Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet

By Tara A. Devlin

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Each week on “Kowabana: ‘True’ Japanese scary stories from around the internet,” horror author and translator Tara A. Devlin presents a selection of Japanese horror, creepypastas and urban legends translated from the deepest, darkest parts of the web. Creepy ghosts and vengeful onryo, cursed technology and haunted shrines. Discover horror like only Japan knows how to deliver. Brand new and exclusive stories translated each week. Find out more at http://www.kowabana.net/

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Hauntings of Unknown Origin

11.19.2021

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11.19.2021 Hauntings of Unknown Origin Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Sometimes strange things happen without explanation. No matter how deep you look, it can be ...
11.05.2021 Unexplainable Mysteries of the Night Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Do you ever truly know what’s lurking in the darkness? Sometimes its best not to ...
10.22.2021 Monstrous Encounters You Should Avoid Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! This week we have three tales of terrifying monsters you don’t want to run into ...
10.08.2021 Horrifying Family Secrets Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Ever thought your family was bad? These two tales will make you question those closest ...
09.24.2021 Bizarre Tales from Unique Characters Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! These tales highlight not only some of the strange monsters you might cross in Japan, ...
09.10.2021 Bizarre & Dangerous Encounters Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! These four stories will remind you that no matter where you go or what you ...
08.27.2021 Terrifying Mountain Encounters Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Japan is covered in mountains, and in those lurk all sorts of horrors. These three ...
08.13.2021 Strange Encounters from the Other Side Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Do we really know what’s lurking out there? What if the other side tries to ...
07.30.2021 Terrifying Tales of Ancient Folklore Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Japan has a long history full of rich folklore. This week, we take a look ...
07.16.2021 Seaside Tales for Summer Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Take a dip in the chilling waters of the ocean this hot summer… if you ...
07.02.2021 Unusual Ghostly Hauntings Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! When people think of Japanese ghosts, they may imagine a woman in a white dress ...
06.18.2021 Terrifying Old Traditions Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! In the far-flung villages of Japan you’ll find all sorts of strange and creepy customs, ...
06.04.2021 Resort Job Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! They head to the coast for the summer vacation to work and play. But what ...
05.21.2021 The True Dangers of the Other Side Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! The other side is said to be full of both benevolent and malicious spirits. These ...
05.07.2021 Tales from the Otherside Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Otherside Picnic makes liberal use of 2channel’s “net lore,” and this week we’re looking at ...
04.23.2021 The Evil Within & Without Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Sometimes the terror comes from those around us. Sometimes it comes from the other side. ...
04.09.2021 Narrow Escapes from Deadly Curses Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! A sword with a long, cursed history. How can you deal with something you don’t ...
03.26.2021 Real Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! A forbidden ritual. A terrifying evil spirit that won’t let go. A young man fights ...
03.12.2021 Places You Shouldn’t Enter Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! There are some places you shouldn’t enter, and for good reason. Rumours of hauntings, of ...
02.26.2021 The Terrors in our Temples and Shrines Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! There are hundreds and thousands of temples and shrines all over Japan, some tiny, some ...
02.12.2021 Terrifying Otherworldly Encounters Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! What lurks in the far flung corners of the Japanese countryside? Nothing good, if these ...
01.29.2021 Bizarre and Twisted Locations Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! You can find abandoned and seemingly uninhabited areas all over Japan, both in cities and ...
01.15.2021 Visitations That Defy Belief Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Sometimes your might find your home or workplace visited by something not of this world. ...
01.01.2021 Mysterious Encounters of the Dangerous Kind Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Sometimes we encounter something that shouldn’t be. Something that doesn’t make any sense, and yet ...
12.18.2020 Dangerous Old Customs Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Japan has a long history, and many out of the way villages have old customs ...
12.04.2020 Popular in 2020 Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! This week we’re looking at a selection of stories that Japanese readers enjoyed throughout 2020. ...
11.20.2020 Cursed Items, Cursed Lives Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Japan is apparently full of cursed items, from something as innocuous as a doll or ...
11.06.2020 Unsolved Yurei Hauntings Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Ghosts can be found all over Japan, and while we hear stories of what happens ...
10.23.2020 The Village That Disappeared Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Long ago, something happened that caused an entire village to disappear off the face of ...
10.09.2020 Jinkan and Other Terrifying Crow Tales Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! In a certain village in Japan lies something they call the Jinkan. Born of a ...
09.25.2020 Summer Creepypasta Classics Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Summer is the traditional time for horror in Japan, and this week we have some ...
09.11.2020 Mark of the Other Side Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! When the other side reaches out, it tends to leave its mark on this one. ...
08.28.2020 Evil Spirit Den Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Children are warned not to enter the abandoned shrine grounds, so what do they do? ...
08.14.2020 Terrifying Rural Jaunts & Monsters Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! 22% of Japan lives in rural areas that tale up much of the countryside. Away ...
07.31.2020 Cursed Countryside Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! The countryside isn’t all peace and tranquillity. Sometimes darkness hides out there, lurking, waiting for ...
07.17.2020 At Your Own Risk Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Japan is full of stories that never turn out well for those involved. Sometimes just ...
07.03.2020 The Supernatural, The Unexplainable Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Explore five stories that looks at things that shouldn’t be. Buildings that shouldn’t exist, benign ...
06.19.2020 The Annoying Wayside Grass Episode Notes Sumikowa: The Haunting of Higanbana Heights is out now! Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! A young man with spiritual powers. ...
06.05.2020 Brushes with the Other Side Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Do you believe in ghosts? Ever wondered what might be on the other side? The ...
05.22.2020 The Kunekune Collection Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! It’s white. It sways back and forth in the tranquillity of the rice fields. It ...
05.08.2020 Mysterious Mountain Monsters Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! The Japanese islands are covered in mountains, and many of them sit empty even today. ...
04.24.2020 Tales of Real Haunted Places Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Japan is full of “ghost spots,” locations known countrywide for their variety of hauntings. To ...
04.10.2020 Unexplainable, Unfathomable, Unbelievable Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Sometimes you encounter something you can’t explain. Sometimes comprehension is beyond one’s grasp. Sometimes, even ...
03.27.2020 Encounters With Spirits Gone Wrong Episode Notes Kaihan: Bizarre Crimes That Shook Japan out now! Visit BetterHelp.com/Kowabana for 10% off your first month! Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the ...
03.13.2020 Terrifying Spirits You Should Fear Episode Notes Kaihan: Bizarre Crimes That Shook Japan out now! Visit BetterHelp.com/Kowabana for 10% off your first month! Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the ...
02.28.2020 Hospital Horrors Episode Notes Kaihan: Bizarre Crimes That Shook Japan on sale now! Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! We’re born there, and we often ...
02.14.2020 Forbidden Japanese Games That Shouldn’t Be Played Episode Notes Kaihan: Bizarre Crimes That Shook Japan out now! Visit BetterHelp.com/Kowabana for 10% off your first month! Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the ...
01.31.2020 Brushes With the Afterlife Episode Notes Kaihan: Bizarre Crimes That Shook Japan out now! Visit BetterHelp.com/Kowabana for 10% off your first month! Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the ...
01.17.2020 What Happened in the Countryside in the Past Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Tiny villages dot Japan and many of them hide secrets from outsiders. Sometimes, for good ...
01.03.2020 New Year’s Horror in Japan Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! New Year’s is one of the most important holidays in the Japanese calendar. People return ...

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