Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.9, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Kowabana Translating Japanese horror ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://www.kowabana.net/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 159](https://www.kowabana.net/2023/09/11/kowabana-podcast-episode-159/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 158](https://www.kowabana.net/2023/09/11/kowabana-podcast-episode-158/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 157](https://www.kowabana.net/2023/09/11/kowabana-podcast-episode-157/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 156](https://www.kowabana.net/2023/09/11/kowabana-podcast-episode-156/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 155](https://www.kowabana.net/2023/09/11/kowabana-podcast-episode-155/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 154](https://www.kowabana.net/2023/09/11/kowabana-podcast-episode-154/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 231](https://www.kowabana.net/2026/07/01/kowabana-podcast-episode-231/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 230](https://www.kowabana.net/2026/07/01/kowabana-podcast-episode-230/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 229](https://www.kowabana.net/2026/07/01/kowabana-podcast-episode-229/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 228](https://www.kowabana.net/2026/07/01/kowabana-podcast-episode-228/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 227](https://www.kowabana.net/2026/05/14/kowabana-podcast-episode-227/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 226](https://www.kowabana.net/2026/05/14/kowabana-podcast-episode-226/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 225](https://www.kowabana.net/2026/05/14/kowabana-podcast-episode-225/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 224](https://www.kowabana.net/2026/03/20/kowabana-podcast-episode-224/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 223](https://www.kowabana.net/2026/03/20/kowabana-podcast-episode-223/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 222](https://www.kowabana.net/2026/03/20/kowabana-podcast-episode-222/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 221](https://www.kowabana.net/2026/03/20/kowabana-podcast-episode-221/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 220](https://www.kowabana.net/2026/03/20/kowabana-podcast-episode-220/) - [This Week in Japanese Horror Releases](https://www.kowabana.net/2026/01/30/this-week-in-japanese-horror-releases/) - [I'm Writing A Book About the Paranormal Industry, But…](https://www.kowabana.net/2026/01/20/im-writing-a-book-about-the-paranormal-industry-but/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 219](https://www.kowabana.net/2026/01/09/kowabana-podcast-episode-219/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 218](https://www.kowabana.net/2026/01/09/kowabana-podcast-episode-218/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 217](https://www.kowabana.net/2026/01/09/kowabana-podcast-episode-217/) - [I Ran Into a Weirdo (Ongoing)](https://www.kowabana.net/2026/01/09/i-ran-into-a-weirdo-ongoing/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 216](https://www.kowabana.net/2025/12/04/kowabana-podcast-episode-216/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 215](https://www.kowabana.net/2025/12/04/kowabana-podcast-episode-215/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 214](https://www.kowabana.net/2025/12/04/kowabana-podcast-episode-214/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 213](https://www.kowabana.net/2025/12/04/kowabana-podcast-episode-213/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 212](https://www.kowabana.net/2025/12/04/kowabana-podcast-episode-212/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 211](https://www.kowabana.net/2025/12/04/kowabana-podcast-episode-211/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 210](https://www.kowabana.net/2025/12/04/kowabana-podcast-episode-210/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 209](https://www.kowabana.net/2025/12/04/kowabana-podcast-episode-209/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 208](https://www.kowabana.net/2025/08/22/kowabana-podcast-episode-208/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 207](https://www.kowabana.net/2025/08/22/kowabana-podcast-episode-207/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 206](https://www.kowabana.net/2025/08/22/kowabana-podcast-episode-206/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 205](https://www.kowabana.net/2025/08/22/kowabana-podcast-episode-205/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 204](https://www.kowabana.net/2025/08/22/kowabana-podcast-episode-204/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 203](https://www.kowabana.net/2025/08/22/kowabana-podcast-episode-203/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 202](https://www.kowabana.net/2025/08/22/kowabana-podcast-episode-202/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 201](https://www.kowabana.net/2025/04/18/kowabana-podcast-episode-201/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 200](https://www.kowabana.net/2025/04/18/kowabana-podcast-episode-200/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 199](https://www.kowabana.net/2025/04/18/kowabana-podcast-episode-199/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 198](https://www.kowabana.net/2025/04/18/kowabana-podcast-episode-198/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 197](https://www.kowabana.net/2025/04/18/kowabana-podcast-episode-197/) - [I Suddenly Smelled Incense Whilst Fishing](https://www.kowabana.net/2025/04/14/i-suddenly-smelled-incense-whilst-fishing/) - [After You](https://www.kowabana.net/2025/03/03/after-you/) - [It’s Red](https://www.kowabana.net/2025/02/17/its-red/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 196](https://www.kowabana.net/2025/02/10/kowabana-podcast-episode-196/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 195](https://www.kowabana.net/2025/02/10/kowabana-podcast-episode-195/) - [Chalk Circle](https://www.kowabana.net/2025/01/27/chalk-circle/) - [15 Years Ago I Buried My Classmate In My Yard](https://www.kowabana.net/2025/01/21/15-years-ago-i-buried-my-classmate-in-my-yard/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 194](https://www.kowabana.net/2025/01/17/kowabana-podcast-episode-194/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 193](https://www.kowabana.net/2025/01/17/kowabana-podcast-episode-193/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 192](https://www.kowabana.net/2025/01/17/kowabana-podcast-episode-192/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 191](https://www.kowabana.net/2025/01/17/kowabana-podcast-episode-191/) - [Her Movements Before Disappearing Are Too Suspicious](https://www.kowabana.net/2025/01/10/her-movements-before-disappearing-are-too-suspicious/) - [No Shoes That Fit](https://www.kowabana.net/2025/01/02/no-shoes-that-fit/) - [I Picked Up A Girl's Wild Purikura on the Road](https://www.kowabana.net/2025/01/01/i-picked-up-a-girls-wild-purikura-on-the-road/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 190](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/11/15/kowabana-podcast-episode-190/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 189](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/11/15/kowabana-podcast-episode-189/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 188](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/11/15/kowabana-podcast-episode-188/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 187](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/11/15/kowabana-podcast-episode-187/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 186](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/11/15/kowabana-podcast-episode-186/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 185](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/09/06/kowabana-podcast-episode-185/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 184](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/08/30/kowabana-podcast-episode-184/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 183](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/08/30/kowabana-podcast-episode-183/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 182](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/08/30/kowabana-podcast-episode-182/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 181](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/08/30/kowabana-podcast-episode-181/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 180](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/08/30/kowabana-podcast-episode-180/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 179](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/08/30/kowabana-podcast-episode-179/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 178](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/08/30/kowabana-podcast-episode-178/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 177](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/05/17/kowabana-podcast-episode-177/) - [Something Terrifying Happened Today](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/05/13/something-terrifying-happened-today/) - [Sound Leak](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/05/09/sound-leak/) - [When You Understand: Shaking Off](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/05/08/when-you-understand-shaking-off/) - [Kowabana Encyclopedia: Gehoubako](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/05/07/kowabana-encyclopedia-gehoubako/) - [Hasshaku-sama, Kunekune etc Aren't Scary When You Read Them Again](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/05/06/hasshaku-sama-kunekune-etc-arent-scary-when-you-read-them-again/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 176](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/05/03/kowabana-podcast-episode-176/) - [The Ocean At Night is Terrifying](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/04/29/the-ocean-at-night-is-terrifying/) - [When You Understand: Ghost Photo](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/05/01/when-you-understand-ghost-photo/) - [Kowabana Encyclopedia: Higyo-sama](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/04/30/kowabana-encyclopedia-higyo-sama/) - [Gush Forth](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/05/02/gush-forth/) - [Something Terrifying Just Happened](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/04/22/something-terrifying-just-happened/) - [Kowabana Encyclopedia: Utatenuma](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/04/23/kowabana-encyclopedia-utatenuma/) - [Transparent](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/04/18/transparent/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 175](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/04/19/kowabana-podcast-episode-175/) - [Kowabana Encyclopedia: Guruguru-sama](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/04/16/kowabana-encyclopedia-guruguru-sama/) - [Step On](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/04/25/step-on/) - [When You Understand: Earphones](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/04/24/when-you-understand-earphones/) - [The Blue Hole in the Ocean is So Scary I Can't Sleep](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/04/15/the-blue-hole-in-the-ocean-is-so-scary-i-cant-sleep/) - [When You Understand: Tree Frogs](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/04/17/when-you-understand-tree-frogs/) - [Kowabana Encyclopedia: Magagami-sama](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/03/12/kowabana-encyclopedia-magagami-sama/) - [Kowabana Encyclopedia: Futamono](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/04/09/kowabana-encyclopedia-futamono/) - [I Found A Seriously Creepy Village](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/04/10/i-found-a-seriously-creepy-village/) - [Poke](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/04/04/poke/) - [Apparently It’s Real Scary After You Kill Yourself](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/04/08/apparently-its-real-scary-after-you-kill-yourself/) - [Evening Shower](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/04/11/evening-shower/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 174](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/04/05/kowabana-podcast-episode-174/) - [I Came To A Famous Ghost Spot for Jumping](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/04/03/i-came-to-a-famous-ghost-spot-for-jumping/) - [Kowabana Encyclopedia: Curse of the Pilgrim](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/04/02/kowabana-encyclopedia-curse-of-the-pilgrim/) - [Famous People Who Were Killed](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/04/01/famous-people-who-were-killed/) - [Words You Shouldn't Search For: Atashi wa Mou Oyome niwa Ikemasen](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/03/15/words-you-shouldnt-search-for-atashi-wa-mou-oyome-niwa-ikemasen/) - [I Can Sense My Recently Deceased Ex-Boyfriend](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/03/27/i-can-sense-my-recently-deceased-ex-boyfriend/) - [Kowabana Encyclopedia: The Mysterious Ken-kun](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/03/26/kowabana-encyclopedia-the-mysterious-ken-kun/) - [Something Huge Appears to be Buried Under the Antarctic Ice](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/03/25/something-huge-appears-to-be-buried-under-the-antarctic-ice/) - [Troubled](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/03/21/troubled/) - [Can You Spot the Horror Hidden in the Poster for the Film Inunaki Village](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/03/20/can-you-spot-the-horror-hidden-in-the-poster-for-the-film-inunaki-village/) - [Leave It As Is](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/03/28/leave-it-as-is/) - [Kowabana Encyclopedia: Crunch Crunch](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/03/19/kowabana-encyclopedia-crunch-crunch/) - [The Mystery Woman Who Always Appears in AI Horror Art](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/03/18/the-mystery-woman-who-always-appears-in-ai-horror-art/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 173](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/03/22/kowabana-podcast-episode-173/) - [The Biggest Incident Ever Caused By A Ghost](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/03/13/the-biggest-incident-ever-caused-by-a-ghost/) - [I Ended Up Somewhere Dangerous In Kyoto](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/03/11/i-ended-up-somewhere-dangerous-in-kyoto/) - [Kowabana Encyclopedia: Red Bridge](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/03/05/kowabana-encyclopedia-red-bridge/) - [3 Most Seriously Crazy Urban Legends](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/03/04/3-most-seriously-crazy-urban-legends/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 172](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/03/08/kowabana-podcast-episode-172/) - [Aso: “This is the Official Residence Ghost, Nice To Meet You.” The Truth Is Here…](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/03/06/aso-this-is-the-official-residence-ghost-nice-to-meet-you-the-truth-is-here/) - [Zazazaza](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/02/29/zazazaza/) - [Woman in the Hand Mirror](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/03/14/woman-in-the-hand-mirror/) - [Knock, Knock](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/03/07/knock-knock/) - [Best Free Japanese Horror Games](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/02/27/best-free-japanese-horror-games/) - [I'm Crazy About