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Sanshi: The Three Body-Parasite Problem (Ep. 178)

Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:26:10
Publish Date: 2025-09-16 13:00:00
Description:

I finally got to go on a walk again after all the oppressive August heat. I live around rice fields, mostly. There are some houses, of course, along the main road, and then every so often, a knee-high stone tower or stele. These are called kōshintō.

What I found particularly intriguing was how these connect to some rather unsettling beliefs about spiritual parasites. According to the traditions I discovered, we have three of these sanshi living inside our bodies.

Come with me as I explore how entire communities once stayed awake all night just to keep these things trapped inside them.


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Music by Julyan Ray Matsuura

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