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Uncanny Japan — 204 episodes · page 1 of 3
Never Say Monkey! Japan's Strangest Mountain Superstitions (Ep. 201)
The Lost Wolves of Japan: Gods, Guardians, and Ghosts (Ep. 200) -from the archives
The Yōkai That Drops from the Trees *squish*: Tsurube Otoshi
Folklore Story Time: The Sea Monster of the Oki Islands (Ep. 198)
100 Ghost Stories in the Dark: Why Summer Is Ghost Season in Japan (Ep. 197)
How to Welcome the Dead Home: Obon in Japan (Ep. 196)
Creepy Story Time: "By the Japanese Sea" -- Lafcadio Hearn
Tanabata: Star-Crossed Lovers (Ep.55) -- From the Vault
Childhood Incantations: Engacho, Pain Magic, & Severed Pinkies! (Ep. 194)
Utsuro-Bune: The Hollow Ship Revisited (Ep. 193)
The Big Three UFO/UAP Incidents in Japan + One! (Ep. 192)
The Ghost-Playing Actor Who Became a REAL Vengeful Ghost: Kohada Koheiji (Ep. 191)
All That Flows: Benzaiten, White Snakes, and Human-Headed Serpents
Everyone Has a Throat Buddha / What is it and Why? -- Nodohotoke & Story Time: "The Buddha Bone" (Ep. 189)
Ofuda & Omamori: Lucky Talismans & Charms
Tsukimono: Possessed by an Animal (Ep. 187)
Takiyasha Hime & the Gashadokuro: Japan's Frog-Riding Witch & Giant Skeleton (Ep. 186)
Why the Year of the Fire Horse is Dreaded in Japan and Cursed Kimonos (Ep. 185)
Osechi: Japanese New Year Food Traditions (Ep. 184)
Japanese Moon Lore: Selfless Rabbits, Murdered Goddesses, and Tsukimi (Ep. 183)
Hōichi the Earless: A Lafcadio Hearn Reading (Ep. 182)
What Empty Spaces Need (Audio Drama) (Ep. 181)
Ame-onna - Rain Woman's Original Ghost Story (Ep. 180)
Japan's Most Famous Ghost: My Retelling of Oiwa and the Yotsuya Kaidan (Ep. 179)
Sanshi: The Three Body-Parasite Problem (Ep. 178)
A Handful of Deadly Beach Beauties (Ep. 177)
Introducing Uncanny Japan
Japanese Afterlife Guide: Navigate Buddhist Hell & Death (Ep. 176)
Taira no Masakado: The First Samurai's Flying Head & Tokyo's Cursed Shrine (Ep. 175)
Saiō ga Uma: The Old Man's Horse & Finding Peace with Uncertainty (Ep. 174)
Susanoo: Japan's Storm God - Chaos to Redemption (Ep. 173)
Tsuyu: Japan's Dreaded Fifth Season - Rain, Mold, and Yokai Spirits (Ep. 172)
Tōdaiki: The Candlestick Demon & Tang Dynasty Diplomatic Horror (Ep. 171)
Lafcadio Hearn's "Readings from a Dream Book": Mystical Meditations on Consciousness (Ep. 170)
Ryūjin: Harnessing the Power of Japan's Undersea Dragon God (Ep. 169)
Mt. Fuji: A Fire Resistant Princess and a Sword Licking Mystic (Ep. 168)
Kanto vs Kansai: How Japanese Regional Food Differs (Ep. 167)
The Golden Pavilion Has Weird Ghosts (Ep. 166)
Walking in Old Japan: The Historical Gokaidō Routes (Ep. 165)
Fudō Myō: The Unshakable Buddhist Deity and Sacred Fire Ceremonies (Ep. 164)
Bodhidharma and Daruma Dolls: Zen Buddhism Origins (Ep. 163)
The Salt God and the Magic of Salt (Ep. 162)
Turbo Granny: Japanese Urban Legend of the Highway Phantom (Ep. 161)
Japanese Kanji Animal Names: Sea Pigs, Dirt Dragons & Poetic Language (Ep. 160)
