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Kaidan—Japan’s Ghost Stories

February 25, 2022 Alison Fincher Season 1 Episode 7
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Kaidan—Japan’s Ghost Stories
Show Notes

In this episode, we’ll be talking about Ueda Akinari and his Tales of Moonlight and Rain, some of the most influential Japanese ghost stories ever written.
- A raging intellectual debate
- A supernatural party game
- And a friend just dying to keep his promises

For notes, links to the suggested reading, and an illustration of Okiku, please visit the episode's webpage.

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