E23 - The Worms that speak to Ten-Tei / Matsuo Basho

Today we look a three things in one, all of them linked. A Yōkai known as the Shōkera, which links to the religion known as Kōshin, with this religion in turn having some interesting connections to some famous monkeys.  And for the poem, we have a Winter Poem from one of our favourites: Bashō. *DISCLAIMER - we address a mistake within the episode, when we first mention that the monkeys grew their fame from a scroll, we actually meant to say they are famous for their depiction on the carving at the temple of Tōshō-gu, in Nikko. All other mentionings of the scrolls in the episiode are without mistakes in regards to their relationship with temples mentioned in the episode.* ~ Review us over on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podchaser⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Check out our growing database on Japanese History over at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠historyofjapan.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@japan_archives⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Youtube (Japan Archvies): ⁠⁠Japan Archives⁠⁠ Youtube (Minecraft):  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mycenria⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ~~ Intro and Outro music by ⁠The Kyoto Connection⁠ available on the freemusicarchive. ~~ Written by Thomas and Heather.