Ghosts, But I've Seen Too Many and Developed a Tolerance](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/02/28/im-crazy-about-ghosts-but-ive-seen-too-many-and-developed-a-tolerance/) - [Fine Travels](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/02/24/fine-travels/) - [Teach Me How To See Ghosts](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/02/26/teach-me-how-to-see-ghosts/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 171](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/02/23/kowabana-podcast-episode-171/) - [I Found Piles of Salt at the Entrance to a Shrine](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/02/22/i-found-piles-of-salt-at-the-entrance-to-a-shrine/) - [I Moved And Now I’m Haunted](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/02/21/i-moved-and-now-im-haunted/) - [Top Four Scariest Japanese Horror Visual Novels](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/02/20/top-four-scariest-japanese-horror-visual-novels/) - [The Reason They Stopped Making Ghost Specials](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/02/19/the-reason-they-stopped-making-ghost-specials/) - [Japanese Horror Weekly Wrap-up 2024/2/18](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/02/18/japanese-horror-weekly-wrap-up-2024-2-18/) - [Kowabana Vol. 13 is now out!](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/02/16/kowabana-vol-13-is-now-out/) - [I Visited A Ghost Spot and Now My House is Cursed, Help](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/02/15/i-visited-a-ghost-spot-and-now-my-house-is-cursed-help/) - [Japan’s Most Dangerous Ghost Spot](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/02/13/japans-most-dangerous-ghost-spot/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 170](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/02/09/kowabana-podcast-episode-170/) - [Japanese Horror Weekly Wrap-up 2024/2/11](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/02/11/japanese-horror-weekly-wrap-up-2024-2-11/) - [Ghosts Exist Vs Ghost’s Don’t Exist](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/02/08/ghosts-exist-vs-ghosts-dont-exist/) - [Slide](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/02/17/slide/) - [Psychic Phenomena Expert Declares Girl Ghost Photo Real](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/02/06/psychic-phenomena-expert-declares-girl-ghost-photo-real/) - [Rebuke](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/02/10/rebuke/) - [Japanese Horror Weekly Wrap-up 2024/2/4](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/02/04/japanese-horror-weekly-wrap-up-2024-2-5/) - [Terrifying Old Japanese Customs](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/02/01/terrifying-old-japanese-customs/) - [Don’t Dive](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/02/03/dont-dive/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 169](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/01/26/kowabana-podcast-episode-169/) - [Japanese Horror Weekly Wrap-up 2024/1/28](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/01/28/japanese-horror-weekly-wrap-up-2024-1-28/) - [“If You Hear This Story, A Monster Will Appear…” Me: “Huh?”](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/01/30/if-you-hear-this-story-a-monster-will-appear-me-huh/) - [The Scariest Picture Is Absolutely This](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/01/22/the-scariest-picture-is-absolutely-this/) - [Kuchisake-onna: Am I Pretty? Me: "Yes." "Even Now...?" "Yes."](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/01/25/kuchisake-onna-am-i-pretty-me-yes-even-now-yes/) - [Vocal Battle](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/01/27/vocal-battle/) - [Japanese Horror Weekly Wrap-up 2024/1/21](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/01/21/japanese-horror-weekly-wrap-up-2024-1-21/) - [I'm on Holiday in Taiwan and Picked Up a Red Envelope](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/01/18/im-on-holiday-in-taiwan-and-picked-up-a-red-envelope/) - [The Scariest Horror Scene Ever Is This](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/01/16/the-scariest-horror-scene-ever-is-this/) - [Filled In](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/01/20/filled-in/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 168](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/01/15/kowabana-podcast-episode-168/) - [Japanese Horror Weekly Wrap-up 2024/1/14](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/01/14/japanese-horror-weekly-wrap-up-2024-1-14/) - [The Most Horrifying Scene in Ring Has To Be This](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/01/10/the-most-horrifying-scene-in-ring-has-to-be-this/) - [Can't Cross](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/01/13/cant-cross/) - [Japanese Horror Weekly Wrap-up 2024/1/7](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/01/07/japanese-horror-weekly-wrap-up-2024-1-7/) - [Japanese Horror Weekly Wrap-up 2023/12/31](https://www.kowabana.net/2024/01/01/japanese-horror-weekly-wrap-up-2023-12-31/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 167](https://www.kowabana.net/2023/12/29/kowabana-podcast-episode-167/) - [Japanese Horror Weekly Wrap-up 2023/12/24](https://www.kowabana.net/2023/12/24/japanese-horror-weekly-wrap-up-2023-12-24/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 166](https://www.kowabana.net/2023/12/19/kowabana-podcast-episode-166/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 165](https://www.kowabana.net/2023/12/19/kowabana-podcast-episode-165/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 164](https://www.kowabana.net/2023/12/19/kowabana-podcast-episode-164/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 163](https://www.kowabana.net/2023/12/19/kowabana-podcast-episode-163/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 162](https://www.kowabana.net/2023/10/20/kowabana-podcast-episode-162/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 161](https://www.kowabana.net/2023/10/19/kowabana-podcast-episode-161/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 160](https://www.kowabana.net/2023/10/19/kowabana-podcast-episode-160/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 153](https://www.kowabana.net/2023/06/16/kowabana-podcast-episode-153/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 152](https://www.kowabana.net/2023/06/15/kowabana-podcast-episode-152/) - [Indifferent](https://www.kowabana.net/2023/05/31/indifferent/) - [Upside Down](https://www.kowabana.net/2023/05/22/upside-down-2/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 151](https://www.kowabana.net/2023/05/22/kowabana-podcast-episode-151/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 150](https://www.kowabana.net/2023/05/22/kowabana-podcast-episode-150/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 148](https://www.kowabana.net/2023/04/07/kowabana-podcast-episode-148/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 149](https://www.kowabana.net/2023/05/22/kowabana-podcast-episode-149/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 147](https://www.kowabana.net/2023/03/24/kowabana-podcast-episode-147/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 146](https://www.kowabana.net/2023/03/10/kowabana-podcast-episode-146/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 145](https://www.kowabana.net/2023/02/24/kowabana-podcast-episode-145/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 144](https://www.kowabana.net/2023/02/10/kowabana-podcast-episode-144/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 143](https://www.kowabana.net/2023/01/27/kowabana-podcast-episode-143/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 142](https://www.kowabana.net/2023/01/13/kowabana-podcast-episode-142/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 141](https://www.kowabana.net/2022/12/30/kowabana-podcast-episode-141/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 140](https://www.kowabana.net/2022/12/16/kowabana-podcast-episode-140/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 139](https://www.kowabana.net/2022/12/02/kowabana-podcast-episode-139/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 138](https://www.kowabana.net/2022/12/01/kowabana-podcast-episode-138/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 137](https://www.kowabana.net/2022/11/04/kowabana-podcast-episode-137/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 136](https://www.kowabana.net/2022/10/21/kowabana-podcast-episode-136/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 135](https://www.kowabana.net/2022/10/07/kowabana-podcast-episode-135/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 134](https://www.kowabana.net/2022/09/23/kowabana-podcast-episode-134/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 133](https://www.kowabana.net/2022/09/09/kowabana-podcast-episode-133/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 132](https://www.kowabana.net/2022/08/26/kowabana-podcast-episode-132/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 131](https://www.kowabana.net/2022/08/12/kowabana-podcast-episode-131/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 130](https://www.kowabana.net/2022/07/29/kowabana-podcast-episode-130/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 129](https://www.kowabana.net/2022/07/15/kowabana-podcast-episode-129/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 128](https://www.kowabana.net/2022/07/01/kowabana-podcast-episode-128/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 127](https://www.kowabana.net/2022/06/17/kowabana-podcast-episode-127/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 126](https://www.kowabana.net/2022/06/15/kowabana-podcast-episode-126/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 125](https://www.kowabana.net/2022/05/20/kowabana-podcast-episode-125/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 124](https://www.kowabana.net/2022/05/06/kowabana-podcast-episode-124/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 123](https://www.kowabana.net/2022/04/22/kowabana-podcast-episode-123/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 122](https://www.kowabana.net/2022/04/08/kowabana-podcast-episode-122/) - [Suicide Forest Village Movie On The Way!](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/08/07/suicide-forest-village-movie-on-the-way/) - [People you think could only have been killed by ghosts…](https://www.kowabana.net/2022/04/07/people-you-think-could-only-have-been-killed-by-ghosts/) - [Interesting Ghost Spot Facts in Japan](https://www.kowabana.net/2022/04/06/interesting-ghost-spot-facts-in-japan/) - [Building N movie releases April 29!](https://www.kowabana.net/2022/04/05/building-n-movie-releases-april-29/) - [Kisaragi Station movie is coming!](https://www.kowabana.net/2022/04/04/kisaragi-station-movie-is-coming/) - [Japanese Horror Book Review: Reiwa Kaidan Chapter of the New Moon](https://www.kowabana.net/2022/04/01/japanese-horror-book-review-reiwa-kaidan-chapter-of-the-new-moon/) - [Apparently some people are terrified by these images…](https://www.kowabana.net/2022/03/31/apparently-some-people-are-terrified-by-these-images/) - [Clock Tower](https://www.kowabana.net/2022/03/26/clock-tower/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 121](https://www.kowabana.net/2022/03/25/kowabana-podcast-episode-121/) - [I ranked jobs that would be the strongest in a fight](https://www.kowabana.net/2022/03/24/i-ranked-jobs-that-would-be-the-strongest-in-a-fight/) - [What's with people who park in the farthest spot from the convenience store late at night?](https://www.kowabana.net/2022/03/17/whats-with-people-who-park/) - [Images that are scary when you understand...](https://www.kowabana.net/2022/03/10/images-that-are-scary-when-you-understand/) - [Kowabana Vol. 10 is now out!](https://www.kowabana.net/2022/03/07/kowabana-vol-10-is-now-out/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 120](https://www.kowabana.net/2022/03/11/kowabana-podcast-episode-120/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 119](https://www.kowabana.net/2022/02/25/kowabana-podcast-episode-119/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 118](https://www.kowabana.net/2022/02/11/kowabana-podcast-episode-118/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 117](https://www.kowabana.net/2022/01/28/kowabana-podcast-episode-117/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 116](https://www.kowabana.net/2022/01/14/kowabana-podcast-episode-116/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 115](https://www.kowabana.net/2021/12/31/kowabana-podcast-episode-115/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 114](https://www.kowabana.net/2021/12/17/kowabana-podcast-episode-114/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 113](https://www.kowabana.net/2021/12/03/kowabana-podcast-episode-113/) - [Washing Ashore](https://www.kowabana.net/2021/12/04/washing-ashore/) - [Peeking](https://www.kowabana.net/2021/11/27/peeking-2/) - [Patchwork](https://www.kowabana.net/2021/11/20/patchwork/) - [Celebrate My Birthday With Cheap Books!](https://www.kowabana.net/2021/11/19/celebrate-my-birthday-with-cheap-books/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 112](https://www.kowabana.net/2021/11/19/kowabana-podcast-episode-112/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 111](https://www.kowabana.net/2021/11/05/kowabana-podcast-episode-111/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 110](https://www.kowabana.net/2021/10/22/kowabana-podcast-episode-110/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 109](https://www.kowabana.net/2021/10/08/kowabana-podcast-episode-109/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 108](https://www.kowabana.net/2021/09/24/kowabana-podcast-episode-108/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 107](https://www.kowabana.net/2021/09/10/kowabana-podcast-episode-107/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 106](https://www.kowabana.net/2021/08/27/kowabana-podcast-episode-106/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 105](https://www.kowabana.net/2021/08/13/kowabana-podcast-episode-105/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 104](https://www.kowabana.net/2021/07/30/kowabana-podcast-episode-104/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 103](https://www.kowabana.net/2021/07/16/kowabana-podcast-episode-103/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Toshiden Podcast S3 Episode 10](https://www.kowabana.net/2021/07/09/toshiden-podcast-s3-episode-10/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 102](https://www.kowabana.net/2021/07/02/kowabana-podcast-episode-102/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Toshiden Podcast S3 Episode 09](https://www.kowabana.net/2021/06/25/toshiden-podcast-s3-episode-09/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 101](https://www.kowabana.net/2021/06/18/kowabana-podcast-episode-101/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Toshiden Podcast S3 Episode 08](https://www.kowabana.net/2021/06/11/toshiden-podcast-s3-episode-08/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 100](https://www.kowabana.net/2021/06/04/kowabana-podcast-episode-100/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Toshiden Podcast S3 Episode 07](https://www.kowabana.net/2021/05/28/toshiden-podcast-s3-episode-07/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 99](https://www.kowabana.net/2021/05/21/kowabana-podcast-episode-99/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Toshiden Podcast S3 Episode 06](https://www.kowabana.net/2021/05/14/toshiden-podcast-s3-episode-06/) - Japanese horror podcast Toshiden: Exploring Japanese Urban Legends, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 98](https://www.kowabana.net/2021/05/07/kowabana-podcast-episode-98/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Toshiden Podcast S3 Episode 05](https://www.kowabana.net/2021/04/30/toshiden-podcast-s3-episode-05/) - Japanese horror podcast Toshiden: Exploring Japanese Urban Legends, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Hasshaku-sama](https://www.kowabana.net/2017/10/22/hasshaku-sama-2/) - Translation of the original Japanese creepypasta featuring Hasshaku-sama, one of the most famous urban legends to come out of 2chan. - [Hasshaku-sama](https://www.kowabana.net/2017/09/06/hasshaku-sama/) - Hasshaku-sama is a horror urban legend that originated as a ghost story on the anonymous Japanese posting board 2channel. