A misemono is like a carnival, museum, zoo, and freak show all rolled into one. Here you could see exotic animals, buy cure-all medicines, and check out mermaid mummies among many, many other thrills.

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Credits

Intro and outro music by Julyan Ray Matsuura

Happy breeze by chilledmusic Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7988-happy-breeze License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

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Misemono: Edo Era Freak Shows (Ep. 84)