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. Kai Han, Bizarer Crimes That Shook Japan Volume 2, is now out.

If you are interested in learning more about some of the most bizarre, strange and even

terrifying crimes that have taken place in Japan over the last few decades, then make sure

to grab your copy now.

You can find 25 new cases of missing persons,

unsolved mysteries, and truly bizarre crimes that still confuse people today. That's Kaihan,

Bizarre Crimes That Shook Japan Volume 2, out now.

This week, we're heading to the Kantor region, not to catch some Pokemon, but to share

some terrifying tales from perhaps the most well-known area in all of Japan.

First up, a young boy visits a local shrine in Gunma with his grandmother, but when he tries

to pray, she suddenly stops him.

This shrine, you see, will absolutely grant your wish, but at a great cost.

Is that cost really worth it?

Find out in The Shrine That Grants Wishes. Grant's wishes.

My grandmother on my mother's side was a deeply religious person.

When I was young, I used to visit her house in Guma, and she would often take my hand and drag me to visit a shrine in the mountains.

There's not a single place in Guma where you can't see mountains. And right behind my mother's

family home, there was a mountain too. Graves of locals covered most of this mountain,

and it was covered in narrow paths like

a spider web.

My grandmother said this shrine was dedicated to Kompira Sama.

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