On the hottest days of summer, when the sun hangs high over Japan’s rice fields and the air shimmers with heat, a strange white figure sometimes appears in the distance. Tall, slender, and twisting unnaturally, it looks almost like a piece of paper or a cloth caught in an invisible wind. It’s the Kunekune. If you stare at it for too long, you’ll never be the same. In this episode, we explore the figure’s modern origins and discuss its unsettling power.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunekune_(urban_legend)
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