Sakuragaike: A Snake-Dragon Coiled and Waiting, Part 1 (Ep. 88)

Uncanny Japan - Japanese Folklore, Folktales, Myths and Language

The story goes that a large snake-dragon lives at the bottom of Sakuragaike Lake. It's waiting. But where did this snake-dragon come from, and who is it waiting for? I'll tell you about this still obscure myth -- and nanafushigi -- in this episode of Uncanny Japan.

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Credits

Intro music by Julyan Ray Matsuura

Electro Storm by Mikael Hellman Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8463-electro-storm License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license