Adorable Tanuki: Fluffy, Shape-Shifting, and Lucky! (Ep. 72)
Uncanny Japan - Japanese Folklore, Folktales, Myths and Language
English - March 15, 2021 09:30 - 16 minutes - 16.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsPlaces & Travel Society & Culture History japan hyperbolicparaboloid japanese japaneseculture japanesefolklore japanesefolktales japanesehistory japaneselanguage japaneseliterature japanesemyths Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Tanuki are those adorable, magical animals you find all through Japanese history. They're in folktales, art, legend, and even in modern day manga and anime. In this episode I'll talk about these furry, shape-shifting critters, touching on all the well known facts as well as some more obscure ones.
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CreditsIntro and outro music by Julyan Ray Matsuura
Lively Classical Piano Waltz by MusicLFiles
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Dixi Dance by Frank Schröter
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