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Uncanny Japan - Folklore and Culture
Exploring Japanese Myths and Folktales, Superstitions and Language

Episode 3: Koshin Shinko – 庚申信�

Koshin Shinko is the belief that you are born...

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: 13 minutes : 16-Feb-2017

Episode 5: Kishibojin-The Mother of All

April's podcast is about Kishibojin, an ogres...

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: 12 minutes : 13-Apr-2017

Episode 6: Japanese Superstitions 1

In May's Uncanny Japan you get three Japanese...

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: 14 minutes : 15-May-2017

Episode 7: The Thousand-Stitch Belt (Sen

The senninbari or one thousand-stitch belt is...

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: 12 minutes : 18-Jun-2017

Episode 8: Obon Part One-On Cucumber Hor

In Japan, Obon is the time of year when all t...

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: 11 minutes : 16-Jul-2017

Episode 10: Hungry Ghosts (Gaki)

Careful. Living a life of luxury while being ...

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: 15 minutes : 13-Sep-2017

Episode 11: The Devil’s Gate (Kimon)

You have one. I have one. We all have one: a ...

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: 19 minutes : 17-Oct-2017

Episode 12: Tricky Numbers (Goro Awase)

In Japan numbers can be tricky. Four is thoug...

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: 15 minutes : 15-Nov-2017

Episode 13: Teachers Running (Shiwasu)

Everyone's busy. It's the end of the year. Co...

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: 17 minutes : 17-Dec-2017

Episode 14: Living Buddhas-kinda… (Sok

Listen to me talk about this wonderfully surr...

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: 11 minutes : 17-Jan-2018

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