Hey guys, I'm your host, Tara A. Devlin, and welcome to this week's episode of Kowalbana, true Japanese scary stories from around the internet.

My latest book, Me Tai Shoe, Bizarre Incidence from Japan's

Past, is now out. If hearing about some of the weird, bizarre, strange and downright frightening

events from the last 100 or so years of Japanese history interests you, then do head over

and check it out right now. We also have a brand new design up in the Kowabana

merchandise store. You can check that out at koabana.store. We have shirts, mugs, stickers,

masks and much more, so do check it out and help support the show at the same time.

This week, we're looking at several stories taking place in the many mountains of Japan.

First up, a group of friends decide to visit a known local ghost spot, but of course, get a little more than they bargained for.

And, it seems, it may have followed them home.

Find out why in Abandoned Building in the Mountains.

This actually happened to me, although it might not be that scary for you. This terrifying

experience happened to me when I was in university, about 20 years ago

now. I went to a university in a different prefecture and joined the athletics club there.

One day, I went to a hot spring with fellow club members A, who was in the same year as me,

as well as B-san and C-san, who were one year above us.

After that, we decided to check out a famous Skospot nearby. This place was an abandoned

building deep in the mountains, pretty far from town. B-san was a local, while the rest of us

came from different prefectures.

He had already been there once before, so we all went over in his car.

Honestly, if you weren't a local, then you would never find it.

We drove for 20 or 30 minutes through the mountains, and then there it was.

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