Read Japanese Literature
A podcast about Japanese literature and some of its best works
New episodes more-or-less monthly
Read Japanese Literature
Kaidan—Japan’s Ghost Stories: Ueda Akinari
Use Left/Right to seek, Home/End to jump to start or end. Hold shift to jump forward or backward.
In this episode, we’ll be talking about Ueda Akinari and his Tales of Moonlight and Rain, some of the most influential Japanese ghost stories ever written.
A raging intellectual debate.
A supernatural party game.
And a friend just dying to keep his promises.
Transcript, notes and sources at the podcast episode website.
Buy your copy of Tales of Moonlight and Rain from Bookshop to help support the podcast.
Let RJL know what you think! (Contact us through the website if you want a response.)
Get in touch at www.readjapaneseliterature.com.
Support RJL on Patreon.com.
Buy your books from Bookshop.org.
All content © 2026 Read Japanese Literature.