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Toshiden: Exploring Japanese Urban Legends

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Tara A. Devlin

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.

#42

S4E7 - Square

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05 Dec 2025

14 MINS

14:08

05 Dec 2025

#41

S4E6 - Cursed Mask

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21 Nov 2025

13 MINS

13:45

21 Nov 2025

#40

S4E5 - Ganbo Rock Calendar

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07 Nov 2025

10 MINS

10:01

07 Nov 2025

#39

S4E4 - Tachibana Ayumi

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24 Oct 2025

12 MINS

12:22

24 Oct 2025

#38

S4E3 - Kokeshi Dolls

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10 Oct 2025

11 MINS

11:37

10 Oct 2025

#37

S4E2 - Destruction of the Honma Family

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26 Sep 2025

11 MINS

11:33

26 Sep 2025

#36

S4E1 - Sacchan

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12 Sep 2025

11 MINS

11:50

12 Sep 2025

#35

Online Transmission

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09 Jul 2021

08 MINS

08:46

09 Jul 2021

#34

Nail Marks

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25 Jun 2021

08 MINS

08:41

25 Jun 2021

#33

Tiny Old Man

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11 Jun 2021

13 MINS

13:10

11 Jun 2021

#32

Tsukuba Robot

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28 May 2021

08 MINS

08:39

28 May 2021

#31

Takefuji’s Secret

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14 May 2021

09 MINS

09:34

14 May 2021

#30

Kagome Kagome

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30 Apr 2021

15 MINS

15:56

30 Apr 2021

#29

3 O’clock & Purple Grannies

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16 Apr 2021

14 MINS

14:02

16 Apr 2021

#28

Fukuchiyama Derailment Mystery

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02 Apr 2021

12 MINS

12:08

02 Apr 2021

#27

Bizarre Website

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19 Mar 2021

09 MINS

09:58

19 Mar 2021

#26

The Weeping Tree

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05 Mar 2021

11 MINS

11:32

05 Mar 2021

#25

Aokigahara: The Truth Behind Japan’s Suicide Forest

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04 Oct 2019

16 MINS

16:14

04 Oct 2019

#24

The Yokai Kudan

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20 Sep 2019

13 MINS

13:03

20 Sep 2019

#23

Of American Origins

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06 Sep 2019

11 MINS

11:12

06 Sep 2019

#22

The Fan's Present

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23 Aug 2019

09 MINS

09:22

23 Aug 2019

#21

Kokkai-gijidomae Station

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09 Aug 2019

10 MINS

10:09

09 Aug 2019

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#42

S4E7 - Square

#41

S4E6 - Cursed Mask

#40

S4E5 - Ganbo Rock Calendar

#39

S4E4 - Tachibana Ayumi

#38

S4E3 - Kokeshi Dolls

#37

S4E2 - Destruction of the Honma Family

#36

S4E1 - Sacchan

#35

Online Transmission

#34

Nail Marks

#33

Tiny Old Man

#32

Tsukuba Robot

#31

Takefuji’s Secret

#30

Kagome Kagome

#29

3 O’clock & Purple Grannies

#28

Fukuchiyama Derailment Mystery

#27

Bizarre Website

#26

The Weeping Tree

#25

Aokigahara: The Truth Behind Japan’s Suicide Forest

#24

The Yokai Kudan

#23

Of American Origins

#22

The Fan's Present

#21

Kokkai-gijidomae Station