In the second episode the gang talks about the monster that stalks the freshwater systems of Japan: The Kappa. Chris talks about the best earth moving equipment. Adrian does the shimmy. Will dives in to the legality of monster contracts. The boys learn that the eyes are not the window to the soul. And they talk about the best ways to kill a Kappa.
"Gallows Hill" by Josh Woodward. (https://www.joshwoodward.com/song/GallowsHill)
License:CC BY https://www.jamendo.com/track/78314/gallows-hill
Sources for this episode are:
Books/Articles
Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan: First and Second Series; by Lafcadio Hearn
Myths and Legends of Japan; by F. Hadland Davis
The Animal in Far Eastern Art and especially in the art of the Japanese; Netsuke By. T. Volker
The Field Guide to Demons, Fairies, Fallen Angels and Other Subversive Spirits; By Carol K. Mack and Dinah Mack
Handbook of Japanese Mythology; By. Michael Ashkenazi
The Metamorphosis of the Kappa: Transformation of Folklore to Folklorism in Japan; By Michael Dylan Foster
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