Sakuragaike: A Tortured Snake-Dragon Loses it Scales, Pt 2 (Ep. 89)

Uncanny Japan - Japanese Folklore, Folktales, Myths and Language

Today I'll tell you part 2 of the Sakuragaike Legend (and nanafushigi!) What was waiting at the bottom of the lake? Why was the snake-dragon suffering and how did his old follower help him? Where is Kouen Ajari The Snake-Dragon now?

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Credits

Intro music by Julyan Ray Matsuura

Electro Storm by Mikael Hellman Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8463-electro-storm License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license