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.
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episode 106: The Unconnected Dead: Muenbotoke
Graves with no one to care for them are called muenbotoke. Learn about a temple that gathers all those ashes and bones and makes Buddhist statues out of them. is author . Her other shows are and . Check out her books including on Amazon. If you'd...
episode 105: The Sickle Weasel: Kamaitachi
What do you know about the yōkai, the sickle weasel or kamaitachi? Imagine an adorable little weasel sporting obnoxiously long blades on its paws. It appears out of nowhere so suddenly you don't even realize its attacked you, until later when you...
episode 104: Another Chilling Children’s Song – Tōryanse
Do you remember when I talked about ? A Japanese children's song that had curiously unnerving lyrics about a bird in a cage ("Oh when will it be let out?") And then the lines: "Tsuru to Kame ga subetta -- the crane and the turtle slipped"; and "Ushiro...
episode 103: Final Listeners' True Spooky Tales - Weeping, Drowning, and Big Wall Blocking
For the last Listeners' True Spooky Tales we're going outside again. Weeping women, grabbing hands, and great big walls that block your path. is author . Her other shows are and . Check out her books including on Amazon. If you'd like to help...
episode 102: Listeners' True Spooky Stories: Forest Phantoms and the Black-Nosed Man
Listen to some spooky real life stories that happened in the great outdoors. is author . Her other shows are and . Check out her books including on Amazon. If you'd like to help support the podcast and have a bedtime story read to you monthly,...
episode 101: Listeners' Absolutely True Japanese Ghost Stories Part 2
More listeners' true Japanese ghost stories as well as one of my most terrifying experiences. This is part two of a three part series. is author . Her other shows are and . Check out her books including on Amazon. If you'd like to help support the...
episode 100: Listeners' Absolutely True Ghost Stories: Haunted Houses
To commemorate our 100th episode, we're sharing listeners' true ghost stories they've experienced while visiting or living in Japan. is author . Her other shows are and . Check out her books including on Amazon. If you'd like to help support the...
episode 99: The Cat Grave, The Rat Grave: Nekozuka, Nezumizuka
Today I'll talk about a local legend: Nekozuka and Nezumizuka, the Cat's Grave and the Rat's Grave. It's not only a nanafushigi (one of the Seven Strange Happenings), it's extra special because an old man who has lived his whole life there told me the...
episode 98: Toilet Gods: Yes! There are More Than One!
Let me tell you all about the gods that are lurking in your loo. is author . Her other shows are and . Check out her books including on Amazon. If you'd like to help support the podcast and have a bedtime story read to you monthly, please visit ....
episode 97: Supernatural Cats: Nekomata
The nekomata is a mysterious feline with two tails and a penchant for dancing. is author . Her other shows are and . Check out her books including on Amazon. If you'd like to help support the podcast and have a bedtime story read to you monthly,...