Ready to hear about this handsome dude? The Uwan!

My sweetie (rat) Cujo makes another acting debut. Hear her scuttle about creepily and attack the mics. Sound Designer, Rich, spent three days getting into character for the part of the Uwan. It's weird.

Here or at #UncannyJapan #yokai #youkai #uwan #podcast #podcasting #weird

https://tinyurl.com/p7h2hc4s

The Ultimate Beauty Hack of Ancient Japan: Blackened Teeth.

The latest #UncannyJapan

It's right here: https://tinyurl.com/nbpc229y

This one was so much fun to research. 🦷🖤😁

Hint #2 on Guess the Yokai of the Upcoming Show:

Tadah! Back in the day, this nice lady might have run across this beastie hanging out exactly where she is now.

Side note: I'm about to post this, thinking, Did I post the first hint with the Foley photo?

#yokai #podcast #youkai #UncannyJapan

Shippeitaro is the heroic, monster-crushing dog that became a legend and a nanafushigi/七不思議 and his story is still talked about today here in Shizuoka.

He's also the mascot of Iwata City, picks green tea in his free time, and plays rugby on the weekends!

More about the valiant pup on the latest #UncannyJapan here:

https://tinyurl.com/3j95wkbr

#folktale #folkstory #legend #Japan #mascot #nanafushigi

Ever wonder if that weird person you just ran into is really human and not some yōkai or (Eegads!) a yūrei/ghost?

Well, I can help!

In the latest episode of #uncannyjapan I talk about a couple nifty tricks you can do to spot these tricksters, a way to glimpse into the ikai/異界/OtherWorld.

If you .... dare ... 👻

#yokai #yurei #Japan #kitsunenomado #matanozoki #ghosts #podcast #podcasting

The first Uncanny Japan of the New Year is out 🎉. Find out which of the Seven Lucky Gods you are, a little bit about your own character, and what your god advises you to do to be more happy and successful.

Here: https://tinyurl.com/5e5ywbcy

#podcast #podcastersofinstagram #newyear #goodluck #sevenluckygods #shichifukujin #uncannyjapan #happynewyear #happynewyear2023

Book Review: “The Carp-Faced Boy and Other Tales” by Thersa Matsuura

#BookReview #ThersaMatsuura #Japan #Horror #UncannyJapan @UncannyJapan @MusubiRocks

https://hoodcp.wordpress.com/2022/12/12/book-review-the-carp-faced-boy-and-other-tales-by-thersa-matsuura/

Kappa and the J.League

#Kappa #JLeague #Japan #Football #Alcindo #UncannyJapan #アルシンド #かっぱ @UncannyJapan

https://hoodcp.wordpress.com/2022/11/29/kappa-and-the-j-league/

Been so busy 😮‍💨. But I wanted to share my latest episode, goshuin/御朱印, beautiful ink and vermillion stamps you can collect from temples and shrines all over Japan.

Here are some pages from my most recent goshuincho.

Check out the latest #UncannyJapan #podcast for more 🤗

https://uncannyjapan.com/podcast/goshuin-temple-or-shrine-stamps/

#Japan #goshuin #podcast

Let's see if I can do this. Here are a couple pages from my goshuincho/御朱印帳, my collection of stamps from #temples around #Japan.

I talk about the etiquette and how to get your own on the most recent episode of #UncannyJapan

https://uncannyjapan.com/podcast/goshuin-temple-or-shrine-stamps/