March 8, 2021

Episode 91 – Japanese Folklore

In this episode, Cody and Chris head east (or west?) to bring you folklore from Japan. First, Chris talks about Japanese monsters known as Yokai and focuses on the Makuragaeshi-a mostly malevolent creature that tricks people by flipping their pillows (gasp!). Then, Cody shares another type of Yokai called Tsukumogami, or a regular household object that comes to life after 100 years. Next, Chris discusses water creatures called Kappa that obsess over a bejeweled lifeforce contained within the human butthole. You read that right. Finally, Cody talks about the Heikegani crab, a real creature that appears to have a Samurai mask coming out of its back. Drinks this week are Ramune Soda and (an accidental) Raspberry Sparkletini. Advisory: 0s-:20sIntro Music: :20s-:46sTopic: :46s-3:25MDrinks: 3:25m-5:25mHistory: 5:25m-11:15mMakuragaeshi: 11:15m-17:18mTsukumogami: 17:18m-25:24mCommercial: 25:24m-25:54mKappa: 25:54m-33:00mHeikegani Crabs: 33:00m-37:32mBeliever: 37:32m-40:00mSkeptic: 40:00m-43:23m Creep of the Week: 43:23m-45:26mSign Off: 45:26m-46:37mOutro Music: 46:37m-46:58mOriginal Music: “Halloween Pumpkin” found at https://www.purple-planet.comTo find other strange podcasts, follow our network: https://podmoth.network/Trailer from The Mustachioed PodcastioLinksHistory-https://www.jrpass.com/blog/folktales-of-japan#:~:text=Japan's%20folktales%20and%20mythology%20were,powerful%20sun%20goddess%20of%20Japan.https://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/japanese-mythologyTsukomogami-https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Kasa-Obakehttps://mysideofthelaundryroom.wordpress.com/2017/07/24/kasa-obake/https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Tsukumogamihttps://thewillowweb.com/2016/02/18/tsukumogami-japans-household-spirits/Makuragaeshi-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makuragaeshihttp://yokai.com/makuragaeshi/http://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2013/10/20/a-yokai-a-day-makura-gaeshi/Heikegani https://listverse.

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