Supernatural Japan – Details, episodes & analysis

In the 1970s, a quiet corner of rural Japan was shaken by a series of chilling murders. The killer struck on the same day each week, earning a terrifying nickname — the Wednesday Strangler. In this episode of Supernatural Japan, we explore a disturbing true crime case from Saga Prefecture, the investigation that gripped the nation, and the mysterious suspect at the center of it. Was the truth ever uncovered, or does the shadow of the Wednesday Strangler still linger in Japan’s forgotten countryside? BRAND NEW Website: supernaturaljapan.com Get lots of Premium and Exclusive Content! Premium membership: @patreon  Support on: @BuyMeACoffee Connect with Supernatural Japan: Website: supernaturaljapan.com Instagram: @supernaturaljapan Facebook: @SupernaturalJapan BlueSky: @MadForMaple X: @MadForMaple YouTube: @BusanKevin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send a text British author, podcaster, and reverend Peter Laws joins this chilling episode of Supernatural Japan to discuss his fascinating career exploring the dark side of belief, horror, and the unexplained. Known for his book The Frighteners: Why We Love Monsters, Ghosts, Death & Gore, the Matt Hunter thriller series, his atmospheric YouTube channel Into the Fog with Peter Laws, and his appearances as part of Team Believer on the hit Uncanny podcast, Peter brings his unique perspective on the supernatural to the show. In this episode, he shares insights into his work in writing and podcasting and recounts a terrifying story about travelers who unknowingly book a haunted Airbnb in Kyoto filled with eerie dolls. If you love Japanese ghost stories, paranormal podcasts, and true creepy encounters in Japan, this is an episode you won’t want to miss. Subscribe to: “Into the Fog With Peter Laws”: https://www.youtube.com/@IntoTheFog BRAND NEW Website: supernaturaljapan.com Get lots of Premium and Exclusive Content! Premium membership: @patreon  Support on: @BuyMeACoffee Connect with Supernatural Japan: Website: supernaturaljapan.com Instagram: @supernaturaljapan Facebook: @SupernaturalJapan BlueSky: @MadForMaple X: @MadForMaple YouTube: @BusanKevin Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send a text In this episode of Supernatural Japan, join us as we explore supernatural paths less traveled in Yawata City in Kyoto, Japan. Host Kevin O’Shea and writer Phillip Jackson explore supernatural sites located in Yawata and on Otokoyama. They visit a house reputed to be haunted, a traditional cemetery, and various shrines and temples on the mountain. A location connected to tales of hauntings and other unexplained phenomena.  Follow the podcast:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/supernaturaljapan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/supernaturaljapan Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/madformaple.bsky.social X: https://x.com/MadForMaple Email: supernaturaljapan@gmail.com Find Phillip Jackson’s books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Phillip-Jackson/author/B07K4YHPZB?ref=ap_rdr&shoppingPortalEnabled=true https://www.hiddenpathskyoto.com/ Tales from Kevin Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tales-from-kevin/id1767355563 Support the podcast (Help fund the creation of new episodes) MEMBERSHIPS NOW AVAILABLE!: https://buymeacoffee.com/busankevin YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BusanKevin NEW podcast companion blogs! https://justjapanstuff.com/ Website: https://supernaturaljapan.buzzsprout.com Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send a text In November of 1986, a Japan Airlines cargo flight (JAL 1628) would have a bizarre encounter while flying from Paris to Tokyo. Over Alaskan airspace, the captain of the flight would claim to have had a UFO encounter. The JAL 1628 UFO incident would become one of the best-known encounters in UFO history. Join host Kevin O’Shea as he shares this interesting moment in supernatural history with you. Support the podcast: https://buymeacoffee.com/busankevin Follow the podcast:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/supernaturaljapan Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/madformaple.bsky.social X: https://x.com/MadForMaple Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61551918404228&mibextid=LQQJ4d Email: supernaturaljapan@gmail.com  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BusanKevin Website: https://supernaturaljapan.buzzsprout.com Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send a text In this episode, we look at a place that consistently ends up in Top 10 Most Haunted places in Japan. The Round Schoolhouse in Hokkaido, Japan is said to be a lot more than just a spooky place. In this episode, Kevin O’Shea chats with Rich a YouTube vlogger known as the “MiddleAgedExpat.” Rich traveled to Bibai, Hokkaido to explore the haunted building himself and share his story. Support the podcast: https://buymeacoffee.com/busankevin Follow the podcast:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/supernaturaljapan Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/madformaple.bsky.social X: https://x.com/MadForMaple Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61551918404228&mibextid=LQQJ4d Email: supernaturaljapan@gmail.com  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BusanKevin Website: https://supernaturaljapan.buzzsprout.com Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send a text The Sennichi Department Store fire in Osaka, Japan in 1973 was the most tragic fire since the end of the Second World War. 118 people lost their lives in a nightclub located in