The Kunekune Collection
Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet
Tara A. Devlin
4.8 • 615 Ratings
🗓️ 22 May 2020
⏱️ 47 minutes
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It’s white. It sways back and forth in the tranquillity of the rice fields. It drives you mad upon looking at it. It’s Kunekune, and here are some of the many tales told of it!
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| 0:00.0 | Let me tell you my true story. |
| 0:13.0 | Not too long ago, I realized what Kunakune really is. |
| 0:18.0 | I realized exactly what it is. |
| 0:21.6 | I was reading stories about it on some websites with my mother, and we were getting all |
| 0:26.6 | worked up chatting about it, when suddenly I realized exactly what it is. |
| 0:32.6 | Suddenly I was overcome with dizziness, and I grew awfully tired. |
| 0:42.0 | Still, I finally knew what Kune Kune really was. |
| 0:46.9 | I have to tell Mom, I thought, and I tried desperately to tell her. |
| 0:55.9 | "'Mum, I think. I know what Kune Kune is. For real, I said. The smile disappeared from her face, and she glared at me. |
| 1:00.7 | Don't say it. |
| 1:01.7 | Don't even think it. |
| 1:03.2 | Forget it! |
| 1:04.5 | She screamed. |
| 1:05.5 | After that, I don't remember anything. |
| 1:09.6 | I suddenly remembered all that today, but I don't remember what Kunakuna is. |
| 1:14.6 | What on earth happened there? |
| 1:17.6 | Why did I lose my memories? |
| 1:20.6 | I'm not brave enough to ask my mother about it, but to me, it's like a horror story. |
| 1:26.6 | P.S. As I was writing this, I suddenly had a clear and vivid image of a white snake in my head, |
| 1:35.3 | like some kind of god. |
| 1:37.5 | Is that kune-kune? |
| 1:40.6 | Seriously, I'm being for real here. |
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