Christmas Horror in Japan
Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet
Tara A. Devlin
4.8 • 615 Ratings
🗓️ 20 December 2019
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Christmas in Japan is traditionally spent with a partner and not family, but it still follows many of the same traditions we have in the West. But even in Japan, you can’t always trust Santa…
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| 0:00.0 | There was a young boy named Tom. When he opened his eyes on Christmas night, |
| 0:16.0 | he noticed three presents beside his pillow. |
| 0:19.3 | Yay! Santa San-san came! |
| 0:21.6 | He cried happily. |
| 0:23.6 | He glanced at the window and noticed Santa standing there. |
| 0:28.6 | Tom tore open the first present right away. |
| 0:31.6 | Inside were some really cool shoes. |
| 0:35.6 | But Tom wasn't happy with them. |
| 0:39.5 | Santa stood on the other side of the window, grinning at him. |
| 0:44.5 | Tom then tore open the second. |
| 0:47.5 | Inside were some brand-name jeans. |
| 0:50.8 | His face went red with rage. Outside his window, Santa laughed uproariously. Then Tom tore open the last present. Inside was a fine bicycle. Finally, he burst into tears. Outside his window, Santa rolled around with laughter, finding it the funniest |
| 1:15.1 | thing in the world. For you see, Tom had no legs. |
| 1:26.2 | Hey guys, I'm your host Tara A. Devlin, and welcome to another episode of Koabana, true Japanese scary stories from around the internet. |
| 1:36.5 | Have you picked up your copy of Koabana Volume 6 yet? |
| 1:40.0 | It's available to buy on Amazon right now, or you can read it for free with Kindle Unlimited, |
| 1:45.6 | so make sure you head over and check it out. |
| 1:48.6 | This week is our final for the year, unless you're one of our patrons. |
| 1:53.8 | And to celebrate, I've dug up some Christmas stories for you all to enjoy. |
| 1:58.7 | Christmas in Japan, while sharing similarities with the West, still |
| 2:03.2 | has some key differences. It's usually spent with a boyfriend or girlfriend, not with family |
| 2:09.9 | as we tend to do. And of course, it's not a public holiday, so most people still go to school |
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