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 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 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 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 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 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 107: Your Own Personal Buddha
Who is your own patron Buddhist deity? Listen and find out! 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 . Please...
episode 108: Hunting for a Tsuchinoko
The tsuchinoko is a mysterious, mythical creature that can be seen and heard all over Japan since ancient times, but not one has ever been captured. is author . Her other shows are and . Check out her books including on Amazon. If you'd like to...
episode 109: Ōkami: Japanese Wolf Part 1
Kitsune are everywhere, games, manga, anime, artwork, guarding shrines, possessing people. But what do you know about Japanese wolves? Maybe not so much? is author . Her other shows are and . Check out her books including on Amazon. If you'd like...
episode 110: Ōkami: Japanese Wolf Part 2 Legends and Lore
In part 2 of the ōkami, the Japanese wolf, I talk more about the legends and lore behind the beautiful beast. 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...
episode 111: Creepy Story Time: Hashihime / The Bridge Maiden
My version of a creepy Japanese legend called Uji no Hashi Hime/The Maiden of the Bridge. 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...