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Sweet Acorns from Japan
Sweet acorns! No, that’s not a cool new exclamation taking the world by storm. These sweet acorns lead a pair of half-sisters on an extraordinary adventure in the Kumamoto region of Japan. There’s a talking statue of the Amitābha Buddha and a tragic ending.
The telling of the tale leads James to do one of the greatest chicken impressions ever committed to podcast. Plus, a series of demon voices that are as characterful as their accents are regionally accurate.
Come see us in Oxford on the 1st July 2026
Credits:
The Loremen are Alasdair Beckett-King & James Shakeshaft.
Edited by Laurence Hisee.
Featured image from Descent of Amitābha over the Mountain, 13th Century.
Music from La Lettre De Manon Valse played by Megone’s Orchestra, 1905.