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 97](https://www.kowabana.net/2021/04/23/kowabana-podcast-episode-97/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Toshiden Podcast S3 Episode 04](https://www.kowabana.net/2021/04/16/toshiden-podcast-s3-episode-04/) - Japanese horror podcast Toshiden: Exploring Japanese Urban Legends, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 96](https://www.kowabana.net/2021/04/09/kowabana-podcast-episode-96/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Toshiden Podcast S3 Episode 03](https://www.kowabana.net/2021/04/02/toshiden-podcast-s3-episode-03/) - Japanese horror podcast Toshiden: Exploring Japanese Urban Legends, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 95](https://www.kowabana.net/2021/03/26/kowabana-podcast-episode-95/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Kankandara](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/05/25/kankandara/) - I lived in the countryside during elementary and junior high school and knew nothing of the world. I was good friends with two people in particular, A and B, and we spend our days playing and messing about. Both my and A’s families basically ignored what we did, but B’s mother always stuck her nose in his business. - [Toshiden Podcast S3 Episode 02](https://www.kowabana.net/2021/03/19/toshiden-podcast-s3-episode-02/) - Japanese horror podcast Toshiden: Exploring Japanese Urban Legends, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [List of all the Creepypastas from Urasekai Picnic](https://www.kowabana.net/2021/03/16/list-of-all-the-creepypastas-from-urasekai-picnic/) - [Kotoribako](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/01/28/kotoribako/) - Translation of the Japanese urban legend/creepypasta 'Kotoribako,' the child-stealing box. - [Uncovering Kankandara: Where is She Hiding?](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/02/21/uncovering-kankandara-where-is-she-hiding/) - Ever wanted to know where the terrifying 2chan legend Kankandara is right now? We delve right into it! - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 94](https://www.kowabana.net/2021/03/12/kowabana-podcast-episode-94/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Toshiden Podcast S3 Episode 01](https://www.kowabana.net/2021/03/05/toshiden-podcast-s3-episode-01/) - Japanese horror podcast Toshiden: Exploring Japanese Urban Legends, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 93](https://www.kowabana.net/2021/02/26/kowabana-podcast-episode-93/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 92](https://www.kowabana.net/2021/02/12/kowabana-podcast-episode-92/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 91](https://www.kowabana.net/2021/01/29/kowabana-podcast-episode-91/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 90](https://www.kowabana.net/2021/01/15/kowabana-podcast-episode-90/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 89](https://www.kowabana.net/2021/01/01/kowabana-podcast-episode-89/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 88](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/12/18/kowabana-podcast-episode-88/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Let’s Share Some Scary Stories: Hotelman](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/12/16/lets-share-some-scary-stories-hotelman/) - Translations of Japanese horror threads from 2chan revolving around ghosts, monsters, yurei, yokai, the supernatural and more. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 87](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/12/04/kowabana-podcast-episode-87/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [I Picked Up A Strange Diary](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/11/18/i-picked-up-a-strange-diary/) - Translations of Japanese horror threads from 2chan revolving around ghosts, monsters, yurei, yokai, the supernatural and more. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 86](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/11/20/kowabana-podcast-episode-86/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 85](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/11/06/kowabana-podcast-episode-85/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [I'm Perfectly Sane, But I Still Believe ??? Is Real](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/10/28/im-perfectly-sane-but-i-still-believe-is-real/) - Translations of Japanese horror threads from 2chan revolving around ghosts, monsters, yurei, yokai, the supernatural and more. - [Half-dried](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/10/30/half-dried/) - [The Truth Behind My Family's Eccentricities](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/10/26/the-truth-behind-my-familys-eccentricities/) - This is a true story that I still can’t believe happened to me. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 84](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/10/23/kowabana-podcast-episode-84/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [This PlayStation CM Is So Scary It Should Be Banned](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/10/14/this-playstation-cm-is-so-scary-it-should-be-banned/) - Translations of Japanese horror threads from 2chan revolving around ghosts, monsters, yurei, yokai, the supernatural and more. - [Friendship](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/10/16/friendship/) - [The Most Dangerous Ghost Spot in North Kanto](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/10/12/the-most-dangerous-ghost-spot-in-north-kanto/) - This happened about two years ago. This has nothing to do with the supernatural and seems like small fry compared to all of your stories, but it was scary... - [Sueyoshi](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/10/05/sueyoshi/) - I don’t know if it’s related to the occult or not, but this story is about the origin of my family name. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 83](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/10/09/kowabana-podcast-episode-83/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 82](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/09/25/kowabana-podcast-episode-82/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Ganbare Miku-tan! Fatal Frame Release Thread (Part 2)](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/09/16/ganbare-miku-tan-fatal-frame-release-thread-part-2/) - Translations of Japanese horror threads from 2chan revolving around ghosts, monsters, yurei, yokai, the supernatural and more. - [Ganbare Miku-tan! Fatal Frame Release Thread (Part 1)](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/09/09/ganbare-miku-tan-fatal-frame-release-thread-part-1/) - Translations of Japanese horror threads from 2chan revolving around ghosts, monsters, yurei, yokai, the supernatural and more. - [The Charm My Grandmother Taught Me](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/09/28/the-charm-my-grandmother-taught-me/) - This all started around 40 years ago. When I was only a child, my mother got divorced and took me back to her family home out in the countryside. - [Goze-san's Bell](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/09/21/goze-sans-bell/) - The entire area was covered in mountains. The place where I grew up, everywhere you looked was nothing but mountains. - [Yamamba](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/09/14/yamamba/) - This happened when I was in the fifth grade. At the time I was an awful brat who loved to play bad pranks, and I was good friends with K. - [Festival](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/09/07/festival/) - This happened 10 years ago. I was free and bored during my first autumn at university, so I went out for a drive with three of my friends. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 81](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/09/11/kowabana-podcast-episode-81/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [What is Kimodameshi?](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/09/04/what-is-kimodameshi/) - Ever wanted to know what kimodameshi, or a test of courage is? Find out right here! - [Why Do You See Terrifying Things During Sleep Paralysis?](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/09/02/why-do-you-see-terrifying-things-during-sleep-paralysis/) - Translations of Japanese horror threads from 2chan revolving around ghosts, monsters, yurei, yokai, the supernatural and more. - [I Faced A Mirror And Said “Who Are You?”](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/08/26/i-faced-a-mirror-and-said-who-are-you/) - Translations of Japanese horror threads from 2chan revolving around ghosts, monsters, yurei, yokai, the supernatural and more. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 80](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/08/28/kowabana-podcast-episode-80/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Is Inunaki Village Real?](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/03/06/is-inunaki-village-real/) - We dig into the truth behind the myth and uncover whether the legendary Inunaki Village ever really existed, and if so, whether it still exists today. - [Spirits Only Live 400 Years](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/08/19/spirits-only-live-400-years/) - Translations of Japanese horror threads from 2chan revolving around ghosts, monsters, yurei, yokai, the supernatural and more. - [Cursed Village](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/08/10/cursed-village/) - [I'm a Night Guard But Ghosts Really Exist](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/08/12/im-a-night-guard-but-ghosts-really-exist/) - Translations of Japanese horror threads from 2chan revolving around ghosts, monsters, yurei, yokai, the supernatural and more. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 79](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/08/14/kowabana-podcast-episode-79/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [The Scariest Thing About Living Alone](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/08/05/the-scariest-thing-about-living-alone/) - Translations of Japanese horror threads from 2chan revolving around ghosts, monsters, yurei, yokai, the supernatural and more. - [Deja-vu on the Turn](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/08/31/deja-vu-on-the-turn/) - [Demon in the Opposing Mirrors](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/08/24/demon-in-the-opposing-mirrors/) - [Plucked Hair](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/08/17/plucked-hair/) - [Shinobara](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/08/03/shinobara/) - [Old Mask From the Antique Store](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/07/27/old-mask-from-the-antique-store/) - My friend’s uncle likes collecting old things, so he likes travelling around various antique stores. - [Let's Start A Late Night Ghost Photo Club](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/07/29/lets-start-a-late-night-ghost-photo-club/) - Translations of Japanese horror threads from 2chan revolving around ghosts, monsters, yurei, yokai, the supernatural and more. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 78](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/07/31/kowabana-podcast-episode-78/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 77](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/07/17/kowabana-podcast-episode-77/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [I Can See Ghosts, AMA](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/07/10/i-can-see-ghosts-ama/) - Translations of Japanese horror threads from 2chan revolving around ghosts, monsters, yurei, yokai, the supernatural and more. - [The True Stories and Real Life References in Ju-on Origins](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/07/06/the-true-stories-and-real-life-references-in-ju-on-origins/) - We look at the true stories and real life references that can be found in the Netflix series Ju-on Origins. - [Siren](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/07/08/siren/) - I live in a countryside village surrounded by mountains, where at 9, 12, and 6 o’clock every day the fire station blares a siren that’s supposed to signify... - [Kuon Release Thread](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/07/01/kuon-release-thread/) - Translations of Japanese horror threads from 2chan revolving around ghosts, monsters, yurei, yokai, the supernatural and more. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 76](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/07/03/kowabana-podcast-episode-76/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [How to Reach Another World](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/06/26/how-to-reach-another-world/) - Want to know how to reach isekai, or another world? Follow these tips and games straight out of Japan! - [Only 30% of People Can Clap With the Back of Their Hands](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/06/17/only-30-of-people-can-clap-with-the-back-of-their-hands/) - Translations of Japanese horror threads from 2chan revolving around ghosts, monsters, yurei, yokai, the supernatural and more. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 75](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/06/19/kowabana-podcast-episode-75/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [My Son (3yo) Spoke To Me Of His Past Life (Part 1)](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/06/10/my-son-3yo-spoke-to-me-of-his-past-life-part-1/) - Translations of Japanese horror threads from 2chan revolving around ghosts, monsters, yurei, yokai, the supernatural and more. - [Anyone Scared of What Happens After Death?](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/06/24/anyone-scared-of-what-happens-after-death/) - Translations of Japanese horror threads from 2chan revolving around ghosts, monsters, yurei, yokai, the supernatural and more. - [The Blood-covered Woman](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/06/06/the-blood-covered-woman/) - My family home is back in H City, A Prefecture, and there was a murder case there. It happened before I was born, so this is the story I heard. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 74](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/06/05/kowabana-podcast-episode-74/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Mountaintop Kunekune](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/06/22/mountaintop-kunekune/) - About 20 years ago, when I was just a kid, maybe in kindergarten, I saw Kunekune. - [The Haikyo Maniac](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/06/15/the-haikyo-maniac/) - I love taking photos of abandoned buildings, and when I get the chance, I head to check them out by myself. - [My Son (3yo) Spoke To Me Of His Past Life (Part 2)](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/06/12/my-son-3yo-spoke-to-me-of-his-past-life-part-2/) - Translations of Japanese horror threads from 2chan revolving around ghosts, monsters, yurei, yokai, the supernatural and more. - [What Are Some Things You Should Never Do?](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/06/03/what-are-some-things-you-should-never-do/) - Translations of Japanese horror threads from 2chan revolving around ghosts, monsters, yurei, yokai, the supernatural and more. - [Mikaeri Bridge](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/06/01/mikaeri-bridge/) - There’s a bridge in Kami City, Kochi Prefecture by the name of Mikaeri Bridge. