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Baku: The Eater of Dreams (Ep. 65)

Uncanny Japan - Japanese Folklore, Folktales, Myths and Language

English - November 29, 2020 23:34 - 12 minutes - 12.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 153 ratings
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The baku (獏) is a Japanese mythical creature that, when invited, slips into your room at night to gobble up your nightmares.

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Uncanny Japan is author Thersa Matsuura. Her other shows are Uncanny Robot Podcast and The Soothing Stories Podcast. Check out her books including The Carp-Faced Boy on Amazon. If you'd like to help support the podcast and have a bedtime story read to you monthly, please visit Patreon.

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Credits

Intro and outro music by Julyan Ray Matsuura

Diving In The Oceans Of Kepler by MusicLFiles
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7062-diving-in-the-oceans-of-kepler
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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