Japan's most famous ghost story - Jeffrey Angles

A temple is a special building used for religious worship and prayer, especially in religions like Buddhism, Hinduism, or ancient Greek religion. It is often a place of great historical or cultural importance that travelers visit.

A biwa is a traditional Japanese short-necked lute with a pear-shaped body, typically featuring four or five strings. It is played using a large plectrum called a bachi and is historically associated with narrative storytelling and classical court music.

Sang is the simple past tense of the verb 'to sing'. It describes the action of having produced musical sounds with the voice, typically involving melody and rhythm. This form is used to talk about a specific, completed act of singing that happened in the past.

The possessive form of Hōichi, referring to something belonging to or associated with the legendary blind Japanese biwa player. It is primarily used when discussing the folklore character 'Hōichi the Earless' or specific interpretations of his story.