Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet (Tara A. Devlin)

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	Pub. Date	Title	Duration
	07 Mar 2025	Tales from Kanto	00:50:34
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 Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	22 Jun 2018	The truth is out there... experiences in the supernatural	00:32:01
Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Things that go bump in the night. Things that make no logical sense. What is real and what isn't? Discover five tales of the unexplainable from the land of the rising sun. But be careful. Sometimes there's no going back. BGM thanks to Myuuji & Kevin MacLeod. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
	14 Jun 2024	The Terrifying Approach of the Sacred	00:48:45
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 from Japan that will make you wonder what’s really hanging around those beautiful temples and shrines… 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: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	26 Apr 2019	Best of Japanese Horror 2018 (Part 1)	00:28:09
Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! This week we’re looking at some of the most read and highly rated Japanese creepypastas from 2018. Interested in what’s scaring Japanese audiences these days? Find out right here. 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 donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	28 Sep 2018	Origins: the best of early Japanese horror	00:31:35
Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Japanese creepypastas started to infect the internet around 2000, and over the next 10 years grew in size and infamy. This week, discover three of the most popular Japanese horror stories from that early period of the internet. BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and [CO.AG] (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcavSftXHgxLBWwLDm_bNvA/). Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
	10 Sep 2021	Bizarre & Dangerous Encounters	00:44:22
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! These four stories will remind you that no matter where you go or what you do, danger will find you, and often in the most unexpected and terrifying ways. 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: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	26 Mar 2021	Real	01:12:09
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 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 Attribution 3.0 License Support Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	18 Apr 2025	Chilling Yurei Encounters	00:51:13
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 License Support Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	01 Dec 2017	Magagami-sama, haunted tunnels and bridges, oh my!	00:30:10
Episode Notes This week's episode features three chilling tales of horror. First is Magagami-sama, a mysterious presence that lives deep in the mountains. The second features a hairdresser with a love of ghost stories who visits a nearby haunted tunnel, and lastly, a young man and his friend visit a haunted bridge, but they accidentally bring something back with them. BGM thanks to Myuuji Intro & Outro BGM thanks to Kevin MacLeod Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
	17 Dec 2021	Supernatural Encounters of the Terrifying Kind	00:46:30
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! Encounters with the other side. They don’t always go well, and as we’ll see with these three stories, they can change people’s lives forever. Who knows 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 stories from around the internet by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	11 Mar 2022	Seal	00:56:17
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 young man asks two of his friends to help him out with a strange custom back home. But it’s only the beginning of a terrible sequence of events that will change their lives forever, if they can even make it out of this alive… 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: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	21 Mar 2025	Scary School Stories	00:48:14
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' Japanese scary stories from around the internet by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	19 Apr 2024	The Danger of Lingering Spirits	00:43:31
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! Four terrifying tales of spirits who linger and cause problems for those who are unfortunate enough to encounter 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 from around the internet by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	03 May 2024	When The Unknown Appears	00:44:37
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 straight out of Japan the look at what happens when something unknown, something unexplainable, appears in our regular daily lives. What can we even do in such a situation? 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 stories from around the internet by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	30 Dec 2022	The Strange, The Weird, and the Horrifying	00:45:20
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! Six tales of the strange, weird, and horrifying from Japan to keep you company over the new year. What will you find? Come on in and 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 stories from around the internet by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	13 Dec 2024	Tales from Shikoku	00:46:12
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! 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. 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: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	01 Feb 2019	Horrors in the Japanese skies	00:35:26
Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Discover four tales of terror that'll make you question whether you really want to get on that flight to Japan or not. Sometimes the flight itself is not the real thing you have to worry about… 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 donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	17 Jul 2020	At Your Own Risk	00:43:30
