The Kowabana YouTube channel, hosted by author Tara A. Devlin, is dedicated to bringing you all sorts of dark and terrifying content from Japan that you might not otherwise get to experience. From Famicom-era sound novels to indie visual novels, ancient DOS games to little-known modern horrors, you'll find a little bit of everything as we strive to bring you unique content straight out of Japan each and every week!

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Horror Stories

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286 videos

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Hyaku Monogatari: Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi

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Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water

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28 videos

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Footage

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Latest Videos

The Complete Fatal Frame 4 Timeline

2025-04-25 3:00:38 PM ● 624 views ● 0:00

Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse (2008)

Chilling Storytime with Bloody Painter Dating Sim (Full Game)

2025-04-24 3:00:38 PM ● 493 views ● 0:00

Kaidan Restaurant: Akakage-san (Japanese Horror Stories)

2025-04-23 3:00:41 PM ● 759 views ● 0:00

Horror Stories (2019)

5 Disturbing Japanese Internet Mysteries

2025-04-22 3:00:48 PM ● 8,228 views ● 0:00

Twilight Syndrome Tansaku-hen (Full Game)

2025-04-21 3:01:30 PM ● 1,479 views ● 0:00

Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories - Chilling Yurei Encounters

2025-04-18 3:01:16 PM ● 4,897 views ● 0:00

Chilling Storytime with Neighbour (Full Game)

2025-04-17 3:00:16 PM ● 643 views ● 0:00

Kaidan Restaurant: Stage Mama (Japanese Horror Stories)

2025-04-16 3:00:35 PM ● 645 views ● 0:00

Words You Shouldn’t Search For: Tonari no Torotoro & More (Japanese Horror Terms)

2025-04-15 3:00:47 PM ● 2,922 views ● 0:00

Kowabana Plays: Risu (Indie Japanese Horror Games)

2025-04-14 3:00:54 PM ● 738 views ● 0:00

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