Dangerous Old Customs
Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet
Tara A. Devlin
4.8 • 615 Ratings
🗓️ 18 December 2020
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Japan has a long history, and many out of the way villages have old customs that have carried down through the centuries… not all of them good. Beware what lurks in the forgotten pockets of the countryside…
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| 0:00.0 | Hey guys, I'm your host, Tara A. Devlin, and welcome to this week's episode of Kowabana, |
| 0:15.7 | true Japanese scary stories from around the internet. |
| 0:19.5 | It's the final episode of the year, unless you're one of our early access patrons, of course. |
| 0:25.8 | It has been a tough year for most of us, no doubt, and likely a confusing, trying, and often |
| 0:32.8 | depressing one. |
| 0:34.6 | I hope you're all doing as well as can be right now, and I hope that this show has provided |
| 0:39.2 | you with at least a little bit of entertainment throughout this crazy year. |
| 0:43.4 | Thank you for sticking with us, and here's to another year of great, terrifying stories. |
| 0:49.5 | My personal favorites from this year would have to be the village that disappeared and evil |
| 0:55.0 | spirit den. |
| 0:56.0 | But what about you guys? |
| 0:58.0 | Come join us in the Discord and share your thoughts. |
| 1:01.0 | We'd love to see you there. |
| 1:03.0 | And to see out the end of the year, Kobabana Volume 8 is now on sale. |
| 1:08.0 | As always, you can pick that up in e-book or paperback format on Amazon. |
| 1:12.9 | Just type in Koabana into the search bar, or you can find the link on koabana.net and my various |
| 1:19.0 | social medias. |
| 1:20.7 | I hope you enjoy it and that it makes for a nice Christmas gift as well. |
| 1:25.4 | For this final episode of 2020, we're going to be looking at some |
| 1:29.6 | stories that feature dangerous and terrifying old customs from the hidden pockets of Japan, |
| 1:36.5 | villages that never joined the modern era, or were perhaps wiped out and left their terrifying |
| 1:43.1 | legacy behind. |
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