EPISODE GUIDE
SEASON Four:
Toyama
Episode 20: haunted toyama
Why is Toyama Park in the heart of Tokyo considered one of the most haunted places in Japan? Hear the dark ghost stories that still persist. Are these persistent stories just the echoes of torment? What secrets lie below these scary stories?
Hear the story of the unnamed demon accidentally released in the area by a samurai full of hubris. Learn of the ghost of the woman beheaded, but who still holds her baby close for protection.
Episode 21: A Place of Evil
How many victims of human experimentation are buried in the ground at Toyama Park? Hear the tale behind this unbelievable yet true story.
Episode 22: The Rise of unit 731
Toyama Park is forever connected with the atrocities that occurred in China through Unit 731 and Japan’s Doctor Death himself, Dr. Shiro Ishii. Hear the harrowing story of Unit 731’s origins and the stories of brave souls who tried to escape its confines.
Episode 23: The Horrors of unit 731
As Unit 731 and Dr. Ishii grow in power, they feel they are untouchable. Atrocities on their captives are justified in the name of “science” as they conduct experiments that would make Dr. Mengele blush.
Episode 24: the fall of unit 731
The unthinkable happens. Japan loses the war. Dr. Ishii and Unit 731 meet their fates. Listen to the story of what befalls this terrible wartime horror and its author.
Produced, written and translated by Heath A. Havey
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Episode 25: toyama’s modern day ghost stories
Hear the ghost stories that still prevail at Toyama Park. Are these the wails from the victims of Unit 731? Is the park and its land cursed?
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