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

Season 1

Tales from Chubu

Episode 196

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This week, we’re heading to Chubu for eight terrifying tales from central Japan. 

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A Crescendo of Curses

Episode 197

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Eight terrifying curses straight out of Japan that will make you question just how safe

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Tales from Kanto

Episode 198

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This week, we’re heading to Kanto for 10 terrifying tales from Japan’s most populous

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Scary School Stories

Episode 199

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What lies in the empty classrooms, dark halls, and creepy toilets that seemingly haunt

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Soncho

Episode 200

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A special story for our 200th episode! 

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Chilling Yurei Encounters

Episode 201

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11 terrifying encounters with Japanese ghosts you won’t soon forget. 

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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

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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

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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

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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

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