In this episode, Cody and Chris head east (or west?) to bring you folklore from Japan. First, Chris talks about Japanese monsters known as Yokai and focuses on the Makuragaeshi-a mostly malevolent creature that tricks people by flipping their pillows (gasp!). Then, Cody shares another type of Yokai called Tsukumogami, or a regular household object that comes to life after 100 years. Next, Chris discusses water creatures called Kappa that obsess over a bejeweled lifeforce contained within the human butthole. You read that right. Finally, Cody talks about the Heikegani crab, a real creature that appears to have a Samurai mask coming out of its back. Drinks this week are Ramune Soda and (an accidental) Raspberry Sparkletini. Advisory: 0s-:20sIntro Music: :20s-:46sTopic: :46s-3:25MDrinks: 3:25m-5:25mHistory: 5:25m-11:15mMakuragaeshi: 11:15m-17:18mTsukumogami: 17:18m-25:24mCommercial: 25:24m-25:54mKappa: 25:54m-33:00mHeikegani Crabs: 33:00m-37:32mBeliever: 37:32m-40:00mSkeptic: 40:00m-43:23m Creep of the Week: 43:23m-45:26mSign Off: 45:26m-46:37mOutro Music: 46:37m-46:58mOriginal Music: “Halloween Pumpkin” found at planet.com">https://www.purple-planet.comTo find other strange podcasts, follow our network: https://podmoth.network/Trailer from The Mustachioed PodcastioLinksHistory-https://www.jrpass.com/blog/folktales-of-japan#:~:text=Japan's%20folktales%20and%20mythology%20were,powerful%20sun%20goddess%20of%20Japan.https://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/japanese-mythologyTsukomogami-https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Kasa-Obakehttps://mysideofthelaundryroom.wordpress.com/2017/07/24/kasa-obake/https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Tsukumogamihttps://thewillowweb.com/2016/02/18/tsukumogami-japans-household-spirits/Makuragaeshi-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makuragaeshihttp://yokai.com/makuragaeshi/http://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2013/10/20/a-yokai-a-day-makura-gaeshi/Heikegani https://listverse.