The baku (獏) is a Japanese mythical creature that, when invited, slips into your room at night to gobble up your nightmares.
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Uncanny Japan is author Thersa Matsuura. Her other shows are Uncanny Robot Podcast and The Soothing Stories Podcast. Check out her books including The Carp-Faced Boy on Amazon. If you'd like to help support the podcast and have a bedtime story read to you monthly, please visit Patreon.
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CreditsIntro and outro music by Julyan Ray Matsuura
Diving In The Oceans Of Kepler by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7062-diving-in-the-oceans-of-kepler License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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