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Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things by Lafcadio Hearn
Most of the following Kwaidan, or Weird Tales, have been taken from old Japanese books,— such as the Yaso-Kidan, Bukkyo-Hyakkwa-Zensho, Kokon-Chomonshu, Tama-Sudare, and Hyaku-Monogatari. Some of the stories may have had a Chinese origin: the very remarkable "Dream of Akinosuke," for example, is certainly from a Chinese source. But the story-teller, in every case, has so recolored and reshaped his borrowing as to naturalize it… One queer tale, "Yuki-Onna," was told me by a farmer of Chofu, Nishitama-gori, in Musashi province, as a legend of his native village. Whether it has ever been written...
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Episodes
00 Introduction 02.01.2026 6:49
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01 The Story of Mimi-Nashi-Hoichi 01.01.2026 23:17
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02 Oshidori 31.12.2025 3:31
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03 The Story of O-Tei 30.12.2025 8:13
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04 Ubazakura 29.12.2025 3:39
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05 Diplomacy 28.12.2025 5:37
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06 Of a Mirror and a Bell 27.12.2025 8:59
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07 Jikininki 26.12.2025 9:28
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08 Mujina 25.12.2025 5:12
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09 Rokuro-Kubi 24.12.2025 19:10
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10 A Dead Secret 23.12.2025 5:39
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11 Yuki-Onna 22.12.2025 10:14
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12 The Story of Aoyagi 21.12.2025 19:44
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13 Jiu-Roku-Zakura 20.12.2025 3:11
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14 The Dream of Akinosuke 19.12.2025 12:00
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15 Riki-Baka 18.12.2025 4:30
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16 Hi-Mawari 17.12.2025 5:30
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17 Horai 16.12.2025 12:04
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18 Butterflies 15.12.2025 27:15
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19 Insect Studies - Mosquitoes 14.12.2025 7:26
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20 Insect Studies - Ants 13.12.2025 30:12
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