Summary: March’s Uncanny Japan podcast is all about monkeys and monkey lore — wordplay, superstition, and good luck charms. You can listen to that below. Also, if you’re interested in me retelling/reimagining obscure Japanese folktales, take a look at my Patreon page. This month’s Bedtime Story (5$ and up reward) is “The Monkeys’ Ojizo Statue” (“Saru no Ojizo”). (Me holding my smashed faced Sarubobo.) Finally, below I give you a lucky saru. It’s a hanga-engraving I carved of a cheeky monkey flashing... Read More Read More
