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Japanese Yokai: Ghosts, Goblins or Ghouls?
The Japanese have been living in a world inhabited by "Yokai", paranormal beings or phenomena that cannot be explained with common knowledge. Even today, there are legends and eyewitnesses that tell of Yokai. Yokai are said to be manifestations of the view on nature, life and death, and the world of the Japanese throughout history. Although life for the modern Japanese has changed, the image of the collective "spirit" of Japanese nostalgia lives on in tales of the Yokai. In this episode, we go on a journey looking for Yokai, mythical beings that dwell in the dark corners of the Japanese psyche.
Aired: Aug 13, 2014 Genre: DocumentaryDuration: 28m Rating: 0 Country: Japan Production: NHK, NHK Enterprises
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01: Izumo - Abode of the Gods02: Udon Noodles - A Wheat Delicacy03: Ekiben - A Box of Flavor and Feeling04: Echizen - Taste of Winter05: Chichibu - Home of the Mountain Gods and Festivals06: Modern Architecture: Giving Form to Dreams07: Winter in Tohoku08: Spring in Tohoku09: Kyoto: The Enigmatic Entertainers of Gion10: Hozenji: The Sentimental Alley of Osaka11: Hakodate: The Storied History of a Port Town12: Kirishima: A Town Thriving on Volcanic Mountains13: Sado Island: Into the Mystic Dreams14: Oze: A Mountain Marshland15: Ayu: Treasures of the River16: The Islands of Nagasaki17: Karuizawa: A Fleeting Summer18: Strolling the Paths of Onomichi19: Shinsekai, Osaka: A Town Guarded by a Tower20: Kujukuri: The Endless Beach21: Nagasaki: Hills and Exotic Atmosphere22: Japanese Yokai: Ghosts, Goblins or Ghouls?23: Kawagoe: Keeping Urbane Traditions Alive24: Travelogue of Mackerel Road25: On a Moonlit Night...26: Japan's Historic Tramways27: Aso: Life in the Caldera28: Crossing the Amagi Pass29: Kamo River: The Waterway that Created Kyoto30: Beppu: Exploring the Exciting Hot Springs31: The Tottori Sand Dunes, Unity with Nature32: A Journey to Holy Places