Magical Japanese S2023E14 - Eight

The Japanese language is rich in words and expressions influenced by nature, history and culture. This episode focuses on words related to hachi, or the number eight. Numbers have special meanings in many places around the world. In Japan, eight is a particularly important number with a variety of meanings and associations. From his home in Kyoto Prefecture, poet and literary translator Peter MacMillan guides us through unique everyday expressions related to the number eight.