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Rating
4.8from
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242 episodes
Language
EnglishPublisher
Tara A. DevlinExplicit
No
Date created
2017/11/24
Latest episode
2026/10/16
Average duration
48 min.
Release period
14 days
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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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Unbelievable Small Town Legends
2026/10/16
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Three terrifying tales from Japan about small towns and villages that have horrifying urban legends associated with them… but are they real?
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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Vicious Village Tales
2026/10/02
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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.
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Creepy Customs & Bizarre Beliefs
2026/09/18
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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.
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Watery Tales of Doom
2026/09/04
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Six terrifying tales from Japan that will make you question what’s really in the water…
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Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX.
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Mountain Forest Mayhem
2026/08/21
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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…
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Terrifying Unconventional Encounters
2026/08/07
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Ten terrifying tales from Japan that feature weird, bizarre, and often incomprehensible encounters that’ll make you wonder what’s really out there…
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Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX.
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Nightmarish Encounters & Happenings
2026/07/24
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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…
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Traumatising Encounters To Keep You Up At Night
2026/07/10
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Five horrifying tales from Japan that will make you question what lurks around the corner, or perhaps, even in your own home…
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Horrifying Haunts
2026/06/27
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Take a trip to four terrifying haunted houses that you won’t soon forget…
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Vicious Voices
2026/06/12
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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.
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Creepy Crafty Dolls
2026/05/29
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These three tales from Japan will remind you once again not to mess with dolls. They really don’t play around.
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Ghastly Gruesome Ghosts
2026/05/15
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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.
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Horrifying Encounters That Can’t Be Explained
2026/05/01
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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.
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Bewildering & Bizarre Experiences
2026/04/17
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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…
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Bizarre & Ghastly Ghosts
2026/04/03
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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.
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yupitsaname 2026/10/20
My favorite
This is my favorite podcast, been listening to it for like five years at this point and I still get excited when I see a new episode drop. The stories...
Spooks76 2026/01/16
Right amount of Spooky
Great show , love the variety of stories. Keep them coming thank you for sharing the stories.
Starherd 2025/03/12
Perfect spookiness :)
My son and I listen while we’re driving him to school. He asks for (as he puts it) “the Japanese Ghost Story Show” every time. Thank you for your gat...
B4ldochi 2025/03/07
Love you Tara 愛してるよ、タラ
Love your podcast i love listening to you after work i love your voice and stories
Cassie1D4132 2024/03/26
Love these podcasts
I listen to these podcasts at work since I work 12 hour shifts 4-5 days a week. Helps the shifts go by fast. I also just in general love listening to ...
Vuvuxhbi 2023/09/26
Hi
I love your podcasts
momahope 2023/09/25
I enjoy the episodes just one thing….
I love listening to this podcast but it drives me crazy that there is no individual episode details like they all say the same into but a different ep...
Tea-biscuits 2023/08/20
A fun listen
I'm very fond of this podcast. To be blunt, if you're a westerner and a skeptic the vast majority of these stories will not be scary at all. But! That...
Levisyaygold 2023/08/14
Honestly the best yet
I look for new episodes all the time.
Aritheexcellent 2023/07/23
O….M….G
I REMEMBER WHEN YOU SAID KUNEKUNE IS REAL! AND IT RLLY IS!!!! SINCE I LIVE IN JAPAN. AND KNOW JAPANESE URBAN LEGENDS. wait when I was typing this I he...
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