A Bedtime Story: Kachi-Kachi Mountain (PG Version) (Ep. 24)
Episode 24 of Uncanny Japan is a story, a Bedtime Story. Here I read to you my retelling and reimagining of a classic Japanese folktale Kachi Kachi Yama (Kachi Kachi Mountain). There are quite a few v...
11 Okt 201829min
Kuchisake-onna: The Slit-Mouthed Woman (Ep. 23)
I've had quite a few requests via email, DMs, and reviews for a show on Japanese urban legends. This episode is in answer to those requests. Here are two urban myths that have always intrigued me: The...
20 Sep 201815min
Great Screaming and Uninterrupted Pain More Buddhist Hells (Ep. 22)
Here are the last four Buddhist Hot Hells for your enjoyment. There is extreme heat, much screaming, and a flaming rooster. Also, I was able to catch a local summer festival on the binaural mics. That...
3 Sep 201812min
Screaming and Crushing in Four Buddhist Hells (Ep. 21)
The first of two podcasts this month, Episode 21: Screaming and Crushing in Four Buddhist Hells, is just about that, four of the eight Buddhist Hot Hells. Come listen to what happens when you kill a m...
14 Aug 201814min
Ship Goddesses, Boat Ghosts, and Sea Monks (Funadama, Funa Yurei, Umi Bozu) (Ep. 20)
The third Monday of July is Umi no Hi (海の日), Marine Day, so this month on Uncanny Japan I decided to talk about three otherworldly ocean creatures: Ship Goddesses, Boat Ghosts, and Sea Monks. Funa dam...
19 Jul 201812min
The Heavenly Demon (Amanojaku) + Bedtime Story! (Ep. 19)
This month's podcast is a special one. Not only did I do a podcast about a strange little creature called the amanojaku (天邪鬼), but at the end I attached one of my Bedtime Stories that I record monthly...
26 Jun 201832min
The God of Smallpox (Housougami) (Ep. 18)
Welcome to May's Uncanny Japan. In this episode I talk about the God of Smallpox (housougami/疱瘡神). Come listen to the beliefs in this fearsome god and how dogs and the color red kept him at bay. Plea...
19 Mai 201812min
Granny Dumping Mountain (Ubasute Yama) (Ep. 17)
This month on Uncanny Japan I talk about Ubasuta Yama (姥捨山) or Granny Dumping Mountain. Back in old Japan when times were tough and there were too many mouths for one family to feed, they might do som...
21 Apr 201811min
