Toshiden: Exploring Japanese Urban Legends

By Tara A. DevlinSociety & Culture Arts

Toshiden: Exploring Japanese Urban Legends episodes

July 09, 2021 Online Transmission
Episode Notes
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Be careful what you wish for. It’s said that words have power. What if urban legends have that same power? What if you created an urban legend, only to find out that it was real…
BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG.
Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX.
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9 min
June 25, 2021 Nail Marks
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A girl trapped in a school basement over the holidays. The janitor returns to find her corpse and nail marks on the back of the door from her attempts to escape. Did this really happen, and if so, where?
BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG.
Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX.
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9 min
June 11, 2021 Tiny Old Man
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He’s smaller than the length of a ruler and likes to hang around hidden from plain site. Who is the Tiny Old Man and where does he come from?
BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG.
Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX.
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14 min
May 28, 2021 Tsukuba Robot
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Legend has it that an interesting secret lies in wait at Tsukuba University. In Japan’s final hour the very campus itself will transform into a giant robot to save the nation! Could such a thing really be possible?
BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG.
Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX.
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9 min
May 14, 2021 Takefuji’s Secret
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In a famous commercial for a consumer credit company, women dance around in skimpy clothing. Were they forced into it because they were in debt themselves? Was the commercial an example of what might happen if you too didn’t pay back your debts?
BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG.
Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX.
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10 min
April 30, 2021 Kagome Kagome
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A popular children’s song with a dark, hidden history. What’s the truth behind this game children still play today, and is it really as horrifying as it’s made out to be?
BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG.
Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX.
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16 min
April 16, 2021 3 O’clock & Purple Grannies
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One strikes at 3 o’clock. The other wears all purple. They both strike school toilets. What should you do if you run into one of these terrifying grannies?
BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG.
Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX.
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15 min
April 02, 2021 Fukuchiyama Derailment Mystery
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On April 25, 2005, a train derailed on the Fukuchiyama Line. Numerous human errors were found to be at fault, but a legend soon sprang up that perhaps there may have been some ghostly fault as well…
BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG.
Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX.
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13 min
March 19, 2021 Bizarre Website
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There a certain website on the internet that you shouldn’t visit. If you do manage to find it, it will show you all sorts of dark and twisted images, but be careful. You might not be as alone as you think…
BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG.
Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX.
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10 min
March 05, 2021 The Weeping Tree
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There’s a tree in Hokkaido that’s said to cry whenever anyone attempts to cut it down. It’s haunted by the spirits of those who died on its branches or near its roots, and if you believe the rumours, it wants revenge.
BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG.
Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX.
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12 min

About Toshiden: Exploring Japanese Urban Legends

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Toshiden is a biweekly show in which horror author and translator Tara A. Devlin explores various urban legends from Japan. From Kuchisake-onna's long history to the hidden meaning behind convenience…