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 73](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/05/22/kowabana-podcast-episode-73/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Top 10 Japanese Horror Manga for 2020](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/05/29/top-10-japanese-horror-manga-for-2020/) - Want to know what horror manga Japanese readers are reading right now? Find out right here! - [It's Summer, Share Your Scary Photos And Videos](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/05/27/its-summer-share-your-scary-photos-and-videos/) - Translations of Japanese horror threads from 2chan revolving around ghosts, monsters, yurei, yokai, the supernatural and more. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 72](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/05/08/kowabana-podcast-episode-72/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [I Got A Strange Letter In The Post (Part 2)](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/04/29/i-got-a-strange-letter-in-the-post-part-2/) - Translations of Japanese horror threads from 2chan revolving around ghosts, monsters, yurei, yokai, the supernatural and more. - [2chan's Three Big Terrifying Incidents](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/05/20/2chans-three-big-terrifying-incidents/) - Translations of Japanese horror threads from 2chan revolving around ghosts, monsters, yurei, yokai, the supernatural and more. - [I Got A Strange Letter In The Post (Part 1)](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/04/22/i-got-a-strange-letter-in-the-post-part-1/) - Translations of Japanese horror threads from 2chan revolving around ghosts, monsters, yurei, yokai, the supernatural and more. - [Phantom Villages That Shouldn't Exist](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/05/15/phantom-villages-that-shouldnt-exist/) - Tiny villages dot the Japanese countryside. Here's a list of dangerous phantom villages that aren't supposed to exist, and yet, apparently still do... - [How to Reach Another World ~ Akita](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/05/13/how-to-reach-another-world-akita/) - Translations of Japanese horror threads from 2chan revolving around ghosts, monsters, yurei, yokai, the supernatural and more. - [I Spent 15 Years In A Dreamworld](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/05/06/i-spent-15-years-in-a-dreamworld/) - Translations of Japanese horror threads from 2chan revolving around ghosts, monsters, yurei, yokai, the supernatural and more. - [The Things Wandering in the Forest](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/05/18/the-things-wandering-in-the-forest/) - Although not quite as famous as Mount Fuji’s sea of trees, there is another mountain forest that people often get lost in. - [Hell Box](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/05/04/hell-box/) - Please allow me to tell you a story my grandfather told me. He works in construction in the Kansai area, and he knows a wealth of associates there. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 71](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/04/24/kowabana-podcast-episode-71/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [I Got A Strange Letter In The Post (Part 3)](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/05/01/i-got-a-strange-letter-in-the-post-part-3/) - Translations of Japanese horror threads from 2chan revolving around ghosts, monsters, yurei, yokai, the supernatural and more. - [Which is the scariest yokai of all?](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/05/05/which-is-the-scariest-yokai-of-all/) - 2chan users debate which is the scariest yokai of all. - [If You See It, You'll Die Japanese Urban Legends](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/04/17/if-you-see-it-youll-die-japanese-urban-legends/) - There are numerous Japanese urban legends out there that claim if you look at a certain thing, whether it be an object, a person, a poem, anything... - [The Old Occult Forums Had Hasshaku-sama, Kotoribaki, Kisaragi Station!](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/04/15/the-old-occult-forums-had-hasshaku-sama-kotoribaki-kisaragi-station/) - Translations of Japanese horror threads from 2chan revolving around ghosts, monsters, yurei, yokai, the supernatural and more. - [Dangerous Apartments on Oshima Teru](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/04/08/dangerous-apartments-on-oshima-teru/) - Translations of Japanese horror threads from 2chan revolving around ghosts, monsters, yurei, yokai, the supernatural and more. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 70](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/04/10/kowabana-podcast-episode-70/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Blue-roofed House](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/04/03/blue-roofed-house/) - The Blue-roofed House, as it’s commonly referred to, can be found in the town of Iwamizawa, roughly 40 kilometres to the west of Sapporo City in Hokkaido. - [Do Ghosts Really Exist? Let's Decide Once And For All!](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/04/01/do-ghosts-really-exist-lets-decide-once-and-for-all/) - Translations of Japanese horror threads from 2chan revolving around ghosts, monsters, yurei, yokai, the supernatural and more. - [Night is Coming](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/04/27/night-is-coming/) - I’m a third grade university student, and in October of this year I moved into my current apartment. - [Pandemic](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/04/20/pandemic/) - [Shimanao-sama](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/04/13/shimanao-sama/) - This happened about eight years ago, I guess… During the summer vacation when I was a high school student. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 69](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/03/27/kowabana-podcast-episode-69/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 68](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/03/13/kowabana-podcast-episode-68/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Old Inunaki Tunnel](https://www.kowabana.net/2017/09/24/old-inunaki-tunnel/) - The Old Inunaki Tunnel is said by some to be one of the great three haunted spots of Japan. It’s particularly famous for a brutal murder that took place there. - [The Truth Behind Yamanoke](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/03/20/the-truth-behind-yamanoke/) - We look into the truth behind the infamous 2chan creepypasta Yamanoke and uncover whether it's a true creature or not, where it's from, and what inspired it. - [Do Not Face Your Mirrors At Each Other](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/03/25/do-not-face-your-mirrors-at-each-other/) - Translations of Japanese horror threads from 2chan revolving around ghosts, monsters, yurei, yokai, the supernatural and more. - [Tell Me Some Facts About Death](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/03/18/tell-me-some-facts-about-death/) - Translations of Japanese horror threads from 2chan revolving around ghosts, monsters, yurei, yokai, the supernatural and more. - [Who Is The Strongest Yokai?](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/03/11/who-is-the-strongest-yokai/) - Translations of Japanese horror threads from 2chan revolving around ghosts, monsters, yurei, yokai, the supernatural and more. - [What Horror Game Settings Are Terrifying?](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/03/04/what-horror-game-settings-are-terrifying/) - Translations of Japanese horror threads from 2chan revolving around ghosts, monsters, yurei, yokai, the supernatural and more. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 67](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/02/28/kowabana-podcast-episode-67/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 66](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/02/14/kowabana-podcast-episode-66/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Lies You Believed As A Kid](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/02/26/lies-you-believed-as-a-kid/) - Translations of Japanese horror threads from 2chan revolving around ghosts, monsters, yurei, yokai, the supernatural and more. - [If You Look In The Mirror And Say "Who Are You?" Constantly You'll Go Nuts](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/02/19/if-you-look-in-the-mirror-and-say-who-are-you-constantly-youll-go-nuts/) - Translations of Japanese horror threads from 2chan revolving around ghosts, monsters, yurei, yokai, the supernatural and more. - [What's the Difference Between Yokai and Yurei?](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/02/05/whats-the-difference-between-yokai-and-yurei/) - Translations of Japanese horror threads from 2chan revolving around ghosts, monsters, yurei, yokai, the supernatural and more. - [I’m a Ghost, AMA](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/02/12/im-a-ghost-ama/) - Translations of Japanese horror threads from 2chan revolving around ghosts, monsters, yurei, yokai, the supernatural and more. - [My Girlfriend is a Ghost](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/02/24/my-girlfriend-is-a-ghost/) - It would seem that I’m being haunted by a ghost. - [Kaihan: Bizarre Crimes That Shook Japan Out Now!](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/01/25/kaihan-bizarre-crimes-that-shook-japan-out-now/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 65](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/01/31/kowabana-podcast-episode-65/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 64](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/01/17/kowabana-podcast-episode-64/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [My Sister Can See Ghosts, AMA](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/01/29/my-sister-can-see-ghosts-ama/) - Translations of Japanese horror threads from 2chan revolving around ghosts, monsters, yurei, yokai, the supernatural and more. - [What To Do When You Feel A Presence Looking At You](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/01/24/what-to-do-when-you-feel-a-presence-looking-at-you/) - If you've ever felt someone looking at you in an empty room, you might not be alone... Find out how to differentiate what it is, and then, what to do... - [Flat Earthers Say The South Pole Is a Wall of Ice & Space Doesn't Exist](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/01/04/flat-earthers-say-the-south-pole-is-a-wall-of-ice-space-doesnt-exist/) - Translations of Japanese horror threads from 2chan revolving around ghosts, monsters, yurei, yokai, the supernatural and more. - [How To Uncover and Deal With an Ikiryo](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/01/10/how-to-uncover-and-deal-with-an-ikiryo/) - Learn how to discover if you're being haunted by an ikiryo, a living spirit, and what to do if you are! - [Numerous books on sale for 99 cents each right now!](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/12/29/numerous-books-on-sale-for-99-cents-each-right-now/) - [Tell Me How You'd Survive Seeing Sadako's Video](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/01/22/tell-me-how-youd-survive-seeing-sadakos-video/) - Translations of Japanese horror threads from 2chan revolving around ghosts, monsters, yurei, yokai, the supernatural and more. - [Pictures That Gave You Trauma As A Kid](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/01/15/pictures-that-gave-you-trauma-as-a-kid/) - Translations of Japanese horror threads from 2chan revolving around ghosts, monsters, yurei, yokai, the supernatural and more. - [Debate Club For Whether Ghosts Exist Or Not](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/01/08/debate-club-for-whether-ghosts-exist-or-not/) - Translations of Japanese horror threads from 2chan revolving around ghosts, monsters, yurei, yokai, the supernatural and more. - [The Door That Shouldn’t Open](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/01/27/the-door-that-shouldnt-open/) - One New Year’s holiday, myself, my boyfriend, his friends and my friends went to a hot spring in Chiba; eight of us in total. There was a lake nearby where... - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 63](https://www.kowabana.net/2020/01/03/kowabana-podcast-episode-63/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [The Strange Points of Japan's Big Three Yurei](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/12/27/the-strange-points-of-japans-big-three-yurei/) - Translations of Japanese horror threads from 2chan revolving around ghosts, monsters, yurei, yokai, the supernatural and more. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 62](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/12/20/kowabana-podcast-episode-62/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Sign in the Mountains](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/12/12/sign-in-the-mountains/) - I can’t tell you the exact details of the places I’m going to talk about now, but it’s a rather famous mountain in the northeast of Japan. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 61](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/12/06/kowabana-podcast-episode-61/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [The Tengu Newspaper](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/12/17/the-tengu-newspaper/) - Toshiden Theatre. Short and horrifying Japanese urban legends brought to you each Tuesday. - [The End of Terebi no Chikara](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/12/10/the-end-of-terebi-no-chikara/) - Toshiden Theatre. Short and horrifying Japanese urban legends brought to you each Tuesday. - [Sound of Bones](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/12/30/sound-of-bones/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Dangling](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/12/23/dangling/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Smile](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/12/16/smile/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Insert](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/12/09/insert/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Floating Face](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/12/02/floating-face/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [The Mother’s Charm](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/11/19/the-mothers-charm/) - Toshiden Theatre. Short and horrifying Japanese urban legends brought to you each Tuesday. