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

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Spooky Spectres

Seaside Terrors

Episode 208

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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…

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Hair-raising Mountain Tales

Episode 207

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10 tales that’ll make you question exploring the mountains… whether its day or night. When far from civilisation, how will you escape…?

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Tales from Okinawa

Episode 206

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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.

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Lesser-Known Favourites Compilation

Special Episode

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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.

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Destination: Another World

Episode 205

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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?

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Tales from Hokkaido

Episode 204

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This week, we’re heading to Hokkaido for six terrifying tales from Japan’s northernmost island. What lurks in the freezing cold expanses of the north? Come find out…

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Bizarre Objects That Fight Back

Episode 203

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Cursed objects, weird items, and bizarre things about in these 8 terrifying stories from Japan!

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Adventures with Grandpa Kiichi

Episode 202

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Seven strange adventures with bizarre, cursed, and haunted items from a small pawn shop in the countryside of old Japan.

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Chilling Yurei Encounters

Episode 201

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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…

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Soncho

Episode 200

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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?

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