Magical Japanese
Season 3
Episode 3: Insect
Feb 22, 2023
In this episode, poet and literary translator Peter MacMillan travels to Matsue City, Shimane Prefecture, where the writer and journalist Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904) lived. Hearn is known for Kwaidan, a collection of ghost stories, and other works that explore the essence of Japan. He also loved insects and resonated deeply with Japanese insect culture. From the Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum in Matsue, we introduce some expressions related to insects, or mushi.
Details
Details
Type
Documentary
Status
Returning Series
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese
English
Networks