Go-Away Monkey: Original Japanese Horror Story by Thersa Matsuura (Ep. 159)
EBotan Dōrō: Lafcadio Hearn's Japanese Ghost Love Story (Ep. 158)
Japan's Three Great Ghost Stories: Okiku, Oiwa, and Otsuyu (Ep. 157)
Japanese Supernatural Trees: Bloodthirsty Kodama & Cursed Jubokko (Ep. 156)
Japanese Caterpillar Cult: The Tokoyo no Kami Uprising of 644 CE (Ep. 155)
Moshi Moshi! You're About to Meet Some Demons! (Ep. 154)
The Tragic (or not?) Tale of Anchin and Kiyohime (Ep. 153)
Hokkaido Yōkai and Mythical Creatures (Ep. 152)
Chopsticks: Godly Tools or Death Bringers? ( Ep. 151)
The Dangerous Truth about the Jorō Spider (Ep. 150)
Beto Beto-san Vs Teke Teke: Things That Stalk You at Night (Ep. 149)
Bug News: Body Parasites or Ghosts (Mushi no Shirase)? (Ep. 148)
Falling Trees: Tengu or Furusoma (Creepy Dead Guy)?(Ep. 147)
Story Time: The Mirror Maiden by Lafcadio Hearn (Ep. 146)
Ryomen Sukuna: Awesome Saint or Japan-Destroying Demon? (Ep. 145)
Teru Teru Bōzu: Cute, Magical, Unsettling Origins (Ep. 144)
Abe no Seimei & His Mysterious Place Near Me (Ep. 143)
Nami-Kozō: The Creepy Little Wave Boy (Ep. 142)
The All-powerful Five Elements and You (Ep. 141)
A Rollicking and Powerful Year of the Dragon 2024 (Ep. 140)
Joya no Kane: Japanese Temple Bells Ring Out 108 Sins at New Year (Ep. 139)
Shochikubai: Pine, Bamboo, Plum and Samurai Shade (Ep. 138)
A Delightful Dive into Meiji Era Yokai News (Ep. 137)
The Dreaded Northern Pillow (kitamakura) and Fan Death (Ep. 136)
"The Other Side" A Creepy Japanese Ghost Story (Ep. 135)
Creepy Haunted Tunnels in Japan (Ep. 134)
Okiku: The Haunted Doll (Ep. 133)
Myth Tales Vol. 1: Origin that Ends with Dragons (Ep. 132)
Summer Festival Part 2: Games and Dancing (Ep. 131)
Summer Festival: Outfits and the Eats (Ep. 130)
"Concerning Tea"... a reading (Ep. 129)
Raijū: The Thunder Beast (Ep. 128)
Story Time: Yuki Onna (by Lafcadio Hearn) (Ep. 127)
Dōsojin: Cuddly and Carnal Road Side Statues (Ep. 126)
Kitsune no Koban: Fox Money (Ep. 125)
Story Time: Rokurokubi by Lafcadio Hearn (Ep. 124)
Black-Toothed Yōkai (Ep. 123)
Ohaguro: The Ultimate Beauty Hack of Ancient Japan (Ep. 122)
Doom and Bloom: Cherry Blossom Folk Beliefs (Ep. 121)
Akaname: The Thoroughly Gross Scum Licker (Ep. 120)
The Legend of Shippeitaro (Ep. 119)
How to find and identify your own Yokai (Ep. 118)
Ushi Oni: The Bloodthirsty Cow Demon (Ep. 117)
Shichifukujin: Your Personal Lucky God (Ep. 116)
Six Japanese New Year Rules: Ancient Oshōgatsu Taboos (Ep. 115)
Temple Statues: Why All the Red Bibs? (Ep. 114)
Karasu: Japanese Crows, Myths and Superstitions (Ep. 113)
Goshuin: Temple or Shrine Stamps (Ep. 112)
Creepy Story Time: Hashihime / The Bridge Maiden (Ep. 111)
Ōkami: Japanese Wolf Part 2 Legends and Lore (Ep. 110)
Ōkami: Japanese Wolf Part 1 (Ep. 109)
Hunting for a Tsuchinoko (Ep. 108)
Your Own Personal Buddha (Ep. 107)
The Unconnected Dead: Muenbotoke (Ep. 106)
The Sickle Weasel: Kamaitachi (Ep. 105)
Another Chilling Children’s Song – Tōryanse (Ep. 104)