Never Say Monkey! Japan's Strangest Mountain Superstitions (Ep. 201)
Oct 12, 2026 - 20:43
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Folklore Story Time: The Sea Monster of the Oki Islands (Ep. 198)
This episode is story time. We’re traveling to the remote Oki Islands in the Sea of Japan for an old Japanese tale collected by Richard Gordon Smith in his 1908 book Ancient Tales and Folk-Lore of Japan. When young Tokoy...
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