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Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet

Tales from Kyushu

Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet

Tara A. Devlin

Fiction, Leisure, Hobbies, Drama, Literature, Arts

4.8615 Ratings

🗓️ 10 January 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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This week we’re heading to the island of Kyushu for 8 stories of terrifying ghosts, monsters, and sometimes even people…

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0:00.0

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

0:15.6

true Japanese scary stories from around the internet.

0:19.0

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

0:24.6

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

0:29.6

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

0:34.3

your copy now.

0:36.0

You can find 25 new cases of missing persons,

0:38.9

unsolved mysteries and truly bizarre crimes that still confuse people today.

0:44.3

That's Kai Han, Bizarre Crimes That Shook Japan Volume 2. Out now.

0:50.7

This week, we're heading to Kyushu for yet another stop on our ghastly tour around Japan.

0:56.2

First up, two friends visit one of the most famous ghost spots not just in Fukuoka,

1:01.8

but perhaps all of Japan.

1:04.1

But what's really waiting for them there?

1:06.8

Find out in...

1:08.0

Inunaki Ridge. Have you ever heard of Inunaki Ridge?

1:19.6

I was going to make up a story, but then I remembered something I'd forgotten for a long time. Honestly, it's

1:29.6

not that scary, but it did actually happen to me. I was a student at the time, and I was

1:37.2

friends with someone by the name of A. After school, we always hung around and just chatted.

1:44.6

We weren't in any clubs after all.

1:47.4

At any rate, we both liked scary stories, so we often passed the time sharing them.

1:54.1

Sometimes a few girls would join us, and we passed the time at school until the sunset.

2:00.1

Soon, it was our final summer holidays before we had to get ready for exams.

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