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 60](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/11/22/kowabana-podcast-episode-60/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Top 16 Japanese Horror Movies](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/11/15/top-16-japanese-horror-movies/) - We haven’t seen too many amazing Japanese horror films in recent years. They’re out there, sure, but they seem to be few and far between. When you do find... - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 59](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/11/08/kowabana-podcast-episode-59/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Snuff Video](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/11/28/snuff-video/) - Several years back, I used to work part-time at the local video store in our small town. - [Waving Jizo Statue](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/11/26/waving-jizo-statue/) - Toshiden Theatre. Short and horrifying Japanese urban legends brought to you each Tuesday. - [Sennichimae](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/11/05/sennichimae/) - Toshiden Theatre. Short and horrifying Japanese urban legends brought to you each Tuesday. - [Light](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/11/25/light-2/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Light](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/10/25/light/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Head Over Three Feet](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/11/18/head-over-three-feet/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Thick-headed Woman](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/11/11/thick-headed-woman/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Littering](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/11/04/littering/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Top 5 Japanese Celebrity Ghost Photos](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/11/01/top-5-japanese-celebrity-ghost-photos/) - Ghost photos are all the rage these days, and Japan is no different. In fact, it's a rather booming industry and celebrity photos are no different. - [Disappearing Scouts](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/10/29/disappearing-scouts/) - Toshiden Theatre. Short and horrifying Japanese urban legends brought to you each Tuesday. - [Stretched](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/10/28/stretched/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Kazoku out now and the rest of the Torihada Files on sale!](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/10/25/kazoku-out-now-and-the-rest-of-the-torihada-files-on-sale/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 58](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/10/25/kowabana-podcast-episode-58/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [The Strange N-san](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/10/24/the-strange-n-san/) - This happened more than 20 years ago, when I was still a junior high student. - [Changing Quarters](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/10/21/changing-quarters/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Toshiden, Reikan and Aokigahara on sale for 99 cents each!](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/10/18/toshiden-reikan-and-aokigahara-on-sale-for-99-cents-each/) - [Top 15 PS4 Horror Games as Recommended by the Japanese](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/10/18/top-15-ps4-horror-games-as-recommended-by-the-japanese/) - The PS4 has seen a lot of great horror games come out over the years, but have you ever wondered which games Japanese players find the most terrifying? - [Mistake](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/10/14/mistake/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Kowabana & Toshiden on sale for 99 cents this week!](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/10/11/kowabana-toshiden-on-sale-for-99-cents-this-week/) - [Terrifying Old School Building](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/10/10/terrifying-old-school-building/) - The elementary school I went to was over 120 years old. It was a really, really old school. - [Return](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/10/07/return/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 57](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/10/11/kowabana-podcast-episode-57/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Kowabana Vol 1-3 on sale for 99 cents each this week!](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/10/05/kowabana-vol-1-3-on-sale-for-99-cents-each-this-week/) - [31 Days of Kowabana Begins Now!](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/10/01/31-days-of-kowabana-begins-now/) - [Keitai Baba](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/10/01/keitai-baba/) - Toshiden Theatre. Short and horrifying Japanese urban legends brought to you each Tuesday. - [Toshiden Podcast S2 Episode 11](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/10/04/toshiden-podcast-s2-episode-11/) - Japanese horror podcast Toshiden: Exploring Japanese Urban Legends, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 56](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/09/27/kowabana-podcast-episode-56/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Toshiden Podcast S2 Episode 10](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/09/20/toshiden-podcast-s2-episode-10/) - Japanese horror podcast Toshiden: Exploring Japanese Urban Legends, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Lost Article](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/09/30/lost-article/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Regret](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/09/23/regret-2/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Dance](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/09/16/dance/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Aokigahara: The Truth Behind Japan's Suicide Forest Out Now!](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/09/13/aokigahara-the-truth-behind-japans-suicide-forest-out-now/) - If you want to know the real truth behind Aokigahara: how it formed, its history, its cultural and religious legacy, how it came to be known as the "Suicide... - [Abandoned Hospital Basement](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/09/13/abandoned-hospital-basement/) - This happened when I was in university, so about two or three years ago now. I left the countryside and started going to a university in another prefecture... - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 55](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/09/13/kowabana-podcast-episode-55/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Wife’s Diary](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/09/11/wifes-diary/) - "When You Understand" are Japanese creepypastas with a twist. When you understand what the twist is, the story takes on a new, even more terrifying meaning. - [Mourning Dress](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/09/09/mourning-dress/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Grafitti](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/09/02/grafitti/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Strange Incident Near the Culture Festival](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/09/06/strange-incident-near-the-culture-festival/) - This happened when I was in junior high school. I was the assistant manager of the art club, and we were getting ready for the culture festival... - [Toshiden Podcast S2 Episode 09](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/09/06/toshiden-podcast-s2-episode-09/) - Japanese horror podcast Toshiden: Exploring Japanese Urban Legends, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 54](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/08/30/kowabana-podcast-episode-54/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Mystery Person Caught in Abandoned Japanese Village in Google Maps](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/08/25/mystery-person-caught-in-abandoned-japanese-village-in-google-maps/) - You often hear about the strange and mysterious things people find on Google Maps, and Japan is no different. If you've read Reikan: The most haunted... - [Top 10 Japanese Horror Manga For 2019](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/08/18/top-10-japanese-horror-manga-for-2019/) - Looking for a good book to keep you chilly as summer ends? How about something to keep you cozy as autumn rolls in? Here are the top 10 Japanese horror manga, as recommended by Japanese fans, for 2019! - [Forbidden Slide](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/08/30/forbidden-slide/) - This happened when I was in elementary school. I was one of those so-called “latchkey kids” and whenever I got home, nobody was there. - [Toshiden Podcast S2 Episode 08](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/08/23/toshiden-podcast-s2-episode-08/) - Japanese horror podcast Toshiden: Exploring Japanese Urban Legends, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Toshiden, Reikan & Kirei now on sale!](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/08/16/toshiden-reikan-kirei-now-on-sale/) - For the next seven days you can pick up Toshiden Vol. 1, Reikan Vol. 1, and the latest Torihada Files novel, Kirei, for just 99 cents each in the US and UK Amazon stores! - [Top 7 Japanese Ghost Videos](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/08/11/top-7-japanese-ghost-videos/) - Looking to liven up your Sunday afternoon? Then check out these Japanese ghost videos, voted as some of the scariest moments ever captured on film! - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 53](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/08/16/kowabana-podcast-episode-53/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Woman on Rainy Days](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/08/09/woman-on-rainy-days/) - One of our friends moved house during university, so we made up some excuse and barged in to have a look around. - [Toshiden Podcast S2 Episode 07](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/08/09/toshiden-podcast-s2-episode-07/) - Japanese horror podcast Toshiden: Exploring Japanese Urban Legends, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Corpse Under the Cherry Blossom](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/08/27/corpse-under-the-cherry-blossom/) - Toshiden Theatre. Short and horrifying Japanese urban legends brought to you each Tuesday. - [Swimming During Obon](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/08/13/swimming-during-obon/) - Toshiden Theatre. Short and horrifying Japanese urban legends brought to you each Tuesday. - [Nothing Left Behind](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/08/26/nothing-left-behind/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Getting Heavier](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/08/19/getting-heavier/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Counterattack](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/08/12/counterattack/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Good Morning](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/08/05/good-morning/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Learn How To See The Other Side](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/08/04/learn-how-to-see-the-other-side/) - Ever wanted to learn how to see the spirit world? Now you can thanks to these tips! - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 52](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/08/02/kowabana-podcast-episode-52/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Top 10 Horror Movies For Summer Recommended by Japanese](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/07/28/top-10-horror-movies-for-summer-recommended-by-japanese/) - It’s summer, and in Japan that means it’s horror season. Starting in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Japanese horror cinema saw a revival with the likes of... - [Top 15 Recommended Horror Games by Japanese Readers](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/07/21/top-15-recommended-horror-games-by-japanese-readers/) - Goo rankings recently held another vote for which horror games their readers would recommend. Not just Japanese games, but any horror games in general. - [Condolence Call](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/07/29/condolence-call/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Toshiden Podcast S2 Episode 06](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/07/26/toshiden-podcast-s2-episode-06/) - Japanese horror podcast Toshiden: Exploring Japanese Urban Legends, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [I Know](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/07/08/i-know/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Arrival](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/07/01/arrival/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Gliding](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/06/24/gliding/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Finished Application](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/06/17/finished-application/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Making Friends](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/06/10/making-friends/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Pulling](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/06/03/pulling/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Half-smoked Cigarette](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/05/27/half-smoked-cigarette/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Territory](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/05/20/territory/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Stay](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/05/13/stay/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Host and Guest](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/05/08/host-and-guest/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Growing](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/05/06/growing/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Peeking](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/05/01/peeking/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Encouragement](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/04/29/encouragement/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [On the veranda](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/04/24/on-the-veranda/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Searching on foot](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/04/22/searching-on-foot/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [To Kameido](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/04/17/to-kameido/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Straight ahead](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/04/15/straight-ahead/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Hand over](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/04/10/hand-over/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Bitten](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/04/08/bitten/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Many](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/04/03/many/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Relief](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/04/01/relief/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Undone](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/03/27/undone/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Missed chance](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/03/25/missed-chance/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Filth](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/03/20/filth/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Taking home](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/03/18/taking-home/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Unchanging Days](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/03/13/unchanging-days/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Embrace](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/03/11/embrace/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [I don't want to see it