Uncanny Japan

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)

Botan Dōrō: Lafcadio Hearn's Japanese Ghost Love Story (Ep. 158)

Japan's Three Great Ghost Stories (Ep. 157)

Supernatural Trees Part 1: Bloodthirsty and Cursed (Ep. 156)

A Skit and a Caterpillar Cult: Tokoyo no Kami (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: Purify Yourself With This Episode (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)