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

Terrifying and Dangerous Countryside Rituals

Episode 119

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Villages around Japan hold their own unique festivals and rituals but, if these stories are to be believed, not all of them are good. In fact, some are downright deadly…

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Unfortunate Encounters with the Other Side

Episode 118

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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…

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Unsettling Human Horrors

Episode 117

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Ask people what they find to be the scariest thing of all, and many will answer the same way: humans. These four tales tell of the strange, terrifying, and sometimes bizarre events that can occur not with the supernatural, but with other people…

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Mystifying Mountain Spirits

Episode 116

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Japan is covered in mountains, many of them sparsely populated. What really lives out there? And what should you do on the off chance that you happen to run into something otherworldly out there? Can you even do anything at all…?

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Ominous Encounters With the Other Side

Episode 115

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When the other side comes knocking, sometimes it’s best to just ignore it entirely. But what if you can’t ignore it? What if it keeps coming and you don’t even know what it’s after? These three tales will certainly make you think…

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Supernatural Encounters of the Terrifying Kind

Episode 114

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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…?

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Don’t Mess With the Sacred

Episode 113

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Japan is the land of 8 million kami, and not all of them are good. People are often warned not to mess around with the sacred, and these three stories show you why.

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Hauntings of Unknown Origin

Episode 112

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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…

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Unexplainable Mysteries of the Night

Episode 111

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Do you ever truly know what’s lurking in the darkness? Sometimes its best not to know, as these three stories can attest to…

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Monstrous Encounters You Should Avoid

Episode 110

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This week we have three tales of terrifying monsters you don’t want to run into at night… or during the day… or ever. Avoid them with your life… if you can.

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