again](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/03/06/i-dont-want-to-see-it-again/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Echo](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/03/04/echo/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Back side](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/02/27/back-side/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [The sound of snow](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/02/25/the-sound-of-snow/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Timid](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/02/20/timid/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Crouching](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/02/18/crouching/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [The inviting carp](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/02/13/the-inviting-carp/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [On the roof](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/01/20/on-the-roof/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Kirei now on sale, Kage & Jukai only 99 cents each!](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/07/13/kirei-now-on-sale-kage-jukai-only-99-cents-each/) - [Toshiden Theatre Hidden Gems!](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/07/14/toshiden-theatre-hidden-gems/) - The top five Japanese urban legends that have gone under the radar in the last few months. - [The confined area in Chiba](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/02/19/the-confined-area-in-chiba/) - Toshiden Theatre. Short and horrifying Japanese urban legends brought to you each Tuesday. - [The peach water curse](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/02/26/the-peach-water-curse/) - Toshiden Theatre. Short and horrifying Japanese urban legends brought to you each Tuesday. - [Poltergeist apartments of Gifu](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/03/12/poltergeist-apartments-of-gifu/) - Toshiden Theatre. Short and horrifying Japanese urban legends brought to you each Tuesday. - [Red pool](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/03/26/red-pool/) - Toshiden Theatre. Short and horrifying Japanese urban legends brought to you each Tuesday. - [The real Death Note](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/04/02/the-real-death-note/) - Toshiden Theatre. Short and horrifying Japanese urban legends brought to you each Tuesday. - [The Most Dangerous Ghost Photo](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/05/14/the-most-dangerous-ghost-photo/) - Toshiden Theatre. Short and horrifying Japanese urban legends brought to you each Tuesday. - [The Reason Okinawa Has No Subway](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/05/28/the-reason-okinawa-has-no-subway/) - Toshiden Theatre. Short and horrifying Japanese urban legends brought to you each Tuesday. - [The Fuji River Incident](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/06/25/the-fuji-river-incident/) - Toshiden Theatre. Short and horrifying Japanese urban legends brought to you each Tuesday. - [Coin Locker](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/07/02/coin-locker/) - Toshiden Theatre. Short and horrifying Japanese urban legends brought to you each Tuesday. - [Three-legged Rika-chan Doll](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/07/09/three-legged-rika-chan-doll/) - Toshiden Theatre. Short and horrifying Japanese urban legends brought to you each Tuesday. - [The perfect crime](https://www.kowabana.net/2017/11/12/the-perfect-crime/) - I was stuck in a toxic relationship with my girlfriend so I decided to kill her. We’d been together since high school. - [Reverse Applause](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/07/23/reverse-applause/) - Toshiden Theatre. Short and horrifying Japanese urban legends brought to you each Tuesday. - [Gazing](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/07/22/gazing/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Chicken Mound](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/06/27/chicken-mound/) - Translations of Edo Kaidan, ghost stories that were popular in Japan several hundred years ago. Discover fresh terror from the classics. - [The Woman Buying Mochi](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/07/04/the-woman-buying-mochi/) - Translations of Edo Kaidan, ghost stories that were popular in Japan several hundred years ago. Discover fresh terror from the classics. - [City of the Dead](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/07/11/city-of-the-dead/) - Translations of Edo Kaidan, ghost stories that were popular in Japan several hundred years ago. Discover fresh terror from the classics. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 51](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/07/19/kowabana-podcast-episode-51/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Nekomata at the Play](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/07/18/nekomata-at-the-play/) - Translations of Edo Kaidan, ghost stories that were popular in Japan several hundred years ago. Discover fresh terror from the classics. - [Woman Looking at the Stars](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/07/16/woman-looking-at-the-stars/) - Toshiden Theatre. Short and horrifying Japanese urban legends brought to you each Tuesday. - [If I Had Opened It](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/07/15/if-i-had-opened-it/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Toshiden Podcast S2 Episode 05](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/07/12/toshiden-podcast-s2-episode-05/) - Japanese horror podcast Toshiden: Exploring Japanese Urban Legends, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [New Ju-on Series Coming to Netflix!](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/07/07/new-ju-on-series-coming-to-netflix/) - On June 25, Netflix Japan announced that a new Ju-on series is coming. According to the Netflix page, "The J-horror classic franchise “Ju-On”... - [Kowabana Collection: Vol. 1-5 now available!](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/06/30/kowabana-collection-vol-1-5-now-available/) - [Teacher's Ghost](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/07/06/teachers-ghost/) - Translations of the stories in the Japanese horror game Cho-Kowai! Gakkou no Kaidan on Nintendo DS. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 50](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/07/05/kowabana-podcast-episode-50/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Kisaragi Station](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/02/17/kisaragi-station/) - Translation of the horror story "Kisaragi Station," originally posted on the occult forums 2chan that later went on to become a Japanese urban legend. - [Top 10 Scariest Japanese Horror Games](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/06/23/top-10-scariest-japanese-horror-games/) - Which video games do Japanese gamers find to be the scariest? These are the top 10 Japanese horror games! - [Toshiden Podcast S2 Episode 04](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/06/28/toshiden-podcast-s2-episode-04/) - Japanese horror podcast Toshiden: Exploring Japanese Urban Legends, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Yuubetsu Coal Mine](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/06/16/yuubetsu-coal-mine-2/) - In 2007, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) in Japan designated the Yuubetsu Coal Mine in Hokkaido as a “Heritage of Industrial Modernisation.” - [Ryokan Job Offer](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/06/21/ryokan-job-offer/) - This all took place exactly two years ago. I wanted to travel, so I was looking for a part-time job. The days were hot and sweat poured off me as I phoned... - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 49](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/06/21/kowabana-podcast-episode-49/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Toshiden Podcast S2 Episode 03](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/06/14/toshiden-podcast-s2-episode-03/) - Japanese horror podcast Toshiden: Exploring Japanese Urban Legends, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Toshiden Podcast S2 Episode 01](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/05/17/toshiden-podcast-s2-episode-01/) - Sukima-onna, aka the Gap Woman. Once she infests your house, there's no getting rid of her. She'll watch you from every nook and cranny, literally. - [Top 5 Most Popular Japanese Creepypastas](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/06/09/top-5-most-popular-japanese-creepypastas/) - Ever wanted to know which Japanese creepypastas are the most popular? Find out right here1 - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 48](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/06/07/kowabana-podcast-episode-48/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Swaying, swaying](https://www.kowabana.net/2017/10/07/swaying-swaying/) - A translation of Ukari's web series "Strange." - [Beyond](https://www.kowabana.net/2017/10/09/beyond/) - Translation of Ukari's Japanese horror web novel series "Strange." - [Rattling](https://www.kowabana.net/2017/10/17/rattling/) - Translation of the Japanese web horror series "Strange" by Ukari. - [Crowded train](https://www.kowabana.net/2017/10/28/crowded-train/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Cutting nails](https://www.kowabana.net/2017/11/04/cutting-nails/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Deep regret](https://www.kowabana.net/2017/10/31/deep-regret/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Switch off](https://www.kowabana.net/2017/10/21/switch-off/) - I jumped onto the last train for the night and somehow or another it was past one in the morning by the time I got back to my beloved one room apartment. - [In the basin](https://www.kowabana.net/2017/10/14/in-the-basin/) - Translation of Ukari's "Strange" Japanese horror web novel. - [Top 10 Scariest 2chan Creepypastas](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/05/19/top-10-scariest-2chan-creepypastas/) - List of the top ten scariest Japanese creepypastas according to Japanese readers. - [Next in line](https://www.kowabana.net/2017/10/24/next-in-line/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Jomon Tunnel](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/05/25/jomon-tunnel/) - Learn about Jomon Tunnel, one of the most terrifying haunted locations in Japan. - [How To Tell If You Are Cursed](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/06/02/how-to-tell-if-you-are-cursed/) - You see it in Japanese horror all the time. Someone—alive or dead—develops a grudge that won’t abate and the subject of their fury soon finds themselves cursed. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 47](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/05/24/kowabana-podcast-episode-47/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Round Hole in the Basement](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/05/31/round-hole-in-the-basement/) - This happened 17 years ago, during the winter of my third year at high school. I’ve lost a lot of memories over these 17 years, so I’m writing... - [Akuryo & Onryo](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/05/26/akuryo-onryo/) - What exactly are akuryo and onryo? The terms come up a lot in Japanese horror. Find out right here. - [Toshiden Podcast S2 Episode 02](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/05/31/toshiden-podcast-s2-episode-02/) - Japanese horror podcast Toshiden: Exploring Japanese Urban Legends, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Sukima-onna, the Gap Woman](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/05/17/sukima-onna-the-gap-woman/) - She lurks in gaps and cracks, nooks and crannies. Who is Sukima-onna, and how do you get rid of her? - [Top 10 Words from School that Inspire Fear](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/05/18/top-10-words-from-school-that-inspire-fear/) - What words from school inspire fear in Japanese people? Discover the true horror right here. - [Toshiden Vol. 2 now out and Vol. 1 on sale for 99 cents!](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/05/10/toshiden-vol-2-now-out-and-vol-1-on-sale-for-99-cents/) - [Top 10 Scariest Japanese Ghost Videos](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/05/12/top-10-scariest-japanese-ghost-videos/) - Discover the top ten scariest Japanese ghosts ever caught on video right here! - [Top 10 Scariest Japanese Horror Movies of Heisei](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/05/11/top-10-scariest-japanese-horror-movies-of-heisei/) - What horror movies do Japanese viewers find the scariest from the Heisei era? Find out right here! - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 46](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/05/10/kowabana-podcast-episode-46/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Top 10 Scariest Japanese School Ghost Stories](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/05/04/top-10-scariest-japanese-school-ghost-stories/) - Which are the top 10 scariest Japanese school ghost stories according to the Japanese? Find out right here! - [Top 5 Toshiden Episodes](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/04/28/top-5-toshiden-episodes/) - Toshiden will soon be returning for its second season with a fresh round of Japanese urban legends! Here are the top five Toshiden episodes by listen count. - [Top 10 Scariest Japanese Horror Manga](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/04/27/top-10-scariest-japanese-horror-manga/) - Ever wondered what manga the Japanese find the scariest? Find out right here! - [Top 10 Things That Scare Japanese People](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/04/21/top-10-things-that-scare-japanese-people/) - What are the top ten things scaring people in Japan today? Find out right here! - [Inunaki Village coming from Grudge director in 2020!](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/04/20/inunaki-village-coming-from-grudge-director-in-2020/) - I'm somewhat behind on this news, but it would appear that the director of Ju-on, Shimizu Takashi, is working on his next project, and that project is a film about Inunaki Village! - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 45](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/04/26/kowabana-podcast-episode-45/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Top 10 Scariest Horror Video Games For the Japanese](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/04/14/top-10-scariest-horror-video-games-for-the-japanese/) - The top 10 scariest horror games as voted by Japanese players. - [Upside down](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/04/19/upside-down/) - This happened about 20 years ago, when I was just an elementary school student and went to visit my grandma’s house in the countryside. - [Top 10 Dangerous Haunted Locations in Japan](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/04/13/top-10-dangerous-haunted-locations-in-japan/) - Japan is full of haunted locations. If you’re passing through a tunnel, a mountain, something old, something abandoned, chances are there are ghost stories... - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 44](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/04/12/kowabana-podcast-episode-44/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Top 5 Most Listened To Kowabana Episodes](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/04/07/top-5-most-listened-to-kowabana-episodes/) - Discover the top five most listened to episodes of the Kowabana Japanese horror podcast. - [Top 10 Horror Movies As Voted By Japanese People](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/04/06/top-10-horror-movies-as-voted-by-japanese-people/) - Ever wondered which Japanese horror films the Japanese themselves find scary? Wonder no more! - [Top 20 Japanese Urban Legends People Believed Were Real](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/03/31/top-20-japanese-urban-legends-people-believed-were-real/) - Find out the top 20 urban legends Japanese people believed were actually real. - [The Top 8 Strongest Creatures of 2chan](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/03/30/the-top-8-strongest-creatures-of-2chan/) - Who is the strongest creature from 2chan? Who will reign supreme over Japanese horror? Find out right here. