Mina-san,
We’ve all seen traditional Japanese Dolls. We’ve all seen their ghostly white faces and little beady eyes. They stare at you no matter where you move in a room. They are ever vigilant. They are silent. And they are plotting against you.

Enjoy another Premium Kaidan!
And in the words of Liz21, “No romaji? Now that’s scarey!!”

Happy Halloween, mina-san!

Mina-san, could you live with one of these things in your home? 　
　 怖い！！！！

btw - there is a temporary problem with the line-by-line audio in the learning center. this story has 95 separate lines (a new jpod record!) so i think that’s causing a glitch. but we’re working on it! i apologize in advance for any inconvenience.

Holy crap! You guys scared the living $#!￥ out of me again!
I couldn’t even understand 90% of it and it still made my skin crawl.

Happy Halloween Everybody!

皆さん、

After listening to this story, and watching the pictures, please watch the anime movie パプリカ, especially the parade, which includes weird dolls.

I was expecting a genki, lighthearted Japanese lesson. When you said this was a “scary story” I didn’t think it would be like this. I’ll never doubt you again.

Very, VERY COOL!

great treat for us , thank you
that doll really looks creepy
very creepy

i jp101

JP101 crew/listeners!

Great Halloween story BTW HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

I want one of those dolls! anyone knows where I can get one:???:
I appreciated your help, thanks.

Marky-san!

That icon was very nice you should put it here in icons so we can use too!

PS: Miki’s blog wasn’t post today so that means its going back to sunday again if so thank you very much!!! S_R_C

Having said that, Sindy, there are always a few secondhand Kyugetsu dolls available somewhere on eBay, very cheaply. Do include “gofun” in your search to filter out the ones with padded silk faces. Here in Singapore, most people would be very nervous about bringing a previously-owned doll into their home without knowing its provenance thoroughly, it’s probably a superstitious/cultural thing!

Really creepy!

JapanesePod101 Team,

I just wanted to send you a note to let you know that I think the work you do is absolutely amazing. I listened to Halloween Kaidan during my drive to work this morning, and have listened to the other premium lessons that you offered, and wow! The quality of these stories just blows away anything I would have expected. I have to admit, I still feel like I’m a beginner and can’t understand everything in these podcasts, but I can’t wait for more of these premium episodes! You encourage me to keep at my studies. I even bought Miki’s A Day in the Life, knowing that I wasn’t going to understand most of what was being said, but because, I suppose, I want to encourage you to continue with this content.

Absolutely stellar.

I thank you,
Dan

Dear Sindy, you’re most welcome. Hope you get a wonderful doll! For more information on these dolls, why not try visiting the company website — kyugetsu DOT co DOT jp.

All the best,
Auntie

I really liked the lesson, but there is a mistake in the vocabulary list (I think).

to glare at …means… にらむ　not… みらむ right?

Please keep the scary themes coming! How about teaching us how to tell some jokes?

Thanks for your hard work Japanese Pod 101!!!

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