51 Why do hands come out of the toilet in Japan? (About Japanese toilet hands, ghosts, yokai and urban legends)

<p>On this episode of <em>Ichimon Japan</em> we ask: Why do hands come out of the toilet in Japan?</p> <h2 style="text-align: center;"><strong>Topics Discussed<br /></strong></h2> <ul> <li>Japanese stories/legends/folklore/urban legends (<em>toshi densetsu</em>) involving hands, toilets and hands coming out of toilets</li> <li>The hand in the bathroom/toilet from <em>The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask</em></li> <li>The story of <em>Akai Kami Aoi Kami</em> (<em>Red Paper, Blue Paper</em>) and its various versions</li> <li>The hilarious butt licking red/white variant of the Red Paper, Blue Paper urban legend</li> <li>The Akai Manto/Aka Manto story/urban legend/monster</li> <li>The urban legend/story of Yoji Baba</li> <li>The Sanji Baba</li> <li>About the yōkai kainade nad its love of butt touching</li> <li>The story of  <em>Toire no Hanako-san</em> (Hanako of the Toilet)</li> <li>Hanako's appearance</li> <li>Different versions of the Hanako-san story</li> <li>The three headed lizard version of the Hanako story</li> <li>The supposed real story from Iwate Prefecture on which Hanako might have been based</li> <li>How according to somewhat dubious sources Hanako's real name might be Ikuko Hasegawa (emphasis on might)</li> <li>Why Hanako might be named Hanako</li> <li>Whether Hanako should be considered a yōkai or a yūrei</li> <li>About the website toiletmagazine.jp and the Japan Toilet Research Center</li> <li>Stories about kappa touching women's butts</li> <li>The yōkai known as Kanbari nyūdō and its habit of peeking on people in the bathroom</li> <li>Variations of the kanbari nyūdoō story/yōkai</li> <li>A theory for why there's so many yōkai and monsters that do stuff to people's butts while they are on the toilet</li> <li>And much more!</li> </ul> <h2 style="text-align: center;"><strong>Support on Patreon<br /></strong></h2> <p>If you enjoy <em>Ichimon Japan</em> and want to ensure that we're able to produce more episodes, then please consider becoming a patron on Patreon.com. You can join for just $1 a month and th