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

Tara A. Devlin

Japanese horror delivered straight to your earbuds each week

  • 46 minutes 12 seconds
    Tales from Shikoku

    Episode Notes

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    This week we’re heading to the island of Shikoku for a variety of ghosts and yokai of legend, as well as a few modern scares too.

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    13 December 2024, 4:00 pm
  • 48 minutes 29 seconds
    More Terrifying Than Ghosts…

    Episode Notes

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    They often say that the one thing more terrifying than ghosts is, well, people, and these eight stories will certainly make you wonder if that’s true or not.

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    29 November 2024, 4:00 pm
  • 47 minutes 59 seconds
    Tales from Kansai

    Episode Notes

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    As we continue our ghostly tour of Japan, this week we’re heading to Kansai in the southern-central region of Honshu. Uncover six terrifying tales from Japan’s ancient capital.

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    15 November 2024, 4:00 pm
  • 47 minutes 55 seconds
    The Bewildering Mysteries of Shrines

    Episode Notes

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    Nine bizarre, otherworldly, and often terrifying tales of shrines from around Japan and the creatures, gods, and curses you can sometimes find there.

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    1 November 2024, 4:00 pm
  • 49 minutes 36 seconds
    The Cruel Fate of Curses

    Episode Notes

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    Five terrifying tales of curses from Japan that will make you suspicious of even the most mundane objects, but also, who exactly has it out for you…

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    18 October 2024, 3:00 pm
  • 46 minutes 49 seconds
    Tales from Tohoku

    Episode Notes

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    As we continue our ghostly tour of Japan, this week we’re heading to Tohoku in the northeast. Uncover 10 terrifying tales from perhaps the most lore-rich area in all of Japan.

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    4 October 2024, 3:00 pm
  • 48 minutes 31 seconds
    A Dance With Dolls

    Episode Notes

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    Nine terrifying tales of haunted, cursed, and otherwise horrifying dolls from Japan that will make you question those dead eyes and if there is, perhaps, something behind them.

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    20 September 2024, 3:00 pm
  • 50 minutes 14 seconds
    Tales from Chugoku

    Episode Notes

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    Ten terrifying tales from the Chugoku region of Japan, home of some of the oldest and most terrifying stories in the entire country.

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    6 September 2024, 3:00 pm
  • 48 minutes 12 seconds
    Mountain Madness

    Episode Notes

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    Ten terrifying stories from Japan’s many mountains that will make you question whether you really want to be out there or not, and what really lurks just outside of human civilisation…

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    23 August 2024, 3:00 pm
  • 47 minutes 19 seconds
    Beware the Haunted Residences

    Episode Notes

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    Seven tales of haunted Japanese buildings that will make you question whether your safe space really is all that safe 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

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    9 August 2024, 3:00 pm
  • 50 minutes 47 seconds
    Terrors of the Deep

    Episode Notes

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    Nine tales that will make you question what lurks in the water and whether it’s really worth risking it. Would you survive?

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    26 July 2024, 3:00 pm
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