Well in the Basement
Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet
Tara A. Devlin
4.8 • 615 Ratings
🗓️ 7 December 2018
⏱️ 28 minutes
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There have long been rumours of the tunnels underneath Tokyo holding a dark secret. What really lurks in the darkness beneath the largest city on Earth? Find out as one young man takes you on an adventure you won't soon forget.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey guys, I'm your host Tara A. Devlin, and welcome to another episode of Kawabana, |
| 0:18.1 | true Japanese scary stories from around the internet. |
| 0:22.2 | I hope you're not afraid of the dark, or what lurks below, because on this week's episode, |
| 0:29.0 | we're taking a trip deep under the streets of Tokyo. |
| 0:33.3 | There have long been rumours of tunnels underneath the capital city of Japan, and depending on |
| 0:38.7 | who you talk to, they exist for various reasons. |
| 0:43.2 | But urban legends aside, many tunnels do exist under Tokyo, such as the water discharge |
| 0:50.2 | tunnels built to drain Tokyo in case of flooding. |
| 0:53.9 | But what other tunnels might exist down there? |
| 0:57.0 | What's hiding within them? |
| 1:00.0 | Find out in this week's story called |
| 1:04.0 | Well, in the basement. |
| 1:10.0 | By writing this down, I think those who were friends with me in the past will know who I am. |
| 1:20.8 | If they find out, I'm going to be in big trouble. If they know I'm still alive, they're going to come looking for me, |
| 1:30.2 | but I need to write it down. The existence of that well is still buried in darkness, |
| 1:38.5 | and that's why I need to write about it. I'm not a good rider, and it might get a little long. |
| 1:47.0 | It's not a ghost story either, but if you're interested, please check it out. |
| 1:55.0 | This happened several years ago. |
| 1:58.0 | A person named Ensan worked as a rather young leader for a certain organization |
| 2:05.6 | in Tokyo. Even today, this type of organization outsources their dangerous work to individuals |
| 2:14.6 | on a daily basis. If the police intervene, then it's just like cutting |
| 2:20.9 | the tail off a lizard, you know? But because of that, the pay is pretty damn good. |
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