Yokai have been used to explain natural phenomena, entertain through storytelling, and even serve as moral lessons in Japanese folklore. One in particular, the Noppera-bō, are not malevolent but are thought to be more tricksters, playing jokes on unassuming humans. Or are they a reflection of social and environmental changes in Japan?
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MUSIC
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EPISODE RESOURCES
- Foster, Michael Dylan. *Pandemonium and Parade: Japanese Monsters and the Culture of Yokai*. University of California Press, 2009.
- Hearn, Lafcadio. *Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things*. 1904.
- Meyer, Matthew. *The Night Parade of One Hundred Demons: A Field Guide to Japanese Yokai*. 2015.
- Foster, Michael Dylan, and Shinonome Kijin. *The Book of Yokai: Mysterious Creatures of Japanese Folklore*. University of California Press, 2015.
- “Nopperabō .” Yokai.Com , Yokai.com , https://yokai.com/nopperabou/
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IMAGES
Episode Thumbnail: smiling nopperabo (https://bn.ac-illust.com/clip-art/24098677/smiling-nopperabo)
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00 - Beginning 00:00:10 - Introduction 00:02:25 - The Legend of the Noppera-bō 00:06:00 - Tangent On 00:11:08 - Tangent Off 00:28:42 - Common Theories 00:45:47 - Our Theories 00:51:45 - Closing
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