17 Jan The Story of Hōichi the Earless
As I anticipated, I'm looking into Lafcadio Hearn's Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things. The first story collected in the book revolves around a prominent figure in Japan's folklore, Hōichi the Earless (耳なし芳一, Mimi-nashi Hōichi), a cursed bard. It is normally considered that Earn...