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Jun 2021
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Story Time – "Kaguya Hime: The Bamboo Cu...

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About this episode

Today I'll read to you, "The Bamboo Cutter and the Moon Princess" called Kaguya Hime in Japanese. It's an old tale that some believe talks about otherworldly visitors. Was the Moon Princess an extraterrestrial being?

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Uncanny Japan is author Thersa Matsuura. Her other shows are Uncanny Robot Podcast and The Soothing Stories Podcast. Check out her books including The Carp-Faced Boy on Amazon. If you'd like to help support the podcast and have a bedtime story read to you monthly, please visit Patreon.

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Intro and outro music by Julyan Ray Matsuura

Acoustic Love (loopable) by chilledmusic Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7859-acoustic-love-loopable- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

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