# Uncanny Japan

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Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/uncanny-japan-53805.md
RSS feed: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/uncannyjapan
Official site: https://www.uncannyjapan.com/
Author: SpectreVision Radio
Episodes: 198

## Resource

Uncanny Japan is a podcast about all the more obscure corners of old Japan, from strange superstitions, cultural curiosities, to creepy creatures. Here you can discover all the lesser known gems that author Thersa Matsuura digs up while doing research for her writing. Every episode is uniquely soothing, brought to life by immersive sound design or relaxing binaural soundscapes (ocean waves, autumn crickets, rice field frogs) all recorded right here in Japan. Thersa Matsuura is a writer, folklorist, and graduate of the Clarion West workshop. Drawing on her over thirty-five years of living in Japan, she is the author of The Book of Japanese Folklore. Her horror short story collection (The Carp-Faced Boy and Other Tales) was nominated for a Bram Stoker Award. Her forthcoming works include the Yokai Oracle Deck (Fall, 2025) and Legends of Japanese Mythology (Eyes Wide Editions, 2026). SpectreVision Radio is a bespoke podcast network at the intersection between the arts and the uncanny, featuring a tapestry of shows exploring the anomalous, the luminous, and the numinous. We’re a community for creators and fans vibrating around common curiosities, shared interests and persistent passio…

