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

Season 1

Cursed Items, Cursed Lives

Episode 086

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Japan is apparently full of cursed items, from something as innocuous as a doll or a box

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Popular in 2020

Episode 087

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This week we’re looking at a selection of stories that Japanese readers enjoyed

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Dangerous Old Customs

Episode 088

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Japan has a long history, and many out of the way villages have old customs that have

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Mysterious Encounters of the Dangerous Kind

Episode 089

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Sometimes we encounter something that shouldn’t be. 

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Visitations That Defy Belief

Episode 090

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Sometimes your might find your home or workplace visited by something not of this world

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Bizarre and Twisted Locations

Episode 091

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You can find abandoned and seemingly uninhabited areas all over Japan, both in cities

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Terrifying Otherworldly Encounters

Episode 092

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What lurks in the far flung corners of the Japanese countryside? 

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The Terrors in our Temples and Shrines

Episode 093

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There are hundreds and thousands of temples and shrines all over Japan, some tiny, some

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Places You Shouldn’t Enter

Episode 094

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There are some places you shouldn’t enter, and for good reason. 

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Real

Episode 095

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A forbidden ritual. A terrifying evil spirit that won’t let go. 

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