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 is full of stories that never turn out well for those involved. Sometimes just hearing about it is enough to curse you as well. These horrifying tales are a reminder that you can’t always avoid the unknown… 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 donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	20 Nov 2020	Cursed Items, Cursed Lives	00:47:30
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 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 License Support Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	13 Jan 2023	Weird, Wild, and Wonderful	00:42:48
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 the weird, wild, and wonderful from Japan to thrill, chill, and fulfil you. What horrors will you find this week? 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 stories from around the internet by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	05 May 2023	Dangerous Curiosity Part 1	00:57:03
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! Another classic that’s nearly two decades old now, a tale of curiosity and how sometimes it’s better not to give in, as it may just change your life forever… (Part 1) 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: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	10 Apr 2020	Unexplainable, Unfathomable, Unbelievable	00:48:32
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 you encounter something you can’t explain. Sometimes comprehension is beyond one’s grasp. Sometimes, even if you do understand it, it’s still impossible to believe. Dive into six tales that defy belief and defy explanation. 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 donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	02 Feb 2018	Sugisawa and other cursed villages	00:34:26
Episode Notes This week's episode is a cursed village special! Find out what really happened in Sugisawa, perhaps the most famous cursed village of all. A young man relays the tale of a local legend called "Kotori Kozou" and the fate that befell his small village, while another man talks about the history behind his village's founding. BGM thanks to Myuuji Intro & Outro BGM thanks to Kevin MacLeod Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
	26 Feb 2021	The Terrors in our Temples and Shrines	00:49:11
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: By Attribution 3.0 License Support Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	27 Jan 2023	Terrifying & Bizarre Encounters	00:45:11
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 tales terrifying and bizarre encounters straight out of Japan. Ghosts, monsters, and sometimes even human, be careful what you run into 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 stories from around the internet by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	09 Nov 2018	Our entire class fought an evil spirit	01:15:09
Episode Notes Fill out the survey for your chance to win some Kowabana ebooks: https://goo.gl/forms/WgULB5GoS07YmAuD2 Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! A special double-length episode thanks to our patrons! Find out what happens when an entire class is forced to fight an evil spirit for their lives. Pre-order Kage at https://amzn.to/2SQUTCY BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and [CO.AG] (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcavSftXHgxLBWwLDm_bNvA/). Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
	06 Oct 2023	Horrifying Encounters with Both Sides	00:46:34
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 creepy tales from Japan taking place on both sides of the divide, horrifying encounters with both the living and the dead. 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: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	31 Aug 2018	Obake Yashiki: Home sweet haunted home	00:31:35
Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Japanese houses. So comfortable. So inviting. Yet what creeps across the tatami mats and hides in the deepest nooks and crannies of the closet? Discover 5 haunting tales of residents who just refuse to move on. After all, there’s no place like home! BGM thanks to Myuuji Intro & Outro BGM thanks to Kevin MacLeod Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
	26 Aug 2022	Horrifying Ghostly Sightings	00:45:19
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! Three tales of ghosts from around Japan that will remind you why it’s dangerous to go out at night, and perhaps why even your own home is never 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 Support Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	07 Jun 2019	Supernatural stalkers and soul snatchers	00:32:24
Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! And you thought your job was bad. At least you’re not being stalked by the supernatural as it attempts to take your life, and possibly, your soul. How will these protagonists survive, and will they ever be the same again? 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 donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	11 Oct 2019	Mysterious & Otherworldly Experiences	00:46:34
Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! 31 Days of Kowabana is on right now! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Sometimes things defy explanation, no matter how you look at them. In these five tales straight out of Japan, find out the true terrors that are haunting regular people’s lives. 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 donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	25 Mar 2022	Adventures with Alternate Dimensions	00:45:58
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! Do other dimensions exist? And if so, do they occasionally crossover with our own? If these stories are to be believed, then yes, and the ending isn’t always pretty… 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: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	10 Feb 2023	What Lurks Around That Corner…?	00:45:42
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 terrifying tales of the dangers that lurk around every corner, unseen until, perhaps, it’s too late. Can you escape the danger, or will you succumb like many others before 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' Japanese scary stories from around the internet by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	22 Sep 2023	Cursed Hauntings to Make Your Skin Crawl	00:48:27
