Magical Japanese
2021
Published on, 6 days ago
Magical Japanese
Night 1 Season 6 Episode
10 min
2021
Published on, 6 days ago
This episode looks at words related to the night. In ancient Japan, people appreciated the quiet and darkness of nighttime, and had different names for different times of the evening. The night was also associated with mysterious beings. From his home in Kyoto, poet and literary translator Peter MacMillan guides us through these words and the culture behind them.
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