Hitobashira: The Tragic Stories of Human Pillars | Uncanny Japan Podcast (Ep. 81) скачать в хорошем качестве

Hitobashira: The Tragic Stories of Human Pillars | Uncanny Japan Podcast (Ep. 81)

How do you build a bridge that stands up to storms and floods? Well, you have to appease the nature gods, of course. But how do you do that? Human sacrifice seemed to have worked in the past. Today I'll talk about hitobashira or human pillars. An ancient tradition of insuring strong river banks, fireproof castles, and tunnels that won't collapse. 00:00 Pre-Intro Intro 03:37 Uncanny Japan News 04:48 The First Hitobashira Written Document 08:12 What is Hitobashira Exactly? 09:15 Another Meaning to the Word 11:24 The Tale of Hiji 12:16 The Tale of the Monkey River Bank/Saru Dotte 14:59 Extra Stories as Extra Content 16:31 Two Pieces of Hitobashira Trivia === Would you like me to tell you a Bedtime Story? Once a month, for my five dollar and up Patrons, I find obscure Japanese folktales that I translate, retell/reimagine, and then record with cool background music. Some are funny, some are creepy, and some are just weird. Find and Support Me Here!   / thersamatsuura   Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): https://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan ------------------- Patreon -   / thersamatsuura   Discord -   / discord   Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/48w03Xs... Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Twitter -   / uncannyjapan   Instagram -   / uncannyjapan   Facebook -   / uncannyjapan   Website - https://www.uncannyjapan.com/ Author Page - https://www.thersamatsuura.com/ Books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Thersa-Matsuur... ------------------- Credits Intro and outro music by Julyan Ray Matsuura Sincerely by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5033-sincerely License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Lights by Rafael Krux Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5309-lights- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Lost Place Atmospheres 003 by Sascha Ende® Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7675-lost-p... License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license