Ohaguro: The Ultimate Beauty Hack of Ancient Japan (Ep. 122)
Uncanny Japan - Japanese Folklore, Folktales, Myths and Language
English - April 16, 2023 00:00 - 18 minutes - 17.6 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
Discover the history of ohaguro, a traditional practice in Japan where people blacken their teeth. Dating back to the Yayoi era, Ohaguro was first practiced only by the aristocracy but eventually spread to other classes and ages.
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CreditsIntro music by Julyan Ray Matsuura
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