
Folklore Story Time: The Sea Monster of the Oki Islands (Ep. 198)
Aug 31, 2026 - 24:59
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On the final days of Obon, fishermen along Japan’s western coast once believed the sea belonged to the dead. In this episode, I read Lafcadio Hearn’s eerie and beautiful essay “By the Japanese Sea.” Along the journey, we...