Japanese Folktale: Hoichi the Earless (耳なし芳一)

One of my favorite Japanese folktales is called Hoichi the Earless. It's about a blind biwa player that could play so well even the spirits desired to witness his skills. The monk at the temple where Hoichi was staying found out that he was bewitched and wrote the Heart Sutra upon all parts of his body. However, he forgot to write the sutra on Hoichi's ears. What happens next? I guess you'll have to listen and find out.
Some of the footage is taken from the actual temple where this story takes place. The name of the temple is Akama Shrine in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi.
This is a translated version by Lafcadio Hearn.

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朗読も映像もたいへんよくできていますね。これからも、日本のいろいろな物語を紹介してください😊

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@@user-us6wb6iq5b ありがとうございます。😊

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I'm an indian and love Japanese mythology. 🇮🇳 Japan 🗾

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You should make more of this !!! Thank you :)

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Shi bukai you’re welcome! Thank you for the comment. I plan on making another one soon!

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No Body
No Mind
No Eyes
No Ears
No Nose
No Tongue
No Shape
No Shape

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Thanks for stopping by! 🙏🏻 😊

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Where am I able to find the backing track for this video, please?

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whos here from the blue lock manga

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Hi coach HAHAHAHAHA

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Me too 😅

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Thanks! I'm going to have my Japanese literature & culture students listen to this!

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Jeffrey Angles That’s awesome! Thanks Jeffrey!

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ドラえもんを見たのでここに来ました

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Who's here from the ier song?

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I'm here from GTO

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Salam dari Indonesia

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Peace to you my friend!

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What does it mean?

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Mimi nashi Hoichi means Hoichi the earless. Miminashi means without ear and Hoichi is his name.

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​@@JAPANquickies- I know I am super late but: why was singing for the deceased, especially the little emperor and his grandmum a bad thing? I think it's comforting for those who died in this horrible battle and it was for six nights only.
Plus, now the poor lute player is not only blind but also maimed 😭.

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This is what I was able to find since this was written by someone else and it may not be 100% right... the moral of the story is that one should be careful when dealing with spirits, as they may not have the best intentions. In the story, Hoichi is a blind musician who is summoned by the ghosts of a noble family to sing for them, but they ultimately try to take his life. The moral is to be cautious when dealing with the supernatural and not to take things at face value. There's also this link /watch?v=HHR1mQAT56Q