Toshiden: Exploring Japanese Urban Legends

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.

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Toshiden: Exploring Japanese Urban Legends

Episodes (45)

Jan 16th Manager of Time & Space
Jan 2nd The Curse of Taira no Masakado’s Grave
Dec 19, 2025 Peko-chan’s Horrifying Truth

Toshiden: Exploring Japanese Urban Legends

Jan 16, 2026
16¼ minutes
24 MB

Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! This guy (or gal) is said to send people back to the correct time and space when they find themselves somewhere they shouldn’t be, but who exactly is he? BGM thanks to Myuuji, Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG. Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Support Toshiden: Exploring Japanese Urban Legends by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/toshiden

Toshiden: Exploring Japanese Urban Legends

Manager of Time & Space

Tara A. Devlin

00:00 -16:16