MINISODE: Saying No, a Spiritual Act

Unpacking The Eerie

English - July 07, 2021 10:00 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 18 ratings
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In Japan, houses that have seen unnatural or undignified deaths are legally declared Jiko Bukken or "accident properties" (see episode 12: Richard Energy & Legally Haunted Houses!). Homes are also codified as Jiko Bukken if they are built over a well -- what's that about? In this minisode, Shaena explores this question as she tells us about Okiku's Well (located at Himeji Castle), one of Japan's "big three" ghost stories. Here, you'll learn about the origin story as well as the superstitions that have followed it centuries later.

CW: sexual violence, torture

Sources:

https://www.artelino.com/articles/ghost_story_okiku.asp http://yokai.com/okiku/http://yokai.com/okikumushi/https://thewillowweb.com/2017/06/21/japanese-ghost-stories-himeji-castle-okiku-well/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banchō_Sarayashiki https://seeksghosts.blogspot.com/2011/11/traditional-japanese-ghost-story-okiku.html

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