Japanology Plus
Season 5 Episode 24 - Yurei: Japanese Ghosts
Japanese ghosts (yurei) often appear in a type of painting called yureiga ("ghost pictures"). One feature of this art is the frequent appearance of female ghosts. Japanese ghosts, however, come in various forms, all of which reveal aspects of the world beyond. On this edition of Japanology Plus our guests are Takahiro Saeki, an expert on Japanese tales of the supernatural, and Fuyuko Matsui, a nihonga painter who specializes in yureiga. And in Plus One, a temple with some precious ghost pictures.
Episodes in Season 5
Ocean Fishing
28 min
The Police
28 min
Japanophiles: Stephanie Tomiyasu
28 min
New Trends in Logistics
28 min
Game Arcades
28 min
Snow Removal
28 min
Shopping Streets
28 min
Japanophiles: Bjorn Heiberg
28 min
Regional Transport Crisis
28 min
Miniature Culture
28 min
Marriage
28 min
100 Yen Shops
28 min
Deep-fried Food
28 min
Lighthouses
28 min
Japanophiles: David E. Wells
28 min
Industrial Heritage
28 min
Graves
28 min
Rice Cultivation
28 min
The Ogasawara Islands: A Multicultural Heritage
28 min
The Ogasawara Islands: A Turbulent History
28 min
Japanophiles: Bruce Gutlove
28 min
Roadside Stations
28 min
Summer Resorts
28 min
Yurei: Japanese Ghosts
28 min
Radio Calisthenics
28 min
Underground Shopping Streets
28 min
Japanophiles: Jagmohan S. Chandrani
28 min
A Sense of the Divine
28 min
Earthquake-resistant Architecture
28 min
School Sports Days
28 min
School Satchels
28 min
Aquariums
28 min
Onigiri: Rice Balls
28 min
Japanophiles: David Stanley Hewett
28 min
Coffee
28 min
Meiji-era Advisors
28 min
School Uniforms
28 min
Soba Restaurants
28 min
