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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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00:51:51

Vicious Village Tales

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2026/10/02

Episode NotesJoin our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Five bizarre and creepy tales of what lurks in tiny villages hidden far from civilisation, and why you should perhaps not let curiosity get the better of 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 Kowabana: 'True'

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00:49:19

Creepy Customs & Bizarre Beliefs

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2026/09/18

Episode NotesJoin our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Seven creepy tales from Japan about horrifying old customs and bizarre beliefs that maybe still linger in hidden pockets of the country today. 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

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00:48:10

Watery Tales of Doom

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2026/09/04

Episode NotesJoin our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Six terrifying tales from Japan that will make you question what’s really in the water… 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 their tip

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00:44:46

Mountain Forest Mayhem

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2026/08/21

Episode NotesJoin our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Six weird and terrifying tales from Japan’s many forests and mountains. What lurks just on the fringes of civilisation? Perhaps 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 License Support Kowabana: 'True' Japanese

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00:45:52

Terrifying Unconventional Encounters

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2026/08/07

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 from Japan that feature weird, bizarre, and often incomprehensible encounters that’ll make you wonder what’s really out there… 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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00:48:30

Nightmarish Encounters & Happenings

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2026/07/24

Episode NotesJoin our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! These seven horrifying tales from Japan will make you question what’s lying in wait in not just the dark, but the light as well… 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

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00:49:19

Traumatising Encounters To Keep You Up At Night

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2026/07/10

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! Five horrifying tales from Japan that will make you question what lurks around the corner, or perhaps, even in your own 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 around the

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00:47:05

Horrifying Haunts

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2026/06/27

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 trip to four terrifying haunted houses that 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 scary stories from around the internet by contributing to their tip jar:

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00:48:48

Vicious Voices

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2026/06/12

Episode NotesJoin our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Whatever you do, do *not* listen to these voices, and certainly don’t try to follow them. They are most certainly up to no good, and you don’t want to find out why… 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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00:46:19

Creepy Crafty Dolls

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2026/05/29

Episode NotesJoin our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! These three tales from Japan will remind you once again not to mess with dolls. They really don’t play around. 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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00:45:04

Ghastly Gruesome Ghosts

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2026/05/15

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 terrifying tales of ghosts so ghastly, so gruesome, you’ll wonder how anyone ever survived encountering them… If they did survive at 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 License Support Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories

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00:44:23

Horrifying Encounters That Can’t Be Explained

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2026/05/01

Episode NotesJoin our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! The people in these seven stories encounter things that not only chill them deep to their core, but to this day, just can’t be explained. What really happened? 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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00:46:52

Bewildering & Bizarre Experiences

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2026/04/17

Episode NotesJoin our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! What on earth is actually going on in these seven tales straight out of Japan? Ghosts? People? Something else entirely? They’ll leave you thinking long into the night… 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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00:47:22

Bizarre & Ghastly Ghosts

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2026/04/03

Episode NotesJoin our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Six tales of bizarre, horrifying, and ghastly ghosts from Japan. What happened to them, what do they want, and is there any way to escape 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 License Support Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories

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00:46:14

Spine-tingling Accounts of the Sea

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2026/03/20

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 terrifying tales straight from the oceans surrounding Japan. Ghosts, monsters, the divine, and maybe even some fish… 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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00:44:47

Deadly Spiritual Encounters

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2026/03/06

Episode NotesJoin our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Four terrifying tales from Japan of deadly, horrifying, bizarre, and unforgettable encounters with the other side. 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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00:46:53

Spectral Frights and Bites

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2026/02/20

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 tales from Japan of ghosts, spectres, and all the horrible things that crawl around in the night. 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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00:46:47

Maddening Mountain Frights

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2026/02/06

Episode NotesJoin our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Let’s head into the mountains of Japan for 12 terrifying tales of monsters, spirits, and the other horrifying things that lurk far from civilisation. 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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00:49:43

Hair-raising School Adventures

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2026/01/23

Episode NotesJoin our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! It’s time to head back to school for eight terrifying tales of what lurks in the classrooms, in the halls, in the gym, and perhaps even right in front of 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 Kowabana: 'True'

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00:56:10

Best of 2025

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2026/01/09

Episode NotesJoin our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! As we kick back over the holidays, let’s take a look back at some of the best stories from last year as we prepare ourselves for another terrifying year of terrific tales. 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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