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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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00:46:15

Terrifying Tales of Ancient Folklore

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2021/07/30

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 at two tales from an older, more superstitious and supernatural Japan that have survived until modern times. 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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00:44:15

Seaside Tales for Summer

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2021/07/16

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 dare. Once you know what’s lurking out there, you might not be so willing… Japanese ghosts do love water, after all. 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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00:45:08

Unusual Ghostly Hauntings

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2021/07/02

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 with long black hair over her face, but it’s not always so. These two stories tell of some strange and unique experiences the narrators had with ghosts… BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under

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00:43:52

Terrifying Old Traditions

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2021/06/18

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, at least, if these stories are anything to by. What really lurks out there, and how do people go about keeping it at bay? 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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01:56:05

Resort Job

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2021/06/04

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 they find hidden on the second floor of that Japanese inn will change their lives forever… 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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00:42:59

The True Dangers of the Other Side

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2021/05/21

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 two tales take a look at the dangers that lurk beyond the veil, and how sometimes it can be impossible to 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

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00:43:11

Tales from the Otherside

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2021/05/07

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 some of the creepypastas from the series that haven’t yet featured on the show. 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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00:48:20

The Evil Within & Without

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2021/04/23

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. Sometimes it comes from both and there’s no escaping it no matter what you do. All you can do… is endure. 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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00:45:12

Narrow Escapes from Deadly Curses

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2021/04/09

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 understand and is clearly out to get you? A lone tower on a snowy mountaintop. What darkness truly lies in the shadows? Find out right here… BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative

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01:12:09

Real

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2021/03/26

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 for his life after finding out he’s been possessed by something unimaginably powerful, but things are about to go from bad to worse… 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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00:47:21

Places You Shouldn’t Enter

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2021/03/12

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 evil spirits lurking in the darkness, aren’t always just rumours… 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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00:49:11

The Terrors in our Temples and Shrines

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2021/02/26

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 large, some abandoned, some forgotten. These tales remind us that no matter what, they’re not something to be messed around with. BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons:

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00:45:28

Terrifying Otherworldly Encounters

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2021/02/12

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 stories are anything to go by. Three terrifying tales of kami and yurei that will leave you shivering long after they end… 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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00:47:05

Bizarre and Twisted Locations

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2021/01/29

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 the countryside. What stories lie behind them, and do you really want to get involved in the first place? 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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00:43:50

Visitations That Defy Belief

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2021/01/15

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. Do they mean harm, or perhaps bring good tidings? Only one way to 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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00:46:49

Mysterious Encounters of the Dangerous Kind

Kowabana: "True" Japanese scary stories from around... ·

2021/01/01

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 there it is, right in front of us. These tales will make you question what’s real and what isn’t. 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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00:42:13

Dangerous Old Customs

Kowabana: "True" Japanese scary stories from around... ·

2020/12/18

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 that have carried down through the centuries… not all of them good. Beware what lurks in the forgotten pockets of the countryside… 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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00:47:38

Popular in 2020

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2020/12/04

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. Kick back, relax, and let this wide variety of thrills and chills wash over you. 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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00:47:30

Cursed Items, Cursed Lives

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2020/11/20

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 a box, to items far, far more terrifying. What happens when you touch them? Sometimes it’s best not to 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

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00:45:56

Unsolved Yurei Hauntings

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2020/11/06

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 to them after death, how did they get there in the first place? Often it’s a mystery, and perhaps it’s better left that way… BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution

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