the building. The site is now the home of Bic Camera electronics shop and to this very day, people report ghostly sights and sounds. In episode 1 of the podcast, host Kevin O’Shea looks at this tragic moment in Japanese history and the spirits that linger to this very day in the Namba area of Osaka. Support the podcast: https://buymeacoffee.com/busankevin Follow the podcast:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/supernaturaljapan Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/madformaple.bsky.social X: https://x.com/MadForMaple Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61551918404228&mibextid=LQQJ4d Email: supernaturaljapan@gmail.com  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BusanKevin Website: https://supernaturaljapan.buzzsprout.com Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send a text You’ve heard of Yokai in Japan. They are supernatural beings, spirits, and strange phenomena from Japanese folklore, encompassing monsters, demons, ghosts, shapeshifters, and enchanted objects. Some are better known than others. The Kappa, Tanuki, and Tengu are well-known, but some are not. How about the Yokai that touches your bottom when you visit the toilet, or one that drinks pee!!!! Learn about some silly and creepy supernatural Japanese beasties in this episode of Supernatural Japan.  Check out the book that inspired this episode: Strange Japanese Yokai: A Guide to Weird and Wonderful Monsters, Demons and Spirits  Follow the podcast:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/supernaturaljapan Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/madformaple.bsky.social X: https://x.com/MadForMaple Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/supernaturaljapan Email: supernaturaljapan@gmail.com Tales from Kevin Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tales-from-kevin/id1767355563 Support the podcast (Help fund the creation of new episodes): https://buymeacoffee.com/busankevin YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BusanKevin NEW podcast companion blogs! https://justjapanstuff.com/ Website: https://supernaturaljapan.buzzsprout.com Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send a text Explore the haunted legacy of Japan’s most powerful warlord in The Ghost of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. This episode of Supernatural Japan dives into Hideyoshi’s dramatic rise from peasant to ruler, the turbulent history of Osaka Castle, and the lingering ghost stories said to haunt its grounds today. From shadowy apparitions to restless warrior spirits, uncover how history, ambition, and the supernatural intertwine at one of Japan’s most famous castles. Follow the podcast:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/supernaturaljapan Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/madformaple.bsky.social X: https://x.com/MadForMaple Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/supernaturaljapan Email: supernaturaljapan@gmail.com Tales from Kevin Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tales-from-kevin/id1767355563 Support the podcast (Help fund the creation of new episodes): https://buymeacoffee.com/busankevin YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BusanKevin NEW podcast companion blogs! https://justjapanstuff.com/ Website: https://supernaturaljapan.buzzsprout.com Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send a text Journey to southern Kyushu in this episode of Supernatural Japan as we explore Issie, the mysterious monster said to lurk beneath the waters of Lake Ikeda. Discover eyewitness sightings, local folklore, and comparisons to other Japanese lake monsters as we uncover how geography, legend, and the supernatural collide in one of Japan’s most enduring cryptid mysteries. Follow the podcast:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/supernaturaljapan Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/madformaple.bsky.social X: https://x.com/MadForMaple Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/supernaturaljapan Email: supernaturaljapan@gmail.com Tales from Kevin Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tales-from-kevin/id1767355563 Support the podcast (Help fund the creation of new episodes) MEMBERSHIPS NOW AVAILABLE!: https://buymeacoffee.com/busankevin YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BusanKevin NEW podcast companion blogs! https://justjapanstuff.com/ Website: https://supernaturaljapan.buzzsprout.com Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send a text Celebrate Shōgatsu, Japan’s most important holiday, in this episode of Supernatural Japan. Explore New Year traditions, shrine visits, sacred foods, and the hidden spiritual beliefs behind Japan’s fresh start—from welcoming ancestral spirits to driving away misfortune. Discover how folklore, Shinto, and the supernatural shape the heart of Japan’s New Year celebrations. Follow the podcast:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/supernaturaljapan Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/madformaple.bsky.social X: https://x.com/MadForMaple Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/supernaturaljapan Email: supernaturaljapan@gmail.com Tales from Kevin Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tales-from-kevin/id1767355563 Support the podcast (Help fund the creation of new episodes) MEMBERSHIPS NOW AVAILABLE!: https://buymeacoffee.com/busankevin YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BusanKevin NEW podcast companion blogs! https://justjapanstuff.com/ Website: https://supernaturaljapan.buzzsprout.com Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices