Uncanny Japan - Japanese Folklore, Folktales, Myths and Language

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  • 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.
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  • Sea Pigs and Dirt Dragons - Enticing Language (Ep. 160)

    Sea Pigs and Dirt Dragons - Enticing Language (Ep. 160)
    Nov 18 2024

    Sea Pigs and Dirt Dragons — Enticing Language and a Quiz!

    From Thersa Matsuura's Bram Stoker Award-nominated short story collection "The Carp-Faced Boy and Other Tales", now available as an audiobook everywhere.

    [This description contains Amazon affiliate links. If you click on a link and make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.]

    Uncanny Japan is author Thersa Matsuura. Check out her books including The Book of Japanese Folklore by clicking on the Amazon link. If you'd like to help support the podcast and have a bedtime story read to you monthly, please visit Patreon.

    Discord: https://discord.gg/XdMZTzmyUb
    Patreon:     https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura
    Website: https://www.uncannyjapan.com/
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan
    Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/uncannyjapan.bsky.social
    Mastodon: https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/
    Books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Thersa-Matsuura/e/B002CWZ73Y/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1500180689&sr=8-1

    Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan
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    17 mins
  • Story Time: "Go-Away Monkey" (Ep. 159)

    Story Time: "Go-Away Monkey" (Ep. 159)
    Nov 1 2024

    Okappa, a young woman living in a town ravaged by disease, encounters a traveling performer, Hanshiro, and his monkey, Fukumimi.

    WARNING: This story starts out explicit without using explicit language. It's not for children who are old enough to read between the lines.

    From Thersa Matsuura's Bram Stoker Award-nominated short story collection "The Carp-Faced Boy and Other Tales", now available as an audiobook everywhere.

    [This description contains Amazon affiliate links. If you click on a link and make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.]

    Uncanny Japan is author Thersa Matsuura. Check out her books including The Book of Japanese Folklore by clicking on the Amazon link. If you'd like to help support the podcast and have a bedtime story read to you monthly, please visit Patreon.

    Discord: https://discord.gg/XdMZTzmyUb
    Patreon:     https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura
    Website: https://www.uncannyjapan.com/
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan
    Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/uncannyjapan.bsky.social
    Mastodon: https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/
    Books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Thersa-Matsuura/e/B002CWZ73Y/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1500180689&sr=8-1

    Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan
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    55 mins
  • Lafcadio Hearn's Haunting Story, Botan Dōrō: The Peony Lantern (Ep. 158)

    Lafcadio Hearn's Haunting Story, Botan Dōrō: The Peony Lantern (Ep. 158)
    Oct 15 2024

    Follow the tragic tale of Hagiwara, a young samurai from Edo in this retelling of Lafcadio Hearn's "The Peony Lantern".

    [This description contains Amazon affiliate links. If you click on a link and make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.]

    Uncanny Japan is author Thersa Matsuura. Check out her books including The Book of Japanese Folklore by clicking on the Amazon link. If you'd like to help support the podcast and have a bedtime story read to you monthly, please visit Patreon.

    Discord: https://discord.gg/XdMZTzmyUb
    Patreon:     https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura
    Website: https://www.uncannyjapan.com/
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UncannyJapan
    Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/uncannyjapan.bsky.social
    Mastodon: https://famichiki.jp/@UncannyJapan
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/
    Books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Thersa-Matsuura/e/B002CWZ73Y/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1500180689&sr=8-1

    Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan
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    23 mins

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love it

it's my favourite podcast for all things japan especially folklore. Theresa is a great storyteller and the whole ambience, the background noises just elevates the story.

i can't believe there aren't any ratings for the show here.

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