Toshiden: Exploring Japanese Urban Legends
A podcast by Tara A. Devlin
35 Episodes
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Online Transmission
Published: 7/9/2021 -
Nail Marks
Published: 6/25/2021 -
Tiny Old Man
Published: 6/11/2021 -
Tsukuba Robot
Published: 5/28/2021 -
Takefuji’s Secret
Published: 5/14/2021 -
Kagome Kagome
Published: 4/30/2021 -
3 O’clock & Purple Grannies
Published: 4/16/2021 -
Fukuchiyama Derailment Mystery
Published: 4/2/2021 -
Bizarre Website
Published: 3/19/2021 -
The Weeping Tree
Published: 3/5/2021 -
Aokigahara: The Truth Behind Japan’s Suicide Forest
Published: 10/4/2019 -
The Yokai Kudan
Published: 9/20/2019 -
Of American Origins
Published: 9/6/2019 -
The Fan's Present
Published: 8/23/2019 -
Kokkai-gijidomae Station
Published: 8/9/2019 -
Watching Woman
Published: 7/26/2019 -
Headless Rider
Published: 7/12/2019 -
Human-faced Dog (Jinmen Ken)
Published: 6/28/2019 -
Severed Head on Live Broadcast
Published: 6/14/2019 -
Turbo Granny, the speedy old woman
Published: 5/31/2019
Toshiden is a biweekly show in which horror author and translator Tara A. Devlin explores various urban legends from Japan. From Kuchisake-onna's long history to the hidden meaning behind convenience store toilet signs, we explore it all and look at how they came about and why they became a legend in the first place.