Toshiden: Exploring Japanese Urban Legends
A podcast by Tara A. Devlin - Fridays
38 Episodes
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S4E3 - Kokeshi Dolls
Published: 10/10/2025 -
S4E2 - Destruction of the Honma Family
Published: 26/09/2025 -
S4E1 - Sacchan
Published: 12/09/2025 -
Online Transmission
Published: 09/07/2021 -
Nail Marks
Published: 25/06/2021 -
Tiny Old Man
Published: 11/06/2021 -
Tsukuba Robot
Published: 28/05/2021 -
Takefuji’s Secret
Published: 14/05/2021 -
Kagome Kagome
Published: 30/04/2021 -
3 O’clock & Purple Grannies
Published: 16/04/2021 -
Fukuchiyama Derailment Mystery
Published: 02/04/2021 -
Bizarre Website
Published: 19/03/2021 -
The Weeping Tree
Published: 05/03/2021 -
Aokigahara: The Truth Behind Japan’s Suicide Forest
Published: 04/10/2019 -
The Yokai Kudan
Published: 20/09/2019 -
Of American Origins
Published: 06/09/2019 -
The Fan's Present
Published: 23/08/2019 -
Kokkai-gijidomae Station
Published: 09/08/2019 -
Watching Woman
Published: 26/07/2019 -
Headless Rider
Published: 12/07/2019
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.