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.

Stories of Japan’s Dark History, Unbelievable Folklore, Ghost Stories, and Urban Legends.

This podcast offers a firsthand exploration of my and other foreigners' experiences living in Japan, providing intimate insights into daily life, cultural nuances, and the unique aspects of Japanese society. Through personal anecdotes and discussions, listeners gain a deeper understanding of the intricacies of Japanese culture and the enriching journey of adapting to life in Japan.

A weekly Asian & Pacific folklore podcast. Join Kamuela Kaneshiro as he shares tales of people, traditions, and gods from Pacific Island countries, Asia, Australia, and the Americas. These stories influenced films, Marvel and DC comic books, Disney movies, Netflix series, TV shows, and books. Episodes include a featured song, and Hawaiian word. www.LegendsFromThePacific.com

A podcast to the chilling realm of Japanese horror & scary stories. My name is Jumpei, and I will invite you to the mysterious world of Kaidan, exploring spine-tingling experiences that have haunted Japan... --- *Kaidan is a type of scary story that has been popular entertainment in Japan for centuries. You might imagine some kind of traditional ghost stories, Yokai/monster folklore, or maybe any temple/shrine-related thing. But Kaidan also consists of some supernatural tales, urban legends/ ...

The Ready Set Blow Podcast is brought to you each and every Wednesday by Randy Valerio. Randy is a LA-based comedian and podcaster originally hailing from Queens, New York. He tries to make sense of his life and the world around him every week on the podcast by sharing crazy ideas, news, stories, and his adventures with his guests and the listeners.

Armed with nothing more than a non-sensical soundboard, a fascination for all things unexplained, and a heaping dose of dry humor; The Freaky Deaky is a weekly paranormal comedy podcast featuring real ghost stories, Cryptid lore discussions, and true paranormal experiences catering to the week’s theme. Fresh episodes drop every Thursday across all podcast platforms, and feature perspectives from both believer and skeptic sides of the aisle. So if you’re a fan of haunted places, terrifying pa ...

The New Japan Pro Wrestling Character and Storytelling podcast.

Join Nathaniel and Mitch as they examine ghost stories, myths, legends, and creepy pasta from Japan, Korea, and the rest of Asia. Whether its Japanese yokai (monsters) or yurei (ghosts), or Korean gwishin (ghosts) or dokkaebi (ogres/goblins), they try to uncover the culprits behind each paranormal tale. With years of experience living, traveling, and studying in Japan and Korea, Nathaniel and Mitch bring a unique perspective to their hunt for answers to these spooky stories. If you love scar ...

Do you love Japan? Can't get enough true crime? Well, look no further! Two genki preschool teachers from rural Japan tell the country's most infamous true crime stories!

Welcome to Let’s Talk Japan, an interview-format podcast covering a range of Japan-related topics; including traditional Japanese art & culture, internationalization, the JET Program, English language education, and current events.

Supernatural Japan is a podcast about the weirder side of Japan. Learn about hauntings, ghostly tales, legends, UFOs, and a lot more. Join host Kevin O'Shea and guests as they investigate and research the spookier side of Japan. Sometimes serious, sometimes light-hearted and always interesting, this podcast has a little something for everyone interested in Japan, history, and the supernatural.

This collection of 14 stories collected by Lafcadio Hearn, contains Japanese ghost stories, but also several non-fiction pieces. Hearn tries to give a glimpse into the customs of the Japanese, by giving examples of Buddhist Proverbs and explaining the use of incense and the nation wide fascination with poetry. Furthermore, he has again translated several hair-rising ghost stories, like "A Passional Karma" about the truly undying love of a young couple.

Follow your hosts on a trek into Japanese history, from ancient Japan to the end of the Samurai and all points in between - culture, warfare, literature, and interviews. The Official Podcast of the Samurai Archives Japanese History page.

Let's learn how to make Japanese sentences together! We study a new sentence pattern every episode! New episodes every week! We're going through JLPT N2 Grammar this season so tune in😁

Super Respectable is a podcast hosted by Tosh and Dave, two guys who love talking about absurd and weird things. Join us each week as we discuss strange stories from around the world. Whether it's the scariest ghost stories from Japan, political revolutions in Eastern Europe or health fads taking over India, we guarantee it's going get strange up in here. If you have comments, criticisms or just want to say hi, drop us a line at superrespectable@gmail.com.

Tales of Old Japan by Lord Redesdale is a collection of short stories focusing on Japanese life of the Edo period (1603 - 1868). It contains a number of classic Japanese stories, fairy tales, and other folklore; as well as Japanese sermons and non-fiction pieces on special ceremonies in Japanese life, such as marriage and harakiri, as observed by Lord Redesdale. The best know story of these is "The Forty-seven Ronins" a true account of samurai revenge as it happened at the beginning of 18th ...

