Toshiden: Exploring Japanese Urban Legends
A podcast by Tara A. Devlin
35 Episodes
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Sukima-onna, the Gap Woman
Published: 5/17/2019 -
Hitori Kakurenbo
Published: 11/30/2018 -
Hanako-san of the toilet
Published: 11/16/2018 -
Dastardly dreams that will kill you
Published: 11/2/2018 -
Curse of the Red Room
Published: 10/19/2018 -
The lost and lawless Inunaki Village
Published: 10/5/2018 -
Dangers of the boutique dressing room
Published: 9/21/2018 -
The cursed Kleenex commercial
Published: 9/7/2018 -
The curse of Sugisawa, the lost village
Published: 8/24/2018 -
Purple mirror, the cursed words
Published: 8/10/2018 -
Tomino's Hell, the cursed poem
Published: 7/27/2018 -
Ghost tests and uncovering your reikan
Published: 7/13/2018 -
Kashima-san, the vengeful spirit with no lower body
Published: 6/29/2018 -
Mary-san, Kaijin Answer & Satoru-kun
Published: 6/15/2018 -
Kuchisake-onna, the Japanese horror legend
Published: 6/1/2018
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.