Toshiden: Exploring Japanese Urban Legends
Digging into Japanese urban legends of all sizes
3 days ago

S4E3 - Kokeshi Dolls

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These days, kokeshi dolls have numerous urban legends associated with them, but how did this simple children’s toy garner such a dark and mysterious history?

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17 days ago

S4E2 - Destruction of the Honma Family

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According to legend, this entire family was wiped out because of a bloody picture hidden in their house, but how much truth, if any, was there to this one?

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1 month ago

S4E1 - Sacchan

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What is the true meaning behind this beloved nursery rhyme? Is there really a secret verse? And will she really come for you once you hear it?

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4 years ago

Online Transmission

S3 Episode 10

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Be careful what you wish for. It’s said that words have power. What if urban legends have that same power? What if you created an urban legend, only to find out that it was real…

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4 years ago

Nail Marks

S3 Episode 09

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A girl trapped in a school basement over the holidays. The janitor returns to find her corpse and nail marks on the back of the door from her attempts to escape. Did this really happen, and if so, where?

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4 years ago

Tiny Old Man

S3 Episode 08

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He’s smaller than the length of a ruler and likes to hang around hidden from plain site. Who is the Tiny Old Man and where does he come from?

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4 years ago

Tsukuba Robot

S3 Episode 07

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Legend has it that an interesting secret lies in wait at Tsukuba University. In Japan’s final hour the very campus itself will transform into a giant robot to save the nation! Could such a thing really be possible?

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4 years ago

Takefuji’s Secret

S3 Episode 06

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In a famous commercial for a consumer credit company, women dance around in skimpy clothing. Were they forced into it because they were in debt themselves? Was the commercial an example of what might happen if you too didn’t pay back your debts?

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4 years ago

Kagome Kagome

S3 Episode 05

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A popular children’s song with a dark, hidden history. What’s the truth behind this game children still play today, and is it really as horrifying as it’s made out to be?

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4 years ago

3 O’clock & Purple Grannies

S3 Episode 04

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One strikes at 3 o’clock. The other wears all purple. They both strike school toilets. What should you do if you run into one of these terrifying grannies?

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4 years ago

Fukuchiyama Derailment Mystery

S3 Episode 03

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On April 25, 2005, a train derailed on the Fukuchiyama Line. Numerous human errors were found to be at fault, but a legend soon sprang up that perhaps there may have been some ghostly fault as well…

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