This podcast series represents the work of 28 students from Centre College who took "HIS 435: Spirits, Gods and Ghosts of East Asia" together in January 2017. They received no prompt or recommended categories from their instructor, and built these episodes from scratch themselves with virtually no prior audio engineering experience. These episodes represent a diverse collection of student research into broader categories of East Asian folklore and ghost tales.

The radio show for "Things That Go Bump In The Night" Broadcast in 14 countries including affiliates in Europe, Australia, Japan, China and Canada! Join hosts Todd Sheets, Chris Wiesbach, Alex Brotherton and producer Amanda Payton. You just NEVER know what you'll find on NIGHTWATCH!

Qualified Opinions is an intellectual salon that illuminates the challenges facing free markets, liberalism, and the political climate of today. Join host Veronique de Rugy, a senior fellow at the Mercatus Center, and her guests for enlightening discourse. Qualified Opinions is a production of the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER).

An investigative podcast series that aims to uncover the true identity of QAnon

We are two best friends who appreciate Asian culture. Nikki is geared towards Korea, while Averi's more into Japan. Together, we'll both go beyond just loving the music and dramas. We'll go beyond already mentioned countries that we like, and shine a light on other Asian countries that tend to be overlooked. We are not here to only entertain, but to inform those who want to broaden their Asian palettes. Regardless of our respect for all things Asian, we don't put aside where we come from as ...

Reverse Swept Radio: An podcast on cricket's past, present and its literature

Hi, and welcome to Unsolved Mysteries of the World where we explore the unexplained. Our topics include Missing Persons, Unsolved Murders, UFO & Aerial Phenomenon, Ghosts & Hauntings, Legends & Myths, Lost Treasures, Cryptozoology, Urban Legends, Conspiracies, Ancient Archaeological Anomalies and much more. If this is your first time listening to us, and you like our show, remember to subscribe when you get a chance. Each episode we will dive into a topic or case with a descriptive narrative ...

The perfect podcast for English learners who can't be bothered to study and do their homework, but still want to practise their English. Come and chill with me, Emma, from the channels Pronunciation with Emma and Procrastination with Emma, while I talk about various topics to expose you to natural English, just as if you were sitting in the pub with me with a nice cold cider.

Fringe Beyond Limits” is a captivating podcast that delves into the enigmatic realms of the paranormal, Earth mysteries, and the profound mysteries of life itself. Hosted by Frank, Breanna, and Lynette, this podcast invites listeners on a journey beyond the ordinary, exploring unexplained phenomena, ancient civilizations, and the uncharted territories of the human experience. With a tantalizing blend of curiosity and skepticism, ”Fringe Beyond Limits” also ventures into the world of true cri ...

The podcast that explores legends and myths from around the world.

Four curious Canadians venture into the darkest, most misunderstood, or contentious areas of our reality. Real life lore from the mouths of Ood, Sage, Leon, and Richard. Pack a bowl, join the cult, put us in your ears!

A maritime classic acclaimed for its exciting adventure, The Sea Wolf offers a thrilling tale of life at sea, while exploring the many difficulties that may erupt on board a ship captained by a brutally hedonistic and controlling individual. Additionally, the psychological adventure novel covers several themes including mutiny, existentialism, individualism, brutality, and the intrinsic will to survive. The novel sets into motion when its protagonist, the soft and cultivated scholar Humphrey ...

The Podcasts are the re-purposing of my blog posts here- @marinesthing.com Get Latest Maritime News and Blog Posts Podcast here with no cost😁...Enjoy listening. You can find marinesthing social platforms below, Follow us for Amazing video content, Quizes, Marine News and many more....

We will be talking about the paranormal I’ve always wanted to be a paranormal investigation and I love talking about ghost,spirits and demons follow me in the Journey of finding the paranormal. This is A Local Haunt.

Every month or so, hosts Nick and various members of Pubtrotters meet up in a friendly pub with a different co-host and guests to talk about the wonderful and weird world of pubs and beer. With segments such as the Newst of the month, First of age pub order and Pub Lovers corner, why don't you join us for a cheeky half?

A weekly Podcast about all things alien, spiritual, metaphysical, ufo, conspiracy & more. We are both experiencers, but didn’t share that with each other until 8 years had past. Oddly enough, it was at the exact same point in time. Which led us down a path of discovering the layers of the UFO and abduction phenomenon. We were fascinated that such an experience caused us to keep a secret from each other, without knowing the other was going through the same high strangeness. That further sent ...