</a> Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura</a> Website: <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.uncannyjapan.com/</a> YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan</a> Mastodon: <a href="https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): <a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan</a> Credits Intro and outro music by <a href="https://instagram.com/julyan_ray" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Julyan Ray Matsuura</a>

Daruma - He Cut Off His What?! (Ep. 40)

Tsuno Daishi

When walking around Japan you might see a small rectangular piece of paper pasted near a front door or on a gate. On this paper is an image that can only be described as a demon or devil. While off-putting at first, this creepy little fellow isn't actually a bad guy; he's there to protect the family and household. In this episode I'm going to tell you why. Visit the Uncanny Japan website to read the show notes and transcript. 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 on Amazon. If you'd like to help support the podcast and have a bedtime story read to you monthly, please visit Patreon. Please join our community forum! https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura Website: https://www.uncannyjapan.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan  Mastodon: https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan Twitter: https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/ Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan Credits Intro and outro music by Julyan Ray Matsuura

When walking around Japan you might see a small rectangular piece of paper pasted near a front door or on a gate. On this paper is an image that can only be described as a demon or devil. While off-putting at first, this creepy little fellow isn't actually a bad guy; he's there to protect the family and household. In this episode I'm going to tell you why. Visit the <a>Uncanny Japan website</a> to read <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/great-horned-master-tsuno-daishi/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">the show notes and transcript</a>. <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Uncanny Japan</a> is author <a href="http://www.thersamatsuura.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Thersa Matsuura</a>. Her other shows are <a href="https://link.chtbl.com/IoJW_yH9?sid=UnJapan_description" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Uncanny Robot Podcast</a> and <a href="https://www.soothingstoriespodcast.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Soothing Stories Podcast</a>. Check out her books including <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Thersa-Matsuura/e/B002CWZ73Y/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1500180689&amp;sr=8-1" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Carp-Faced Boy</a> on Amazon. If you'd like to help support the podcast and have a bedtime story read to you monthly, please visit <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a>. Please join our community forum! <a href="https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/</a> Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura</a> Website: <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.uncannyjapan.com/</a> YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan</a> Mastodon: <a href="https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): <a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan</a> Credits Intro and outro music by <a href="https://instagram.com/julyan_ray" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Julyan Ray Matsuura</a>

The Great Horned Master (Tsuno Daishi) (Ep. 43)

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 to a mochi-pounding event in the background on binaural mics. There is cleaning, haircuts, paying debts and staying up all night to avoid gray hair. Please join our community forum! https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura Website: https://www.uncannyjapan.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan  Mastodon: https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan Twitter: https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/ Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan Notes: The intro/outro music of Uncanny Japan is a song by Christiaan Virant (“Yi Gui” from Ting Shuo). The whole album is just gorgeous as it everything else by FM3.

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 to a mochi-pounding event in the background on binaural mics. There is cleaning, haircuts, paying debts and staying up all night to avoid gray hair. Please join our community forum! <a href="https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://japanforum.uncanny.productions/</a> Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura</a> Website: <a href="https://www.uncannyjapan.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.uncannyjapan.com/</a> YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan</a> Mastodon: <a href="https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/</a> Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): <a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan</a> Notes: The intro/outro music of Uncanny Japan is a song by <a href="https://buddhamachine.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Christiaan Virant</a> (“Yi Gui” from <a href="https://buddhamachine.bandcamp.com/album/ting-shuo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ting Shuo</a>). The whole album is just gorgeous as it everything else by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FM3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FM3</a>.

Teachers Running (Shiwasu) (Ep. 13)

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