172 Episodes

  1. The Devil’s Gate (Kimon) (Ep. 11)

    Published: 10/18/2017
  2. Gaki: Hungry Ghosts (Ep. 10)

    Published: 9/13/2017
  3. Obon Part Two: Sending Away Fires (Okuribi) (Ep. 9)

    Published: 8/15/2017
  4. Obon Part One: On Cucumber Horses They Ride (Ep. 8)

    Published: 7/16/2017
  5. Senninbari: The Thousand-Stitch Belt (Ep. 7)

    Published: 6/19/2017
  6. Japanese Superstitions Part One (Ep. 6)

    Published: 5/15/2017
  7. Kishibojin: The Mother of All Devils ー 鬼子母神 (Ep. 5)

    Published: 4/14/2017
  8. Monkeys and Monkey Lore! (Ep. 4)

    Published: 3/17/2017
  9. Koshin Shinko: The Three Worms in Your Body (Ep. 3)

    Published: 2/16/2017
  10. Hatsu-yume: Your First Dream of the New Year (Ep. 2)

    Published: 1/20/2017
  11. Musha-burui: Trembling Before a Formidable Task (Ep. 1)

    Published: 10/30/2016
  12. Introducing Uncanny Japan

    Published: 10/29/2016

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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.