Raijū: The Thunder Beast (Ep. 128)
Uncanny Japan - Japanese Folklore, Folktales, Myths and Language
English - July 16, 2023 00:00 - 14 minutes - 14 MB - ★★★★★ - 153 ratingsPlaces & Travel Society & Culture History hyperbolicparaboloid japan japanese japaneseculture japanesefolklore japanesefolktales japanesehistory japaneselanguage japaneseliterature japanesemyths Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
The raijū or thunder beast is smallish, very weird-looking creature that darts around during thunderstorms and wreaks havoc on the community. Here's what you need to know about it.
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