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! Beware what lurks out there, be it inside or outside, because evil lurks where you least expect it… and it might be closer than you 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' Japanese scary stories from around the internet by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	14 Aug 2020	Terrifying Rural Jaunts & Monsters	00:45:34
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! 22% of Japan lives in rural areas that tale up much of the countryside. Away from the hustle and bustle of the city you’ll find all sorts of creepiness, like in these four 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: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	30 Jun 2023	Unfathomable Encounters	00:44:14
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 tales straight out of Japan of the unknown, the bizarre, and the horrifying. Cursed items, vengeful spirits, unexplainable events… You never know what’s 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 stories from around the internet by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	22 Dec 2017	If you're going to kill yourself, why don't you sleep with me first?	01:10:00
Episode Notes A special double-length episode for the holiday season! A woman is about to jump from the roof of her building when a man approaches. He's rude, and says things no-one in their right mind would say to a suicidal woman. Who, or what, is he? BGM thanks to Myuuji Intro & Outro BGM thanks to Kevin MacLeod Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
	24 Jan 2025	The Haunts in Our Buildings	00:47:12
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! 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' Japanese scary stories from around the internet by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	16 Jun 2023	Beyond the Veil	00:48:04
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! Seven tales straight out of Japan of the unknown, the bizarre, and the things that lurk on the other side… At least, until they come to visit 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 from around the internet by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	09 Feb 2018	What's haunting Japanese schools?	00:28:10
Episode Notes This week's episode is a school hauntings special! Find out about the creepy ghosts, games and places that are terrifying Japanese schoolkids today. BGM thanks to Myuuji Intro & Outro BGM thanks to Kevin MacLeod Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
	20 Jul 2018	Haunted Japanese houses of horror	00:32:17
Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Japanese horror at its finest. Five tales of things that go bump in the night, the yurei hiding in the nooks and crannies of your safe space. Find out what's haunting these houses and never look at your home the same way again. BGM thanks to Myuuji & Kevin MacLeod. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
	12 Feb 2021	Terrifying Otherworldly Encounters	00:45:28
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 Attribution 3.0 License Support Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	13 Sep 2019	The Evil in Our Safe Spaces	00:46:33
Episode Notes Aokigahara now on sale! Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Or join the Discord! Spirits and monsters don’t just lurk in empty, dark spaces. Sometimes they hide in plain sight, or sometimes they’re with us all along and we never notice. Perhaps they’re with you right now… 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 donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	13 Aug 2021	Strange Encounters from the Other Side	00:46:24
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! Do we really know what’s lurking out there? What if the other side tries to speak to us in strange ways that we just can’t comprehend? These four stories will certainly make you think so… 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: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	19 May 2023	Dangerous Curiosity Part 2	01:03:09
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! Another classic that’s nearly two decades old now, a tale of curiosity and how sometimes it’s better not to give in, as it may just change your life forever… (Part 2) 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: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	04 Nov 2022	Mountain Mysteries	00:48:53
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 full of terrifying tales from the many mountains that make up the land. This week we’re taking a look at several more that will make you want to stay on flat land. 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: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	06 Jul 2018	Unbelievable and unexplainable sightings	00:27:42
Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Cryptids in basements, impossibly tall figures, floating severed heads and other things the eye just can't explain. Six tales of the unbelievable and unexplainable fresh from Japanese shores to your ears. This is Japanese horror. BGM thanks to Myuuji & Kevin MacLeod. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
	23 Feb 2018	Kisaragi Station and other trains of horror	00:34:35
Episode Notes A woman gets on the train but it doesn't take its normal route. She ends up in a place called Kisaragi Station, where no-one is around but she can hear drums in the distance. Find out what happens, plus other train hauntings that'll send you off the rails. BGM thanks to Myuuji Intro & Outro BGM thanks to Kevin MacLeod Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
	03 Jul 2020	The Supernatural, The Unexplainable	00:47:17
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! Explore five stories that looks at things that shouldn’t be. Buildings that shouldn’t exist, benign objects that can kill, mysterious voices in the woods, and more… 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 donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	05 Jun 2020	Brushes with the Other Side	00:43:32
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! Do you believe in ghosts? Ever wondered what might be on the other side? The protagonists of these five stories are about to find out, and they might not like the answers. 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 donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	11 Aug 2023	Bewildering Curses	00:45:55