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 43](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/03/29/kowabana-podcast-episode-43/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 42](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/03/15/kowabana-podcast-episode-42/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [I saw something strange yesterday on my way home](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/03/14/i-saw-something-strange-yesterday-on-my-way-home/) - I went to our company’s year-end party yesterday and saw something strange on my way home. I got off at the closest station and was walking home when... - [Kuchisake-onna](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/06/02/kuchisake-onna-2/) - This woman is called “Kuchisake-onna,” or the slit-mouth woman. Kuchi meaning mouth, sake meaning to tear or rip something, and onna meaning woman. It’s a pretty straightforward name. Kuchisake-onna is classified as a toorima, meaning a random attacker or slasher. - [Mary-san](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/06/09/mary-san/) - Mary-san is a popular Japanese urban legend that ends with the line “I’m right behind you now.” - [Kaijin Answer](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/06/16/kaijin-answer/) - “Kaijin Answer” was first circulated on various urban legend websites around August 10th, 2002. Before long it became such a hot topic that... - [Satoru-kun](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/06/23/satoru-kun/) - The legend of Satoru-kun closely resembles two other popular urban legends; Kaijin Answer and Mary-san. - [Kashima-san](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/06/30/kashima-san/) - Kashima Reiko, or Kashima-san, is an urban legend that’s most commonly tied to either Kuchisake-onna or Teketeke. - [Sugisawa Village](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/08/25/sugisawa-village/) - Hidden deep within the mountains of Aomori Prefecture there exists a village called Sugisawa. One day a man from the village went crazy. - [Purple mirror](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/08/11/purple-mirror/) - Purple mirror. If you remember these two words by the time you turn 20, you will die. The reason for that is because there is a hidden curse behind those words. - [Ghost test](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/07/14/ghost-test/) - The idea of ‘reikan,’ or someone’s ability to sense the supernatural, is very strong in Japan, and it comes with varying levels of ability. - [Tomino's Hell](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/07/28/tominos-hell/) - There exists a poem that you must not read out loud. That poem is called Tomino’s Hell. If you read it out loud, you will die or meet with misfortune. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 41](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/03/01/kowabana-podcast-episode-41/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 40](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/02/15/kowabana-podcast-episode-40/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Harumi’s final days](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/02/09/harumis-final-days/) - This all took place about 10 years ago. I was working at a rundown snack bar in the middle of nowhere and had gotten friendly with one of the girls... - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 39](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/02/01/kowabana-podcast-episode-39/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 38](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/01/18/kowabana-podcast-episode-38/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Three Words](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/01/18/three-words/) - I live in an old apartment building. It’s a regular building with two floors, and four apartments on each floor. I happen to live in Room 104. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 37](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/01/04/kowabana-podcast-episode-37/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 36](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/12/21/kowabana-podcast-episode-36/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Gehoubako](https://www.kowabana.net/2019/01/04/gehoubako/) - During the spring of my first year at university, I went on a bike tour with my local bike store. Our goal was Kodokoro Hot Spring... - [Yuubetsu Coal Mine](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/12/28/yuubetsu-coal-mine/) - Hokkaido is famous for haunted mines, but one in particular, called “Yuubetsu Coal Mine,” is an especially famous ghost spot. - [Yahashira Cemetery](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/12/21/yahashira-cemetery/) - A few years back, my friend Toshikazu got a new car. He wanted to go for a drive that night and invited me to go along with him. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 35](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/12/07/kowabana-podcast-episode-35/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Monkey Dream Plus](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/12/07/monkey-dream-plus/) - You’ve heard of the story called “Monkey Dream,” right? People who happen to be riding on a certain train end up being killed in order in particular ways. - [Toshiden Podcast Episode 14](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/11/30/toshiden-podcast-episode-14/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 34](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/11/23/kowabana-podcast-episode-34/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Toshiden Podcast Episode 13](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/11/16/toshiden-podcast-episode-13/) - Japanese horror podcast Toshiden: Exploring Japanese Urban Legends, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Yui Grand Hotel](https://www.kowabana.net/2017/08/06/yui-grand-hotel/) - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 33](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/11/09/kowabana-podcast-episode-33/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Toshiden Podcast Episode 12](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/11/02/toshiden-podcast-episode-12/) - Japanese horror podcast Toshiden: Exploring Japanese Urban Legends, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 32](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/10/26/kowabana-podcast-episode-32/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Toshiden Podcast Episode 11](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/10/19/toshiden-podcast-episode-11/) - Japanese horror podcast Toshiden: Exploring Japanese Urban Legends, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 31](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/10/12/kowabana-podcast-episode-31/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Toshiden Podcast Episode 10](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/10/05/toshiden-podcast-episode-10/) - Japanese horror podcast Toshiden: Exploring Japanese Urban Legends, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 30](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/09/28/kowabana-podcast-episode-30/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Toshiden Podcast Episode 09](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/09/21/toshiden-podcast-episode-09/) - Japanese horror podcast Toshiden: Exploring Japanese Urban Legends, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 29](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/09/14/kowabana-podcast-episode-29/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Toshiden Podcast Episode 08](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/09/07/toshiden-podcast-episode-08/) - Japanese horror podcast Toshiden: Exploring Japanese Urban Legends, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Red crayon](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/09/07/red-crayon/) - I heard this story from my friend who works in real estate. He was in charge of the empty apartments of a particular building... - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 28](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/08/31/kowabana-podcast-episode-28/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Toshiden Podcast Episode 07](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/08/24/toshiden-podcast-episode-07/) - Japanese horror podcast Toshiden: Exploring Japanese Urban Legends, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 27](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/08/17/kowabana-podcast-episode-27/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [There was a freshly severed head](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/08/17/there-was-a-freshly-severed-head/) - I don’t look forward whenever I open a door. Or rather, I can’t, because of something I experienced when I was younger. - [Toshiden Podcast Episode 06](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/08/10/toshiden-podcast-episode-06/) - Japanese horror podcast Toshiden: Exploring Japanese Urban Legends, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 26](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/08/03/kowabana-podcast-episode-26/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Never take a mirror into the mountains](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/08/03/never-take-a-mirror-into-the-mountains/) - I heard this story from my now-dead grandmother. She heard it from my great grandmother and other ancestors. - [Toshiden Podcast Episode 05](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/07/27/toshiden-podcast-episode-05/) - Japanese horror podcast Toshiden: Exploring Japanese Urban Legends, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 25](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/07/20/kowabana-podcast-episode-25/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Kowabana and Toshiden now on Spotify!](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/07/15/kowabana-and-toshiden-now-on-spotify/) - I've been trying for a while now, but you can finally listen to both the Kowabana and Toshiden podcasts on Spotify! - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 24](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/07/06/kowabana-podcast-episode-24/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Toshiden Podcast Episode 04](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/07/13/toshiden-podcast-episode-04/) - Japanese horror podcast Toshiden: Exploring Japanese Urban Legends, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [I played Hitori Kakurenbo](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/07/13/i-played-hitori-kakurenbo/) - I just got done playing Hitori Kakurenbo and some serious shit went down, do you guys mind if I tell you about it? - [My colleague’s death wasn’t normal](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/07/06/my-colleagues-death-wasnt-normal/) - The company office I was working for was located out in the countryside, and I lived in a dorm about a 15-minute walk from it. - [Railway crossing](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/07/07/railway-crossing/) - Railway crossing are a popular subject for Japanese ghost stories, however. With the sheer prevalence of them all over the country, with very little standing... - [Toshiden Podcast Episode 03](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/06/29/toshiden-podcast-episode-03/) - Japanese horror podcast Toshiden: Exploring Japanese Urban Legends, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 23](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/06/22/kowabana-podcast-episode-23/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Student apartment](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/06/22/student-apartment/) - I was working a part-time catering job in a cafe near where I lived. The catering was just a side-job to the main business... - [Toshiden Podcast Episode 02](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/06/15/toshiden-podcast-episode-02/) - Japanese horror podcast Toshiden: Exploring Japanese Urban Legends, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 22](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/06/08/kowabana-podcast-episode-22/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Kohoku Bridge](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/06/04/kohoku-bridge/) - Located in Adachi, north of Shinjuku, the Kohoku Bridge is known as one of the most haunted spots in Tokyo. The bridge is well-known for repeated traffic accidents, and over the years many ghost sightings followed, giving it a reputation as one of the biggest ghost spots in the capital. - [Toshiden Podcast Episode 01](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/06/02/toshiden-podcast-episode-01/) - Japanese horror and urban legends podcast Toshiden: Exploring Japanese Urban Legends, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Aoyama Cemetery](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/05/27/aoyama-cemetery/) - Aoyama Cemetery is located in the south of Tokyo, close to Shibuya, and is a metropolitan cemetery. It opened in 1872 as a Shinto-only burial ground, but in 1874 it was opened to the public in general. It's also one of the most haunted spots in Japan. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 21](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/05/25/kowabana-podcast-episode-21/) - Japanese horror podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet, delivering exclusive tales of terror from Japan that you've never heard before. - [Shakujii Park](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/05/20/shakujii-park/) - Shakujii Park is located in the west of Tokyo and is one of the largest parks in the city. It houses two ponds, several small Shinto shrines and the remains of Shakujii castle. If you believe the rumours, it’s also home to several ghosts. - [Book Review: Parasite Eve](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/05/15/book-review-parasite-eve/) - Review for the Japanese horror novel Parasite Eve, by Hideaki Sena. There are two things you’re going to understand very well by the time you finish Parasite Eve; how to do a kidney transplant, and how mitochondria work. But let’s dial it back a little first. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 20](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/05/11/kowabana-podcast-episode-20/) - [Old Komine Tunnel](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/05/12/old-komine-tunnel/) - Miyazaki Tsutomu, a serial killer, murdered a young girl at Old Komine Tunnel. Ever since then, there have been reports of sightings of the young girl’s ghost in the area, and it has become one of the most famous and credible ghost spots in Tokyo. - [Kokeshi Palace](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/05/11/kokeshi-palace/) - This is a story about Kokeshi dolls. Or rather, a story about Aoyama (alias). He was a friend from my hometown (right in the middle of nowhere) who became an obstetrician at his parents’ clinic. But anyway, let’s just call him Aoyama. - [Douryoudou Ato](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/05/05/douryoudou-ato/) - From the Edo Period until the beginning of the Meiji Period there was a trade road connecting Yokohama to Kanagawa. Sellers sold their silk, and it came to be known as the Silk Road. One stopover on the way was called Douryoudou, a temple. