The Unconnected Dead: Muenbotoke (Ep. 106)
Graves with no one to care for them are called muenbotoke. Learn about a temple that gathers all those ashes and bones and makes Buddhist statues out of them. Uncanny Japan is author Thersa Matsuura....
15 Aug 202220min
The Sickle Weasel: Kamaitachi (Ep. 105)
What do you know about the yōkai, the sickle weasel or kamaitachi? Imagine an adorable little weasel sporting obnoxiously long blades on its paws. It appears out of nowhere so suddenly you don't even ...
31 Jul 202219min
Another Chilling Children’s Song – Tōryanse (Ep. 104)
Do you remember when I talked about Kagome Kagome back in episode 53? A Japanese children's song that had curiously unnerving lyrics about a bird in a cage ("Oh when will it be let out?") And then th...
17 Jul 202221min
Final Listeners' True Spooky Tales - Weeping, Drowning, and Big Wall Blocking (Ep. 103)
For the last Listeners' True Spooky Tales we're going outside again. Weeping women, grabbing hands, and great big walls that block your path. Uncanny Japan is author Thersa Matsuura. Her other shows ...
30 Jun 202227min
Listeners' True Spooky Stories: Forest Phantoms and the Black-Nosed Man (Ep. 102)
Listen to some spooky real life stories that happened in the great outdoors. Uncanny Japan is author Thersa Matsuura. Her other shows are Uncanny Robot Podcast and The Soothing Stories Podcast. Check...
16 Jun 202232min
Listeners' Absolutely True Japanese Ghost Stories Part 2 (Ep. 101)
More listeners' true Japanese ghost stories as well as one of my most terrifying experiences. This is part two of a three part series. Uncanny Japan is author Thersa Matsuura. Her other shows are Unc...
31 Mai 202232min
Listeners' Absolutely True Ghost Stories: Haunted Houses (Ep. 100)
To commemorate our 100th episode, we're sharing listeners' true ghost stories they've experienced while visiting or living in Japan. Uncanny Japan is author Thersa Matsuura. Her other shows are Uncan...
16 Mai 202229min
The Cat Grave, The Rat Grave: Nekozuka, Nezumizuka (Ep. 99)
Today I'll talk about a local legend: Nekozuka and Nezumizuka, the Cat's Grave and the Rat's Grave. It's not only a nanafushigi (one of the Seven Strange Happenings), it's extra special because an old...
30 Apr 202218min