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! Four tales of horrifying curses straight out of Japan that will make you question whether you really should mess with things or just leave them be. 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: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	04 Jan 2019	Cursed boxes	00:30:14
Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! The Kotoribako isn't the only cursed box around. Discover two more boxes haunting the countryside of Japan, and the horror that lurks within 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
	23 Feb 2024	Deadly Encounters With The Otherworldly	00:45:54
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 encounters with spirits and cursed objects that will leave many wondering whether they’ll make it out the other side still alive… and possibly forever changed. 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: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	02 Aug 2019	When Yurei Attack: Ghost Stories From Japan	00:31:04
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! A phone call with a ghastly voice on the other end. A photo that changes each time you look at it. An alarm from an otherwise empty room. Japanese ghosts haunt buildings, objects, people, and even nature itself. These are their 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: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	13 Mar 2020	Terrifying Spirits You Should Fear	00:45:26
Episode Notes Kaihan: Bizarre Crimes That Shook Japan out now! Visit BetterHelp.com/Kowabana for 10% off your first month! 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 the land of “eight million kami,” but if these stories are anything to go by, not all of them are good. Beware when interacting with the unknown… 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 donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	29 Dec 2017	New Year's ghosts and goblins	00:28:24
Episode Notes A New Year's special! Find out how Japanese people bring in the New Year and the ghosts and goblins that plague them as they do. Scary superstitions, sake-drinking yokai, haunted shrines, tunnels and hotel rooms, oh my! BGM thanks to Myuuji Intro & Outro BGM thanks to Kevin MacLeod Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
	26 Jan 2024	Heart-stopping Confrontations	00:47:44
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 people in these six stories are about to have encounters they certainly won’t forget… if they’re able to make it out alive, 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 stories from around the internet by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	25 May 2018	Kankandara: The secret behind what lurks in the forest	00:57:11
Episode Notes Japanese horror is full of iconic ghosts and creatures of the night. But have you heard the story of Kankandara? The monster hidden deep in the forest with a curse so terrifying that all who come across her true form are doomed to an excruciating death. BGM thanks to Myuuji Intro & Outro BGM thanks to Kevin MacLeod Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
	08 Sep 2023	Horrendous Curses	00:46:07
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! What could be worse than one curse? How about seven different curses? These stories will keep you wondering and looking around each and 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' Japanese scary stories from around the internet by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	30 Aug 2019	What Lurks in Abandoned Buildings?	00:47:53
Episode Notes Kowabana Vol 1 & Vol 5 on sale this week! Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Follow us on the Kowabana YouTube channel for even more exclusive Japanese horror, and chat with other fans in the Discord! Abandoned buildings are an endemic in Japan. From old houses to hospitals, shrines to hotels, you’ll find all sorts of buildings left empty… or are they? Find out what really lurks in the shadows. 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 donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	29 Jul 2022	Revenge of the Supernatural	00:45:42
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! Fives tales of the supernatural striking back from the great beyond for revenge. Think you’re safe? You’re never truly as safe as you might think you are… 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: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	04 Oct 2024	Tales from Tohoku	00:46:49
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 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. 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: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	05 Nov 2021	Unexplainable Mysteries of the Night	00:45:12
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! Do you ever truly know what’s lurking in the darkness? Sometimes its best not to know, as these three stories can attest to… 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: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	26 Jul 2024	Terrors of the Deep	00:50:47
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 tales that will make you question what lurks in the water and whether it’s really worth risking it. Would you survive? 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: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	22 Nov 2019	True Hauntings of Japanese Ghosts	00:47:54
Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show, or get even more at our YouTube channel! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Japanese ghosts have a habit of picking a target and never letting go. Whether you can exorcise them is often up to the ghost, not the priests of this mortal realm. Discover six tales of those who can’t or refuse to move on… 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 donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	23 Oct 2020	The Village That Disappeared	01:11:01
