Why the Year of the Fire Horse is Dreaded in Japan and Cursed Kimonos (Ep. 185)
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16:25Feb 16, 2026
Uncanny Japan
188 episodes
Osechi: Japanese New Year Food Traditions (Ep. 184)
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26:23Dec 9, 2025
Japanese Moon Lore: Selfless Rabbits, Murdered Goddesses, and Tsukimi (Ep. 183)
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30:46Nov 20, 2025
Hōichi the Earless: A Lafcadio Hearn Reading (Ep. 182)
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30:51Nov 4, 2025
What Empty Spaces Need (Audio Drama) (Ep. 181)
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26:55Oct 31, 2025
Ame-onna - Rain Woman's Original Ghost Story (Ep. 180)
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27:13Oct 21, 2025
Japan's Most Famous Ghost: My Retelling of Oiwa and the Yotsuya Kaidan (Ep. 179)
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34:25Oct 7, 2025
Sanshi: The Three Body-Parasite Problem (Ep. 178)
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26:10Sep 16, 2025
A Handful of Deadly Beach Beauties (Ep. 177)
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25:50Sep 2, 2025
Introducing Uncanny Japan
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2:27Aug 13, 2025
Japanese Afterlife Guide: Navigate Buddhist Hell & Death (Ep. 176)
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45:08Aug 13, 2025
Taira no Masakado: The First Samurai's Flying Head & Tokyo's Cursed Shrine (Ep. 175)
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20:42Aug 2, 2025
Saiō ga Uma: The Old Man's Horse & Finding Peace with Uncertainty (Ep. 174)
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17:31Jun 26, 2025
Susanoo: Japan's Storm God - Chaos to Redemption (Ep. 173)
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27:11Jun 9, 2025
Tsuyu: Japan's Dreaded Fifth Season - Rain, Mold, and Yokai Spirits (Ep. 172)
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22:38May 24, 2025
Tōdaiki: The Candlestick Demon & Tang Dynasty Diplomatic Horror (Ep. 171)
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22:02May 7, 2025
Lafcadio Hearn's "Readings from a Dream Book": Mystical Meditations on Consciousness (Ep. 170)
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27:09Apr 22, 2025
Ryūjin: Harnessing the Power of Japan's Undersea Dragon God (Ep. 169)
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24:03Apr 8, 2025
Mt. Fuji: A Fire Resistant Princess and a Sword Licking Mystic (Ep. 168)
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18:39Mar 22, 2025
Kanto vs Kansai: How Japanese Regional Food Differs (Ep. 167)
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18:47Mar 6, 2025
The Golden Pavilion Has Weird Ghosts (Ep. 166)
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14:27Feb 22, 2025
Walking in Old Japan: The Historical Gokaidō Routes (Ep. 165)
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18:03Feb 6, 2025
Fudō Myō: The Unshakable Buddhist Deity and Sacred Fire Ceremonies (Ep. 164)
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13:15Jan 15, 2025
Bodhidharma and Daruma Dolls: Zen Buddhism Origins (Ep. 163)
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19:21Jan 6, 2025
The Salt God and the Magic of Salt (Ep. 162)
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15:16Dec 17, 2024
Turbo Granny: Japanese Urban Legend of the Highway Phantom (Ep. 161)
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17:48Dec 3, 2024
Japanese Kanji Animal Names: Sea Pigs, Dirt Dragons & Poetic Language (Ep. 160)
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18:26Nov 18, 2024
Go-Away Monkey: Original Japanese Horror Story by Thersa Matsuura (Ep. 159)
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57:50Nov 1, 2024
Botan Dōrō: Lafcadio Hearn's Japanese Ghost Love Story (Ep. 158)
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24:37Oct 15, 2024
Japan's Three Great Ghost Stories: Okiku, Oiwa, and Otsuyu (Ep. 157)
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15:07Oct 1, 2024
Japanese Supernatural Trees: Bloodthirsty Kodama & Cursed Jubokko (Ep. 156)
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18:48Sep 16, 2024
Japanese Caterpillar Cult: The Tokoyo no Kami Uprising of 644 CE (Ep. 155)
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12:36Sep 1, 2024
Moshi Moshi! You're About to Meet Some Demons! (Ep. 154)
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19:27Aug 15, 2024
The Tragic (or not?) Tale of Anchin and Kiyohime (Ep. 153)
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20:39Jul 30, 2024
Hokkaido Yōkai and Mythical Creatures (Ep. 152)
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16:24Jul 17, 2024
Chopsticks: Godly Tools or Death Bringers? ( Ep. 151)
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22:52Jun 27, 2024
The Dangerous Truth about the Jorō Spider (Ep. 150)
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19:16Jun 15, 2024
Beto Beto-san Vs Teke Teke: Things That Stalk You at Night (Ep. 149)
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22:58Jun 1, 2024
Bug News: Body Parasites or Ghosts (Mushi no Shirase)? (Ep. 148)
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16:44May 15, 2024
Falling Trees: Tengu or Furusoma (Creepy Dead Guy)?(Ep. 147)
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14:42May 1, 2024
Story Time: The Mirror Maiden by Lafcadio Hearn (Ep. 146)
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19:36Apr 17, 2024
Ryomen Sukuna: Awesome Saint or Japan-Destroying Demon? (Ep. 145)
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25:59Mar 30, 2024
Teru Teru Bōzu: Cute, Magical, Unsettling Origins (Ep. 144)
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20:26Mar 15, 2024
Abe no Seimei & His Mysterious Place Near Me (Ep. 143)
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23:44Feb 29, 2024
Nami-Kozō: The Creepy Little Wave Boy (Ep. 142)
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21:57Feb 16, 2024
The All-powerful Five Elements and You (Ep. 141)
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23:13Jan 31, 2024
A Rollicking and Powerful Year of the Dragon 2024 (Ep. 140)
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15:20Jan 16, 2024
Joya no Kane: Japanese Temple Bells Ring Out 108 Sins at New Year (Ep. 139)
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17:04Dec 28, 2023
Shochikubai: Pine, Bamboo, Plum and Samurai Shade (Ep. 138)
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18:40Dec 15, 2023
A Delightful Dive into Meiji Era Yokai News (Ep. 137)
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19:24Dec 1, 2023