The Village That Disappeared
Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet
Tara A. Devlin
4.8 • 615 Ratings
🗓️ 23 October 2020
⏱️ 71 minutes
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Long ago, something happened that caused an entire village to disappear off the face of the earth. What happened to it, and why? This is a tale you won’t soon forget…
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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, |
| 0:15.1 | true Japanese scary stories from around the internet. |
| 0:19.2 | We're currently in the middle of Spooktober, meaning that you |
| 0:21.8 | can grab an exclusive Ko-Abana story every single day this month over on our Patreon for |
| 0:26.9 | as little as $1.00. Head over to patreon.com slash Tara A. Devlin, if you'd like to support the show |
| 0:33.7 | and get even more Japanese horror. And speaking of our Patreon, thanks to our wonderful |
| 0:39.4 | patrons, we reached our goal to bring this week's special extra long episode to you. There are |
| 0:44.6 | some stories out there that are so massive and imposing that they take a lot of time to translate |
| 0:49.3 | and put together, and I'm very happy to be able to bring you one of those stories this week. |
| 0:54.0 | It instantly grabbed my attention once I started reading and didn't let go. |
| 0:58.7 | The theme of Lost Villages has always been one of my favorite story types, |
| 1:03.1 | and this one gets downright chilling at times. |
| 1:06.3 | Prepare yourselves, because this week, we're heading deep into the countryside to visit the |
| 1:12.5 | village that disappeared this is the first time I've told anyone about this story or |
| 1:24.9 | even written it down if you've got the time I'd love for you to hear me out. |
| 1:30.5 | It might get a little difficult to read, and most people will probably think I'm just trolling. |
| 1:36.0 | I'll do my best to answer all your questions. |
| 1:38.9 | I don't have much time, so I'll try to answer quickly. |
| 1:42.8 | Well then, let's get started. |
| 1:45.0 | I was born and raised in a village in the mountains. |
| 1:49.0 | Only about 100 people lived there, and there was no school, so I went to the elementary and junior high schools in the city. |
| 1:57.0 | Most of the villages were middle-aged or older, and the high school and university students |
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