Putting a Curse on Your Enemies (Ushi no Koku Mairi) (Ep. 52)
Uncanny Japan - Japanese Folklore, Folktales, Myths and Language
English - May 16, 2020 04:06 - 16 minutes - 15.8 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
Ushi no Koku Mairi means visiting a shrine at the hour of the ox (between 1:00 and 3:00 am). It also means going there so you can put a curse on your enemy. Deriving from the legend of Hashi Hime (The Bridge Princess) and the Noh play Kanawa (The Iron Crown), this peculiar and frightening way of cursing those who have wronged you is definitely next level.
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