The Terrors in our Temples and Shrines
Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet
Tara A. Devlin
4.8 • 615 Ratings
🗓️ 26 February 2021
⏱️ 49 minutes
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There are hundreds and thousands of temples and shrines all over Japan, some tiny, some large, some abandoned, some forgotten. These tales remind us that no matter what, they’re not something to be messed around with.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey guys, I'm your host Tara A Devlin, and welcome to this week's episode of Kowabana, |
| 0:16.2 | true Japanese scary stories from around the internet. |
| 0:19.9 | Today is a very special day, because volume 3 of Toshiden is finally on sale. |
| 0:25.4 | Kept you waiting, huh? |
| 0:27.1 | I've been hard at work on this one, researching and collecting a bunch of brand-new urban |
| 0:31.7 | legends. |
| 0:32.6 | Some you probably heard of, and others you no doubt haven't. |
| 0:37.0 | And, to go with it, the Toshidem |
| 0:39.2 | podcast will also return for season three, starting next week. So don't miss out. You can |
| 0:45.2 | grab your copy of the book on Amazon right now. To kick off this week's episode, we're |
| 0:51.3 | going to look at yet another classic that I haven't yet featured on the |
| 0:54.5 | show. You can find this story in Koabana Origins, but it makes its podcast debut today, |
| 1:01.3 | and for good reason. I'll be posting an internet mystery video to the Koabana YouTube |
| 1:06.0 | channel tomorrow on this very topic. So, if you haven't read the story yet, here's your chance to catch up. |
| 1:14.0 | Along with Kotori Bako, this was one of the biggest stories to come out on Ni Channel in 2005 |
| 1:19.3 | and is still considered a classic today. |
| 1:23.2 | This one's called L Röh-Mensukuna. |
| 1:39.0 | I work in construction, and the other day I was called out to an old temple in Iwate prefecture to pull it down. |
| 1:41.7 | Nobody visits the temple anymore. |
| 1:45.0 | So, anyway, after we were done demolishing it, my colleague called me over. |
| 1:50.0 | Hey, come over here for a sec, would you? |
| 1:54.0 | I went over and there was a long black wooden box sitting by his feet. |
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