![]() ![]() Strange superstitions and old wives tales, cultural oddities and interesting language quirks. Uncanny Japan is author me, Thersa Matsuura, exploring all that is weird from Japan. The below image is from Masaki Kobayashi’s film Kwaidan. ![]() As a matter of fact, I have tickets to go see a performance of Mimi-Nashi Hoichi in May. A story that has been made into a movie, appears on stage, shows up in manga, music, and is told on stages even today. Today on Uncanny Japan, I read you “ Mimi-nashi Hoichi“, or “Hoichi The Earless,” arguably Mr. Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan, Exotics and Retrospectives, and Kwaidan to name a few. ![]() He then wrote them down in English, adding his own unique style and began publishing books of his gathered observances and retellings. After coming to live in Japan (1890), Lafcadio Hearn listened intently to the folk stories and ghostly tales that were related to him. ![]()
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