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode 19](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/04/27/kowabana-podcast-episode-19/) - Yurei. Those misunderstood spirits everyone blames for everything wrong in the world. They just want you to join them... in the afterlife. Five creepy tales of Japanese ghosts and how they haunt the living world. Beware. They could be watching right now. - [Oyama Kaizuka](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/04/28/oyama-kaizuka/) - Oyama Kaizuka is an important place of cultural heritage in Okinawa. It’s also one of the most haunted spots in Japan. Oyama Kaizuka, which translates directly as “large mountain shell heap,” is a training ground for spirit mediums in Okinawa known as ‘yuta.’ - [Old school building](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/04/21/old-school-building/) - There was an ALT (foreign English teacher) at the high school I used to go to. This happened to him at his previous school. This school was composed of six buildings, including the old school and the newly built school. - [Kagome Kagome](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/04/07/kagome-kagome/) - This isn’t my story, but something that happened to my father when he was younger. He was in the mountaineering club at university and frequently went mountain climbing. On this particular day he was alone with one of the other club members, his senior. - [What I found on the SD card](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/03/23/what-i-found-on-the-sd-card/) - This is my terrifying story. So, a while back I went to the department store. I sat down on a bench to have a smoke after I was done shopping when I looked over at the rubbish bin next to me. It was pretty clean and mostly empty, but someone had thrown away a mobile phone in it. - [The note my brother left behind](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/03/16/the-note-my-brother-left-behind/) - At the end of the year, my older brother—who barely had the will to live anymore—died. The year before he went missing with his girlfriend for eight days, but only he came back. When he did, there was nothing left of him. All he did was sleep. - [There’s a junior high girl in my house…](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/03/09/theres-a-junior-high-girl-in-my-house/) - I was in the art club, and I was talking to the young female teacher at a sketch meet. I was unable to see ghosts myself, so I was terribly interested in other people’s stories. “Miss, have you ever seen a ghost?” I asked the teacher in the same tone I always used. It turned out she had, and she told me her story. - [When space and time warped](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/02/19/when-space-and-time-warped/) - When I was in the second grade of elementary school, I went hunting for bugs with my friend Takeshi in the mountain behind our school. That mountain was our playground, we knew every single nook and cranny. Well, it wasn’t really a mountain so much as it was a small forest. - [Kisaragi Station Part 2](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/02/18/kisaragi-station-part-2/) - Another person finds themselves trapped in the Japanese urban legend of Kisaragi Station. Find out what happened to them! - [Kowabana Podcast Episode Eleven](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/02/02/kowabana-podcast-episode-eleven/) - Each week on Kowabana we present a selection of Japanese horror, creepypastas and urban legends translated from the deepest, darkest parts of the internet. - [Old Lady Kamitani](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/01/25/old-lady-kamitani/) - When I was in junior high school, there was this famous woman called “Old Lady Kamitani.” She was the mother of one of my classmates. Everyone at school and even around the neighbourhood knew of her. She looked like a regular woman, but she was a really good listener and great at telling stories. - [Yorikata-sama](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/02/13/yorikata-sama/) - A was a graduate from a university in Tokyo and a new recruit to our company, but he was born in N Prefecture. His family home was way out in the countryside. His mother was very superstitious and he heard many stories from her over the years. The one he heard the most was about a yokai named ‘Yorikata-sama.’ - [The fruit from Ryuu-chan](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/02/11/the-fruit-from-ryuu-chan/) - I’m one of those so-called ‘people who can see ghosts.’ But having said that, I can only see and converse with them, I can’t do anything else special. Like, to explain it in easy-to-understand terms, if I go to the scene of an accident, I might see a pale looking young boy there. Our eyes meet, and he shyly looks away. - [The famous white girl at school](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/02/06/the-famous-white-girl-at-school/) - The combined elementary/junior/high school I went to was a boarding school way out in the countryside. It was rather old, and literally in the middle of the mountains. Cleaning the toilets was awful, and as summer got closer the drains always stank. - [Eating the bones of the dead](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/01/30/eating-the-bones-of-the-dead/) - When I was in elementary school, my grandmother on my father’s side passed away. This story is about what happened at her funeral. It’s bothered me ever since. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode Ten](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/01/26/kowabana-podcast-episode-ten/) - Each week on Kowabana we present a selection of Japanese horror, creepypastas and urban legends translated from the deepest, darkest parts of the internet. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode Nine](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/01/19/kowabana-podcast-episode-nine/) - Each week on Kowabana we present a selection of Japanese horror, creepypastas and urban legends translated from the deepest, darkest parts of the internet. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode Eight](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/01/12/kowabana-podcast-episode-eight/) - Each week on Kowabana we present a selection of Japanese horror, creepypastas and urban legends translated from the deepest, darkest parts of the internet. - [The Whisperer](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/01/13/the-whisperer/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Prophecy](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/01/06/prophecy/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode Seven](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/01/05/kowabana-podcast-episode-seven/) - Each week on Kowabana we present a selection of Japanese horror, creepypastas and urban legends translated from the deepest, darkest parts of the internet. - [Higyou-sama](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/01/14/higyou-sama/) - They’re no longer in business, but my mother’s parents used to run a chicken farm in Shimane Prefecture. Every year during the summer holidays the four of us... - [The horrifying countryside ritual](https://www.kowabana.net/2018/01/11/the-horrifying-countryside-ritual/) - When I went back to my parent’s house for a relative’s funeral, I was drinking with my uncle when he told me (while drunk) about a strange custom our family... - [Kowabana Podcast Episode Six](https://www.kowabana.net/2017/12/29/kowabana-podcast-episode-six/) - Each week on Kowabana we present a selection of Japanese horror, creepypastas and urban legends translated from the deepest, darkest parts of the internet. - [Cooking smoke](https://www.kowabana.net/2017/12/30/cooking-smoke/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Inugami](https://www.kowabana.net/2017/12/31/inugami/) - After high school I went to university for two years, but various circumstances forced me to quit. I started hanging out with a fortuneteller I knew shortly... - [What does sleep paralysis look like from the outside?](https://www.kowabana.net/2017/12/24/what-does-sleep-paralysis-look-like-from-the-outside/) - I think a lot of people have experienced sleep paralysis at some point of their lives. It’s said that it’s a phenomenon where your body is asleep but... - [The shell's cry](https://www.kowabana.net/2017/12/23/the-shells-cry/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode Five](https://www.kowabana.net/2017/12/22/kowabana-podcast-episode-five/) - Each week on Kowabana we present a selection of Japanese horror, creepypastas and urban legends translated from the deepest, darkest parts of the internet. - [Riding free of charge](https://www.kowabana.net/2017/12/16/riding-free-of-charge/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode Four](https://www.kowabana.net/2017/12/15/kowabana-podcast-episode-four/) - Each week on Kowabana we present a selection of Japanese horror, creepypastas and urban legends translated from the deepest, darkest parts of the internet. - [Kuchisake-onna](https://www.kowabana.net/2017/12/21/kuchisake-onna/) - Information about the Japanese urban legend 'Kuchisake-onna,' the slit mouthed woman. Am I pretty...? - [New weekly podcast: Kowabana](https://www.kowabana.net/2017/11/24/new-weekly-podcast-kowabana/) - Find the first episode of the new podcast Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet. First story features Hasshaku-sama! - [Kowabana Podcast Episode Three!](https://www.kowabana.net/2017/12/08/kowabana-podcast-episode-three/) - Each week on Kowabana we present a selection of Japanese horror, creepypastas and urban legends translated from the deepest, darkest parts of the internet. - [Kowabana Podcast Episode Two!](https://www.kowabana.net/2017/12/01/kowabana-podcast-episode-two/) - Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories podcast, featuring several tales of horror straight from Japan, translated especially and exclusively for this podcast. - [Have you ever heard of the game called Stairway Ghost Stories?](https://www.kowabana.net/2017/12/17/have-you-ever-heard-of-the-game-called-stairway-ghost-stories/) - Is there anyone who’s ever heard of the game called “Stairway Ghost Stories?” It won’t show up if you try to google it, it’s probably just in my town. - [Mary-san & Satoru-kun](https://www.kowabana.net/2017/12/12/mary-san-satoru-kun/) - There’s a story that warns if your phone suddenly rings and you answer it, you’ll hear a voice coming from the other end. - [Against my will](https://www.kowabana.net/2017/12/09/against-my-will/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Kunekune](https://www.kowabana.net/2017/12/10/kunekune/) - Translation of the Japanese urban legend/horror story Kunekune. - [Fire](https://www.kowabana.net/2017/12/02/fire/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Over and over](https://www.kowabana.net/2017/11/28/over-and-over/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Kotatsu](https://www.kowabana.net/2017/11/25/kotatsu/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Handprint](https://www.kowabana.net/2017/11/21/handprint/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Hit and run](https://www.kowabana.net/2017/11/18/hit-and-run/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Hanako-san took B-kun away](https://www.kowabana.net/2017/11/19/hanako-san-took-b-kun-away/) - This is a true story. At the time scary stories like Hanako-san in the toilet and Kokkuri-san were really popular. - [Sukima-onna](https://www.kowabana.net/2017/10/29/sukima-onna/) - Translation of the Japanese scary story/creepypasta/urban legend Sukima onna, the gap woman. - [Thriving business](https://www.kowabana.net/2017/11/14/thriving-business/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Today, on account of being busy](https://www.kowabana.net/2017/11/11/today-on-account-of-being-busy/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Through the window](https://www.kowabana.net/2017/11/07/through-the-window/) - Translation of the Japanese horror story "Strange" by author Ukari. - [Parasite Eve](https://www.kowabana.net/2017/10/07/parasite-eve/) - A guest blog from author Ashley Franz Holzmann talking about Parasite Eve. - [How to reach a parallel universe](https://www.kowabana.net/2017/09/28/how-to-reach-a-parallel-universe/) - There’s an urban legend that if you follow a certain set of steps you can go to a parallel universe by elevator. They are as follows. - [How to open the demon's gate](https://www.kowabana.net/2017/09/21/how-to-open-the-demons-gate/) - The demon’s gate faces the northeast, and in onmyodo it’s said to be the direction through which demons come and go. They say there's a way to open this gate. - [Motoujina Lighthouse](https://www.kowabana.net/2017/09/17/motoujina-lighthouse/) - Motoujina Lighthouse can be found half way up the mountain in Motoujina Park. It’s one of the most famous ghost spots in Hiroshima. - [Akusara](https://www.kowabana.net/2017/09/13/akusara/) - Akusara is over two metres tall with long hair, a red coat and a wide brimmed red hat. Her left arm is covered in scars. - [Genji Waterfall](https://www.kowabana.net/2017/09/10/genji-waterfall/) - Standing at 18 metres tall, it’s said that the ghost of a small child who fell from the waterfall and died occasionally appears here. - [Our terrifying experience in the abandoned house](https://www.kowabana.net/2017/09/08/our-terrifying-experience-in-the-abandoned-house/) - We could still hear the rattling doorknob. At the end of the hallway light was definitely shining behind the toilet door. The knob… was moving. - [Daitoa Tunnel](https://www.kowabana.net/2017/09/04/daitoa-tunnel/) - I stumbled over something as I tried to run and landed flat on my backside. I tried to escape but I was overcome with paralysis, I couldn’t move. - [Hotaka Shrine](https://www.kowabana.net/2017/09/03/hotaka-shrine/) - This shrine is commonly known as the ‘cursed abandoned shrine’ and is one of the more famous ghost spots in Gunma prefecture. - [If you're going to kill yourself, why don't you sleep with me first? P1](https://www.kowabana.net/2017/09/01/if-youre-going-to-kill-yourself-why-dont-you-sleep-with-me-first-p1/) - Man: “If you’re going to kill yourself, why don’t you sleep with me first?” Woman: “I’m sorry?” - [If you're going to kill yourself, why don't you sleep with me first? P2](https://www.kowabana.net/2017/09/02/if-youre-going-to-kill-yourself-why-dont-you-sleep-with-me-first-p2/) - Man: “What I’m saying is, what are you going to do after you kill yourself? I’m asking you to find out why you’re looking forward to killing yourself.” - [If you're going to kill yourself, why don't you sleep with me first? P3](https://www.kowabana.net/2017/09/03/if-youre-going-to-kill-yourself-why-dont-you-sleep-with-me-first-p3/) - Man: “That’s when I first realised. If you become a ghost you can’t see other ghosts. When I realised that I wanted to die just as much as the first time.” - [Sugisawa, the cursed village](https://www.kowabana.net/2017/08/30/sugisawa-the-cursed-village/) - In Aoyama prefecture at the foot of a mountain there was once a small village called Sugisawa. In a single day the entire population was wiped out. - [Kamome Manor](https://www.kowabana.net/2017/08/27/kamome-manor/) - There are many rumours about what this building once was. 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