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! Long ago, something happened that caused an entire village to disappear off the face of the earth. What happened to it, and why? This is a tale 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 donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	10 Jan 2025	Tales from Kyushu	00:44:07
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! 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 the internet by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	18 Oct 2024	The Cruel Fate of Curses	00:49:36
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 curses from Japan that will make you suspicious of even the most mundane objects, but also, who exactly has it out for 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' Japanese scary stories from around the internet by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	19 Nov 2021	Hauntings of Unknown Origin	00:44:19
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 strange things happen without explanation. No matter how deep you look, it can be difficult to uncover why. And, perhaps, it’s best 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 3.0 License Support Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	11 Sep 2020	Mark of the Other Side	00:43:32
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 the other side reaches out, it tends to leave its mark on this one. This week we delve into five tales that look at encounters with a world beyond our own. 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 donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	15 Nov 2024	Tales from Kansai	00:47:59
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 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. 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: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	04 Dec 2020	Popular in 2020	00:47:38
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 Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	27 Sep 2019	Hitchhike	00:51:18
Episode Notes Aokigahara out now! Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! What could go wrong on a simple hitchhike? Two young men decided to hitchhike across Japan during the summer holidays but end up on the trip from hell… 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 donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	20 Dec 2019	Christmas Horror in Japan	00:51:23
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! Christmas in Japan is traditionally spent with a partner and not family, but it still follows many of the same traditions we have in the West. But even in Japan, you can’t always trust Santa… 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 donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	21 Dec 2018	'True' ghost stories from real haunted locations	00:33:34
Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! To celebrate the release of “Reikan: The most haunted locations in Japan,” this week we’re looking at various ghost stories from ‘real’ haunted locations around 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
	29 Mar 2019	Visitations of the supernatural	00:25:20
Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Think you understand what’s going on in the world around you? These three tales will make you question what is real, what isn’t, and whether you should look over your shoulder to check on that noise 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 Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	19 Jan 2018	The inaka spectacular & countryside creepies	00:32:58
Episode Notes This week's episode focuses on the 'inaka,' the countryside of Japan. A young boy playing in the mountains with his cousins stumbles across a strange abandoned building. What history does it hide? A young man learns the truth about the strange ritual his family carries out whenever someone dies, and a group of friends get more than they bargained for when they stay in an empty house for the holidays. Uncover the terrors that lurk deep in the countryside of Japan! BGM thanks to Myuuji Intro & Outro BGM thanks to Kevin MacLeod Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
	20 Oct 2023	Deadly Yurei Encounters	00:46:17
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! Encounters with vengeful Japanese ghosts that will leave you wondering how on earth anyone survived… 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: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	30 Mar 2018	The true terror behind cursed dolls	00:27:50
Episode Notes Be careful of mistreating your dolls, they may remember what you did to them. A young woman discovers the terrifying secrets behind the family doll that scared her as a child, and a young man gets more than he bargained for in a home teaching job. BGM thanks to Myuuji Intro & Outro BGM thanks to Kevin MacLeod Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
	24 Nov 2017	Hasshaku-sama, dark country roads and abandoned buildings	00:28:33
Episode Notes This episode features three chilling tales of horror. First is Hasshaku-sama, aka the Eight Foot Woman you can't escape from. Second features a mysterious figure on a dark country road, and lastly a haunted old hospital has some unexpected guests. BGM thanks to Myuuji Intro & Outro BGM thanks to Kevin MacLeod Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
	08 Dec 2017	Terrifying gods, scary demons and horrific yokai	00:26:33
Episode Notes This week's episode is a Japanese mythology special! Featuring five scary stories of horror ranging from people's experiences with vengeful gods, nasty demons and both friendly and vindictive yokai, aka Japanese monsters. BGM thanks to Myuuji Intro & Outro BGM thanks to Kevin MacLeod Sound effects thanks to Free Sound Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
	18 Nov 2022	The Story Continues…	00:56:04
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! A few random shorts followed by the adventures of T, the cave, and E’s mysterious video tape. Will they all make it out of this one alive, or will the cave claim another casualty? 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: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	27 Dec 2024	Warnings from the Inaka	00:45:00
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' Japanese scary stories from around the internet by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	31 Jul 2020	Cursed Countryside	00:44:10
