Hey guys, I'm your host Tara A. Devlin, and welcome to this week's episode of Kowabana,

true Japanese scary stories from around the internet. Have you picked up the latest volume of Kowabana, Volume 10, yet?

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We've got creepy curses, human horrors, vengeful ghosts and much more on display, so don't

miss out.

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that out at kowabana. 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 a few stories

from one of my favorite topics, old customs and rituals. I lived in the countryside,

so I was able to take part in quite a few festivals, and I was able to learn about all sorts

of customs as well, seeing as I was out Isamo Way, the home of the gods. And to kick this

week's episode off, we're heading way out into the countryside to uncover

the legend of something called the Kappa Well.

It's said that water appears in it only on the night of the new moon, and if you drink it, it

will extend your life.

But is it really true?

Find out in Kappa Well. Okay. It will extend your life. But is it really true?

Find out in Kappa Well.

On this particular day, my close friend S drove us to an abandoned village deep in the mountains on the border

of the prefecture.

There were three of us, as usual.

S drove while I sat in the passenger seat.

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