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## Episodes
- [Tanabata: Star-Crossed Lovers (Ep.55) -- From the Vault](https://stenobird.com/podcast/uncanny-japan-53805/tanabata-star-crossed-lovers-ep-55-from-the-vault) — 2026-07-07T11:10:00+00:00
- [Childhood Incantations: Engacho, Pain Magic, & Severed Pinkies! (Ep. 194)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/uncanny-japan-53805/childhood-incantations-engacho-pain-magic-severed-pinkies-ep-194) — 2026-07-07T01:08:00+00:00
- [Utsuro-Bune: The Hollow Ship Revisited (Ep. 193)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/uncanny-japan-53805/utsuro-bune-the-hollow-ship-revisited-ep-193) — 2026-06-17T04:51:00+00:00
- [The Big Three UFO/UAP Incidents in Japan + One! (Ep. 192)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/uncanny-japan-53805/the-big-three-ufo-uap-incidents-in-japan-one-ep-192) — 2026-06-14T22:14:00+00:00
- [The Ghost-Playing Actor Who Became a REAL Vengeful Ghost: Kohada Koheiji (Ep. 191)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/uncanny-japan-53805/the-ghost-playing-actor-who-became-a-real-vengeful-ghost-kohada-koheiji-ep-191) — 2026-06-01T23:31:00+00:00
- [All That Flows: Benzaiten,  White Snakes, and Human-Headed Serpents](https://stenobird.com/podcast/uncanny-japan-53805/all-that-flows-benzaiten-white-snakes-and-human-headed-serpents) — 2026-05-18T23:48:00+00:00
- [Everyone Has a Throat Buddha / What is it and Why? -- Nodohotoke & Story Time: "The Buddha Bone" (Ep. 189)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/uncanny-japan-53805/everyone-has-a-throat-buddha-what-is-it-and-why-nodohotoke-story-time-the-buddha-bone-ep-189) — 2026-05-04T22:20:00+00:00
- [Ofuda & Omamori: Lucky Talismans & Charms](https://stenobird.com/podcast/uncanny-japan-53805/ofuda-omamori-lucky-talismans-charms) — 2026-04-21T00:41:00+00:00
- [Tsukimono: Possessed by an Animal (Ep. 187)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/uncanny-japan-53805/tsukimono-possessed-by-an-animal-ep-187) — 2026-04-07T07:15:00+00:00
- [Takiyasha Hime & the Gashadokuro: Japan's Frog-Riding Witch & Giant Skeleton (Ep. 186)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/uncanny-japan-53805/takiyasha-hime-the-gashadokuro-japan-s-frog-riding-witch-giant-skeleton-ep-186) — 2026-03-17T12:28:00+00:00
- [Why the Year of the Fire Horse is Dreaded in Japan and Cursed Kimonos (Ep. 185)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/uncanny-japan-53805/why-the-year-of-the-fire-horse-is-dreaded-in-japan-and-cursed-kimonos-ep-185) — 2026-02-16T13:00:00+00:00
- [Osechi: Japanese New Year Food Traditions (Ep. 184)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/uncanny-japan-53805/osechi-japanese-new-year-food-traditions-ep-184) — 2025-12-09T13:00:00+00:00
- [Japanese Moon Lore: Selfless Rabbits, Murdered Goddesses, and Tsukimi  (Ep. 183)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/uncanny-japan-53805/japanese-moon-lore-selfless-rabbits-murdered-goddesses-and-tsukimi-ep-183) — 2025-11-20T13:16:00+00:00
- [Hōichi the Earless: A Lafcadio Hearn Reading (Ep. 182)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/uncanny-japan-53805/h-ichi-the-earless-a-lafcadio-hearn-reading-ep-182) — 2025-11-04T13:00:00+00:00
- [What Empty Spaces Need (Audio Drama) (Ep. 181)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/uncanny-japan-53805/what-empty-spaces-need-audio-drama-ep-181) — 2025-10-31T00:00:00+00:00
- [Ame-onna - Rain Woman's Original Ghost Story (Ep. 180)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/uncanny-japan-53805/ame-onna-rain-woman-s-original-ghost-story-ep-180) — 2025-10-21T13:12:00+00:00
- [Japan's Most Famous Ghost: My Retelling of Oiwa and the Yotsuya Kaidan (Ep. 179)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/uncanny-japan-53805/japan-s-most-famous-ghost-my-retelling-of-oiwa-and-the-yotsuya-kaidan-ep-179) — 2025-10-07T13:00:00+00:00
- [Sanshi: The Three Body-Parasite Problem (Ep. 178)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/uncanny-japan-53805/sanshi-the-three-body-parasite-problem-ep-178) — 2025-09-16T13:00:00+00:00
- [A Handful of Deadly Beach Beauties (Ep. 177)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/uncanny-japan-53805/a-handful-of-deadly-beach-beauties-ep-177) — 2025-09-02T13:00:00+00:00
- [Introducing Uncanny Japan](https://stenobird.com/podcast/uncanny-japan-53805/introducing-uncanny-japan) — 2025-08-13T12:39:00+00:00
- [Japanese Afterlife Guide: Navigate Buddhist Hell & Death (Ep. 176)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/uncanny-japan-53805/japanese-afterlife-guide-navigate-buddhist-hell-death-ep-176) — 2025-08-13T12:31:00+00:00
- [Taira no Masakado: The First Samurai's Flying Head & Tokyo's Cursed Shrine (Ep. 175)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/uncanny-japan-53805/taira-no-masakado-the-first-samurai-s-flying-head-tokyo-s-cursed-shrine-ep-175) — 2025-08-02T21:38:00+00:00
- [Saiō ga Uma: The Old Man's Horse & Finding Peace with Uncertainty (Ep. 174)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/uncanny-japan-53805/sai-ga-uma-the-old-man-s-horse-finding-peace-with-uncertainty-ep-174) — 2025-06-26T00:18:00+00:00
- [Susanoo: Japan's Storm God - Chaos to Redemption (Ep. 173)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/uncanny-japan-53805/susanoo-japan-s-storm-god-chaos-to-redemption-ep-173) — 2025-06-09T00:00:00+00:00
- [Tsuyu: Japan's Dreaded Fifth Season - Rain, Mold, and Yokai Spirits (Ep. 172)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/uncanny-japan-53805/tsuyu-japan-s-dreaded-fifth-season-rain-mold-and-yokai-spirits-ep-172) — 2025-05-24T00:00:00+00:00
- [Tōdaiki: The Candlestick Demon & Tang Dynasty Diplomatic Horror (Ep. 171)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/uncanny-japan-53805/t-daiki-the-candlestick-demon-tang-dynasty-diplomatic-horror-ep-171) — 2025-05-07T02:03:00+00:00
- [Lafcadio Hearn's "Readings from a Dream Book": Mystical Meditations on Consciousness (Ep. 170)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/uncanny-japan-53805/lafcadio-hearn-s-readings-from-a-dream-book-mystical-meditations-on-consciousness-ep-170) — 2025-04-22T00:00:00+00:00

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