This eerie tale takes us to feudal Japan. In our first Lafcadio Hearn (Koizumi Yakumo) feature we encounter Houichi, a talented blind musician whose skill gets him tangled up with the spirit world.

Expect more from Hearn in this podcast, whose writings I have long admired and loved.

Notes:

Mimi-Nashi-Hoichi can be read in Lafcadio Hearn's Kwaidan

For context about the Heike crabs mentioned in the story, see the story of Heike-gani in Kotto

Music and performance by Moodrise