S4 Ep47: Loremen S4Ep47 - Scams in Old Time Japan
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The Last Day of the Year
Edinburgh used to be a volcano. Not so much in England. I don't think there are any English volcanoes, either. We've guessed about volcanoes and we've talked about cartoons. Well, let's bring it back down to earth with some folklore from Japan. This is a story about Hikawichi, who is a figure from Japanese folklore. According to this lovely book, Folk Legends of Kumamoto by Takumi Sukamoto, there may have even been a real Hikawichi. The last day of the year was the day that you had to have paid all your debts.
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