Posts tagged Oni
Ep 97 - Momotaro and the Giant Peach
Ep 97 - Momotaro and the Giant Peach

Krista and Christian are bringing you the wildly popular fable of the archipelago of Japan, Momotaro! Listen along as one boy/man with some dank kibi dangos makes friends with a wild doggo, a wise pheasant and a very suspicious monkey to take on an island of allegedly hostile oni! It’s an epic so popular you were probably brought here from One Piece but are going to learn about the surprising WW2 history as well.

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PodcastChristian MadonnaMomotaro, kibidango, dango, Japan, Japanese, Japanese myth, japan, japanese myth, japanese, Peach, Peach Boy, Little Peachling, dog, monkey, pheasant, Onigashima, Oni, Demon, Ogre, millet dumpling, Wednesday Campanella, Momotaro Meme, Momotaro: Sacred Sailors, Momotaro's Divine Sea WarriorsComment
Ep 78 - Rokurokubi Talking Heads
Ep 78 - Rokurokubi Talking Heads

Heads up! This week we have a ghost story from Japan featuring the nosiest Yokai on this side of the Pacific - the Rokurokubi. Prepare to learn about what really happens to people who crane their necks to listen on the hot goss. But don’t worry about those long necks, it’s the Nukekubi you really gotta watch out for. It’s samurai monk up to bat against bouncing head ghosts.

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Podcast, Spooky MythsChristian Madonnadrunk, mythology, Podcast, comedy, Culture, History, education, ghosts, Goblin, Japan, japanese, myth, Rokurokubi, Yokai, Oni, demons, pranksters, Nukekubi, Isogai Heidazemon Taketsura, Kikuji, Kyushu, samurai, Eikyo, Buddhist, Daimyo, Kwairyo, Koromo Robes, Lotus of the Good Law, Kai, unsui-no-ryokaku, harry things, ro, hearth, headless, bouncing heads, Suwa, talking heads, sutras, Spirit, demon slayer, long neck ghosts, Spirited AwayComment
Ep 44 - Namahage: Japanese New Year's Oni
Ep 44 - Namahage: Japanese New Year's Oni

Hello and welcome to the year 2019! For our first episode of the new year, we have got a new year’s Oni demon coming to you from Japan to scare the willies out of all the bad kids out there. Better beware, the Namahage is out there and he knows you didn’t stick to your resolutions!

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PodcastChristian MadonnaDrunk, Mythology, Podcast, History, comedy, education, storytelling, Japan, Japanese, Oni, Demons, Spirit, Akita, New Year's, Goblin, club, Chinese, Han, Emperor, Wu, Tohuku, Honzan, Shinzan, Mountains, Oga, Peninsula, Sea of Japan, 1, 1000 steps, Stairway to Heaven, Village People, Rooster, February, Mochi, Sake, Setsubun, Festival, Shinto, Kasedori, Yamagata, Amamehagi, Ishikawa, Prefecture, Soybeans, SetsubonComment