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What’s so scary about the hour of the ox? (About Ushi no Koku Mairi) | Japan Station 175/Ichimon Japan 21


Posted on  September 15, 2025

This is a rebroadcast of Ichimon Japan episode 21. Today’s Question On this episode of Ichimon Japan we ask: What’s so scary about the hour of the ox? Topics Discussed All about Japan’s old way of telling time that was based on the 12 animals of the Chinese Zodiac (eto) Which “animals” in the old Chinese Zodiac based way of …

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