<description>&lt;h1&gt;๐ŸธLove means never having to say I'm sorry (I poisoned you)"๐Ÿธ&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;div&gt;...or something like that. This Valentine's Day there are three love stories from Japan. On the first, a man moves on after becoming a widower (kind of), on the second, two frogs fall out of love...with a place, and on the third, the whole world is in love with a geisha.&lt;br&gt;
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๐Ÿ˜ˆ &lt;strong&gt;The Creature&lt;/strong&gt;: Maikubi (่ˆž้ฆ–)&lt;br&gt;
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Three heads that don't so much as dance as they do bite each other and sink ships.&lt;br&gt;
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๐ŸŽง &lt;strong&gt;Connect with us!&lt;br&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;๐Ÿ“– &lt;strong&gt;Sources&lt;br&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Story 1&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.3998/mpub.18748.20"&gt;https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.3998/mpub.18748.20&lt;/a&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Story 2:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.japanpowered.com/folklore-and-urban-legends/two-frogs-japanese-folktale"&gt;https://www.japanpowered.com/folklore-and-urban-legends/two-frogs-japanese-folktale&lt;/a&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Story 3:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.worldoftales.com/Asian_folktales/Japanese_folktale_63.html#gsc.tab=0"&gt;https://www.worldoftales.com/Asian_folktales/Japanese_folktale_63.html#gsc.tab=0&lt;/a&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;๐Ÿ“ผ YouTube&lt;br&gt;
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๐ŸŽต &lt;strong&gt;Music Credits&lt;br&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;"Then Disappeared to the Ground"&lt;/strong&gt; by Blue Dot Sessions&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;"Bogs Reverie"&lt;/strong&gt; by Blue Dot Sessions&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;"Jat Poure"&lt;/strong&gt; by Blue Dot Sessions&lt;/li&gt;
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Myths and Legends

Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser, Nextpod

402: Japanese folklore: Misconceptions

FEB 12, 202554 MIN
Myths and Legends

402: Japanese folklore: Misconceptions

FEB 12, 202554 MIN

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<h1>๐ŸธLove means never having to say I'm sorry (I poisoned you)"๐Ÿธ</h1> <div>...or something like that. This Valentine's Day there are three love stories from Japan. On the first, a man moves on after becoming a widower (kind of), on the second, two frogs fall out of love...with a place, and on the third, the whole world is in love with a geisha.<br> <br> ๐Ÿ˜ˆ <strong>The Creature</strong>: Maikubi (่ˆž้ฆ–)<br> <br> Three heads that don't so much as dance as they do bite each other and sink ships.<br> <br> ---<br> <br> Links<br> <br> Disclaimer: <a href="https://myths.link/402">https://myths.link/402</a><br> 42 Rubber Chickens: <a href="https://myths.link/42rubberchickens">https://myths.link/42rubberchickens</a><br> <br> ๐ŸŽง <strong>Connect with us!<br> </strong><br> </div> <ul> <li> <strong>Discord</strong>: <a href="https://myths.link/discord">Click here to join!</a> </li> <li> <strong>Instagram</strong>: <a href="https://instagram.com/mythsandlegends">https://instagram.com/mythsandlegends</a> </li> </ul> <div>๐Ÿ“– <strong>Sources<br> </strong><br> </div> <ul> <li> <strong>Story 1</strong>: <a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.3998/mpub.18748.20">https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.3998/mpub.18748.20</a> </li> <li> <strong>Story 2:</strong> <a href="https://www.japanpowered.com/folklore-and-urban-legends/two-frogs-japanese-folktale">https://www.japanpowered.com/folklore-and-urban-legends/two-frogs-japanese-folktale</a> </li> <li> <strong>Story 3:</strong> <a href="https://www.worldoftales.com/Asian_folktales/Japanese_folktale_63.html#gsc.tab=0">https://www.worldoftales.com/Asian_folktales/Japanese_folktale_63.html#gsc.tab=0</a> </li> </ul> <div>๐Ÿ“ผ YouTube<br> <br> We're on YouTube, now. Currently, it's just the audio episodes, but that might change sometime? <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@mythsandlegendspodcast/videos">https://www.youtube.com/@mythsandlegendspodcast/videos<br> </a><br> ---<br> <br> ๐Ÿ“ข <strong>Sponsors<br> </strong><br> <strong>BetterHelp</strong><br> <br> This show is sponsored by BetterHelp. Discover your relationship green flags, with Betterhelp. Visit <a href="https://betterhelp.com/MYTHS">https://BetterHelp.com/MYTHS</a> to get <strong>10% off your first month</strong>.<br> <br> <strong>Quince</strong><br> <br> Give yourself the luxury you deserve with Quince! Go to <a href="https://quince.com/legends">https://Quince.com/legends</a> for <strong>free shipping</strong> on your order and <strong>365-day returns</strong>.<br> <br> ---<br> <br> ๐ŸŽต <strong>Music Credits<br> </strong><br> </div> <ul> <li> <strong>"Then Disappeared to the Ground"</strong> by Blue Dot Sessions</li> <li> <strong>"Bogs Reverie"</strong> by Blue Dot Sessions</li> <li> <strong>"Jat Poure"</strong> by Blue Dot Sessions</li> </ul> <div><br> </div>