Eleven episodes of Japanese folklore retold — Hoichi the Earless, The Cold Lady, and nine more tales for dark nights and long roads.
The Bard and the Biwa is Station Hikari’s folk-tale anthology — eleven episodes of classic Japanese legends retold in the station’s audio-fiction voice. Hoichi the Earless, The Cold Lady, The Tongue Cut Sparrow, and eight more tales of ghosts, journeys, and strange kindness. A new episode is in production.
Start listening
Full episodes playlist (11 episodes, public, oldest-first). If you’re new, start with “The Tongue Cut Sparrow” — the recommended first tale.
Coming next
Coming next: “The Bamboo Cutter’s Daughter” arrives Spotify Oct 21 · YouTube premiere Sat Oct 24, 6:00 PM Central.
Listen everywhere
The Bard and the Biwa episodes arrive as part of the Station Hikari network feed: Spotify · Apple Podcasts · RSS