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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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 ! 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' Japanes...
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 ! 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...
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 ! 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 Ko...
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 ! Nine terrifying tales of Japanese dolls that’ll make you question what’s really sitting on the shelf at 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 interne...
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 ! 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 ...
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 ! 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...
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 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 storie...
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 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: 'Tr...
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 ! 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 interne...
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 ! 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 sto...
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 ! 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...
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 ! 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 sc...
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 ! 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 ...
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 ! 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 Su...
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 ! 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 storie...
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 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 stor...
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 ! 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 ...
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 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 stor...
Join Tara A. Devlin for a chilling tour of Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost island, with six new true Japanese scary stories. This episode delves into tales of a hunter's dog sensing an invisible mountain spirit, a group of friends encountering horror at an abandoned hospital, and climbers facing a terrifying brown bear in the mountains. Listeners will also hear about a mysterious vanishing restaurant, a climber's eerie experience with a deceased couple, and a coal miner's fatal encounter with a supernatural 'burn treatment.' Prepare for unsettling tales from the freezing, mountainous expanses of the north.
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 ! 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 contributi...
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 ! 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 t...
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 ! 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...
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 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 : B...
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 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'...
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 heading to Kanto for 10 terrifying tales from Japan’s most populous region. What lurks in the dense concrete jungles and far flung mountains? 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 ...
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 ! Eight terrifying curses straight out of Japan that will make you question just how safe you really think you are, and what lurks around every corner… 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' Japanes...
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 heading to Chubu for eight terrifying tales from central Japan. What lurks in the mountains that split the country in half? 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' J...
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 ! Step inside the haunted walls of various buildings and uncover what lurks in the walls, the shadows, and even the closets. Are we really as alone as we think? 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...
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 heading to the island of Kyushu for 8 stories of terrifying ghosts, monsters, and sometimes even people… 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 t...
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 ! Ten tales from the countryside serving us warnings, wisdom, and a whole lot of chills when it comes to what lurks outside the reach of our big cities. 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' Japane...
