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

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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00:43:41

Devilish Dreams

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2025/12/12

Episode NotesJoin our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Eight terrifying dreams that’ll make you question going to sleep, and if it’s really safer there than it is here in the waking world. BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Support Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from

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00:47:51

Encounters of the Twisted

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2025/11/28

Episode NotesJoin our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Eight Japanese horror tales that will not just terrify you, but also make you question what’s really out there, and whether everything can truly be explained. BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Support Kowabana: 'True'

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00:46:12

Spooky Spectral Terrors

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2025/11/14

Episode NotesJoin our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Five terrifying tales of spooky Japanese ghosts who may or may not just be after a little help… If you’re willing to offer it, that is. BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Support Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from

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00:44:30

Human Horrors for Halloween

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2025/10/31

Episode NotesJoin our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Sometimes it’s not the ghosts or monsters or other supernatural creepies that might be lurking in the dark that you have to fear. Sometimes it’s our fellow man… BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Support Kowabana: 'True'

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00:47:32

2ch Classics Revisited

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2025/10/17

Episode NotesJoin our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Revisit some of the most beloved creepypastas to have ever come out of 2channel, as voted by Japanese readers! BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Support Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet by

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00:47:13

Tales of Cursed Buildings

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2025/10/03

Episode NotesJoin our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Step inside for 10 terrifying tales of cursed buildings, haunted abodes, and the creepy things that lurk in the darkness of where we live. BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Support Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from

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00:47:57

Behind the Bizarre

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2025/09/19

Episode NotesJoin our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Ten terrifying tales of the bizarre from Japan that will have you questioning what lurks in the dark, what hides around the next corner, and whether this is even real or not… BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Support

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00:47:45

Bewildering Countryside Encounters

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2025/09/05

Episode NotesJoin our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Eight tales of horrifying encounters in the countryside. With so much space and so few people, what really lurks out there when you’re all alone? BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Support Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary

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00:48:20

Spooky Spectres

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2025/08/22

Episode NotesJoin our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Eight horrifying, bizarre, and even moving tales featuring encounters from the other side. What do these spirits really want from us? BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Support Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from

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00:44:24

Seaside Terrors

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2025/08/08

Episode NotesJoin our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Nine terrifying tales of the sea and what lurks in its deep, dark depths. But also a reminder that what lurks out there doesn’t necessarily always stay out there. Nowhere is safe… BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Support

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00:50:27

Hair-raising Mountain Tales

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2025/07/25

Episode NotesJoin our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! 10 tales that’ll make you question exploring the mountains… whether its day or night. When far from civilisation, how will you escape…? BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Support Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from

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00:46:51

Tales from Okinawa

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2025/07/11

Episode NotesJoin our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Take a trip to beautiful Okinawa for 10 terrifying tales you won’t soon forget. What lurks on Japan’s southernmost island? Come find out. BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Support Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from

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01:26:17

Lesser-Known Favourites Compilation

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2025/06/27

Episode NotesJoin our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Six of my favourite lesser known stories from Kowabana’s history. Let’s take a trip back and remember some of the show’s more terrifying stories that you may have forgotten. BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Support Kowabana:

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00:45:52

Destination: Another World

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2025/06/13

Episode NotesJoin 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 taking a trip to nine realities different (and yet perhaps scarily similar) to our own. Can you find your way back home? BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Support Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from

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00:46:37

Tales from Hokkaido

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2025/05/30

Episode NotesJoin 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 heading to Hokkaido for six terrifying tales from Japan’s northernmost island. What lurks in the freezing cold expanses of the north? Come find out… BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Support Kowabana: 'True'

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00:51:02

Bizarre Objects That Fight Back

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2025/05/16

Episode NotesJoin our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Cursed objects, weird items, and bizarre things about in these 8 terrifying stories from Japan! BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Support Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet by contributing to

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00:46:26

Adventures with Grandpa Kiichi

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2025/05/02

Episode NotesJoin our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Seven strange adventures with bizarre, cursed, and haunted items from a small pawn shop in the countryside of old Japan. BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Support Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the

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00:51:13

Chilling Yurei Encounters

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2025/04/18

Episode NotesJoin our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! 11 terrifying encounters with Japanese ghosts you won’t soon forget. What lurks in our homes, on the streets, and even our holiday destinations? There is, quite frankly, no hiding from them… BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

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01:01:40

Soncho

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2025/04/04

Episode NotesJoin our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! A special story for our 200th episode! Two young boys discover a long hidden shrine with a dark secret hidden inside. What terrifying history does their village hide, and is it coming back to haunt them now? BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By

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00:48:14

Scary School Stories

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2025/03/21

Episode NotesJoin our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! What lies in the empty classrooms, dark halls, and creepy toilets that seemingly haunt schools all around the country? Here’s 12 tales you won’t soon forget. BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Support Kowabana: 'True' Japanese

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