Yvette Gentile

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2,097 appearances 23 recordings 4 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 5d ago

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So Supernatural · LEGEND: Inugami · 7 Aug 2026 podcast

I like to call it Chopsui. matched

It's a little bit of everything. matched

It sits roughly midway between Eastern Asia and the United States, so it has a huge population of immigrants from the U.S. matched

mainland, Vietnam, China, the Philippines, and Japan. matched

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And of course, there's a large indigenous Polynesian community, too. matched

So modern Hawaiian culture includes a lot of elements from all over the world. matched

You can literally see the way these communities blend so authentically, through their amazing food, the clothes that people wear, and in the myths and stories we tell one another. matched

Which is how we actually learned about today's topic, a mysterious creature that originated in Japan. matched

But in the past century, it's also been spotted on Hawaii shores. matched

But to explain how it made its way across the Pacific, we have to look at the Japanese legends that are at least a thousand years old. matched

Inugami are dark spirits. matched

They can bring bad luck, death, and destruction if you cross them. matched

Their sheer presence is enough to drive off good, friendly spirits who might otherwise help you. matched

However, Inugami can perform the occasional good deed too. matched

It said that they can give people visions of the future. matched

If you're unsure whether to move forward with a business deal or trust a certain friend, an Inugami might appear to warn you by showing you all the ways that partnership could go bad. matched

So there were benefits to keeping Inugami around, and in ancient Japan, the legend said it was possible to turn actual flesh and blood dogs into inugami. matched

But very few people actually knew how to do this. matched

Apparently, the magical ritual was so dark, so disturbing, and so powerful, it became a closely guarded secret. matched

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