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

Season 1

Forbidden Japanese Games That Shouldn’t Be Played

Episode 066

Episode Notes

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Hospital Horrors

Episode 067

Episode Notes

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Terrifying Spirits You Should Fear

Episode 068

Episode Notes

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Encounters With Spirits Gone Wrong

Episode 069

Episode Notes

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Unexplainable, Unfathomable, Unbelievable

Episode 070

Episode Notes

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Sometimes you encounter something you can’t explain. 

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Tales of Real Haunted Places

Episode 071

Episode Notes

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Japan is full of “ghost spots,” locations known countrywide for their variety of

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Mysterious Mountain Monsters

Episode 072

Episode Notes

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The Japanese islands are covered in mountains, and many of them sit empty even today. 

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The Kunekune Collection

Episode 073

Episode Notes

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It’s white. It sways back and forth in the tranquillity of the rice fields. 

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Brushes with the Other Side

Episode 074

Episode Notes

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Do you believe in ghosts? Ever wondered what might be on the other side? 

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The Annoying Wayside Grass

Episode 075

Episode Notes

Sumikowa: The Haunting of Higanbana Heights is out now!

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