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! The countryside isn’t all peace and tranquillity. Sometimes darkness hides out there, lurking, waiting for someone to stumble upon it again. Beware what lurks far from the busy 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' Japanese scary stories from around the internet by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	15 Jul 2022	Bizarre Creature Tales	00:47:26
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! Several tales of bizarre and terrifying creatures to thrill and chill you this summer. What’s really lurking out there? Perhaps it’s better not to know… 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: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	22 Mar 2024	Curious But Deadly Encounters	00:47:05
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 encounters with not just the supernatural, but the very real as well that will leave you reeling and wondering whether everyone will make it out to the other side 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 Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	12 Jul 2024	Creepy & Crafty Creatures	00:47:18
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! Nine stories straight out of Japan featuring mysterious creatures, monsters, and gods that you’ll probably want to put on your avoid list. 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: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	09 Aug 2024	Beware the Haunted Residences	00:47:19
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 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 Support Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	07 Dec 2018	Well in the Basement	00:27:58
Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! There have long been rumours of the tunnels underneath Tokyo holding a dark secret. What really lurks in the darkness beneath the largest city on Earth? Find out as one young man takes you on an adventure 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
	03 Jun 2022	Cursed & Haunted Locations	00:49:23
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! This week we’re heading to four more locations you should avoid if you wish to keep your good health. Haunted apartment buildings, cursed manors, terrifying urban legends and more. You don’t wanna stay in these places… 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: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	11 Feb 2022	Unfortunate Encounters with the Other Side	00:50:27
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! The bizarre. The unexplainable. That which you should just leave be. If only the people in this week’s stories had taken heed of that warning themselves… 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: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	12 Aug 2022	A Haunting Past	00:48:42
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! Two terrifying tales of events long ago that continue to haunt not just the past, but the present as well. Not everything is left buried, hidden to never be seen again… 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: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	29 Jan 2021	Bizarre and Twisted Locations	00:47:05
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 License Support Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	23 Nov 2018	Nightmare on Yume Street: Dreams that kill	00:27:55
Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Monkey Dream may have been the first, but it’s not the only dream that can kill you. Discover four tales straight out of Japan featuring dreams that will kill you in waking life 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
	16 Aug 2019	Encounters with the Supernatural	00:45:00
Episode Notes Toshiden, Reikan, and Kirei on sale this week! Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes! Get even more exclusive horror translations at YouTube, and join the Discord! Sometimes things happen that can’t be explained, and often, you’re better off not even trying to find out why. It won’t always lead to an answer you like. This week we share six tales of the supernatural, and how it changed people's 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' Japanese scary stories from around the internet by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	15 Dec 2017	True but mostly fictional horror in the Japanese workplace	00:29:37
Episode Notes Ever wanted to work in Japan? Probably avoid these jobs. Or any jobs. A young office worker goes missing after investigating a mysterious room. A ghost photo refuses to be edited. Who's haunting the convenience store, and who's in the empty karaoke room? Find out as this week we explore various strange happenings in the Japanese workplace. BGM thanks to Myuuji Intro & Outro BGM thanks to Kevin MacLeod Sound effects thanks to Free Sound Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
	22 Apr 2022	Mystifying Customs & Rituals	00:46:48
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 full of old customs and rituals, and if you believe the internet, many of them are unknown to outsiders. For a good reason. This week we look at three customs and rituals that are, quite frankly, a little mystifying… 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: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	17 Jun 2022	Curiosity Killed the Cat	00:46:50
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 tales to make you question what really lies out there in wait, and whether curiosity really did kill the cat 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 Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	28 Jun 2024	A Trip To Isekai	00:54:30
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! Four trips to a world similar to and yet different to our own. How can you get there? What can you do once you’re there? And do you really want to be there 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 License Support Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana
	18 Dec 2020	Dangerous Old Customs	00:42:13
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 Attribution 3.0 License Support Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana

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