"Miminashi Hoichi"/"Hoichi the Earless", by Lafcadio Hearn/Koizumi Yakumo

This week hear a wonderful Japanese folk tale suggested by my top tier Patron Matthew, with a special introduction by the same. This is a great story that you won’t want to miss!  0:00 – Kicking things off – I sound terrible today 1:26 – My introduction to Hoichi 2:40 – Special guest introduction to Hoichi and its author by Patron Matthew! 5:35 – “Miminashi Hoichi” 23:41 – Afterword/Closing the Show – See you next time!   Become a Patron of Ink and Ash at http://www.patreon.com/inkandashpod!   Submit or suggest a story and get all the links to subscribe and review at http://inkandashpod.com!   Find the show on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @inkandashpod!   Check out the YouTube channel here!   Credits:   Intro/Outro Music: "Funkeriffic,” by Kevin MacLeod Promo Music: Cheery Monday by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3495-cheery-monday License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://incompetech.com     “Miminashi Hoichi”   Intro/Outro Music: Asian Drums by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3386-asian-drums License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license     This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.