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

Season 1

Lesser-Known Favourites Compilation

Special Episode

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Six of my favourite lesser known stories from Kowabana’s history. 

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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. 

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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. 

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Seaside Terrors

Episode 208

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Nine terrifying tales of the sea and what lurks in its deep, dark depths. 

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Spooky Spectres

Episode 209

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Eight horrifying, bizarre, and even moving tales featuring encounters from the other

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Bewildering Countryside Encounters

Episode 210

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Eight tales of horrifying encounters in the countryside. 

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Behind the Bizarre

Episode 211

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Ten terrifying tales of the bizarre from Japan that will have you questioning what lurks

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Tales of Cursed Buildings

Episode 212

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Step inside for 10 terrifying tales of cursed buildings, haunted abodes, and the creepy

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2ch Classics Revisited

Episode 213

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Revisit some of the most beloved creepypastas to have ever come out of 2channel, as

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Human Horrors for Halloween

Episode 214

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Sometimes it’s not the ghosts or monsters or other supernatural creepies that might be

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