Dōsojin: Cuddly and Carnal Road Side Statues (Ep. 126)
Uncanny Japan - Japanese Folklore, Folktales, Myths and Language
English - June 15, 2023 00:00 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsPlaces & Travel Society & Culture History yokai hyperbolicparaboloid japan japanese japaneseculture japanesefolklore japanesefolktales japanesehistory japaneselanguage japaneseliterature Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Dōsojin are "road ancestor deities" from ancient times. They're different than ojizo or rakan statues. So what are they? What do they do? And which prefecture has the wildest festival to celebrate them?
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