Bug News: Body Parasites or Ghosts (Mushi no Shirase)? (Ep. 148)
Uncanny Japan - Japanese Folklore, Folktales, Myths and Language
Release Date: 05/15/2024
Uncanny Japan - Japanese Folklore, Folktales, Myths and Language
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info_outlineHave you ever had a premonition or a foreboding feeling that turned out to be true? Was it a parasitic insect living in your belly or a ghost trying to tell you something?
[This description contains Amazon affiliate links. If you click on a link and make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.]
Uncanny Japan is author Thersa Matsuura. Check out her books including The Book of Japanese Folklore by clicking on the Amazon link. If you'd like to help support the podcast and have a bedtime story read to you monthly, please visit Patreon.
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Intro music by Julyan Ray Matsuura