Saturday, October 31, 2020
6:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Evil spirits in a bedroom… visits from a dead uncle… a desperate disemboweled ghost! Tune in on Halloween to hear spooky stories set in the old days of San Jose Japantown. This program will be hosted by Curt Fukuda, Documentarian/Archivist for the Hidden Histories project, and features ghost stories told by Hidden History Community Advisory Panel Members Robert Ragsac and Connie Young Yu, as well as a recorded performance by famed playwright, performer, and storyteller Brenda Wong Aoki.
Do you have a spooky story to tell?
We’re looking for more stories! Do you have a personal memory or a passed down story set in the old days of San Jose’s Heinlenville, Pinoytown, or Japantown? Share it on this form and we’ll read it on the air during our program!
[ CLICK HERE to SHARE a STORY]
Coloring Pages
Created by Hidden Histories Supervising Community Artist Corinne Takara Okara, these drawings are inspired by several of the ghost stories that will be told during our program. Click on images below to download printable PDFs.
Tsukumogami Craft Activity
Corinne has also created an activity to make “Tsukumogami” (Japanese tool monsters) out of various artifacts found during an archeological dig in San Jose J-town. Tsukumogami (付喪神 are items and tools from everyday life, which have became animated. They used to be described as extremely evil and in search of vengeance, but their reputation has changed and they are mostly depicted as harmless prankster spirits now. They are popular among kids and teenagers, and are still appearing in various modern art such as anime and manga. (https://jpninfo.com/3549). Click on image below to download a PDF.
