For reference, the Japanese (and other Sino-influenced cultures) traditionally divide the hours of the day into twelve periods (so, double hours), named after the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac. Ox 'hour' refers to the period from 1 a.m. to 3 a.m. Third of Ox Hour (丑三つ時) refers to the third quarter of this period, from 2 a.m. to 2:30 a.m. In Japan, this is traditionally regarded as 'witching hour', when the barriers between the living world and the dead are the weakest, when even trees and other plants are asleep, when yin energy is at its strongest, when black magic is at its most effective, when ghosts and monsters pop up and basically all sorts of weird shit happen... yeah.
(The whole of Ox 'Hour' can also be regarded as 'witching hour', the 3rd quarter is only when it is strongest.)
And you see...Three heads of cattle?...MooMoo3 Ox-clock?!...MooMooMooHey!
Why're you enjoying this so much?!Eh?
*Tremble!*
If it's Summer, then we've gotta tell ghost stories, right?
*Shiver!*
That sounds pretty interesting, hunh?This is the story of a certain naval base...You see, about 3 o'clock, from somewhere in one of the unused rooms, voices can be heard.
The phrase she says means roughly "in the dead of night", but it's literally written as "3 ox's time".Sounds fun!
