English Version
Ikobe Coast in Toyohashi, Aichi, is known among some visitors for unsettling stories: voices heard from the forest, and sightings of a woman dressed in white. These are personal accounts and local rumors rather than confirmed events, but they have helped give the area an eerie reputation.
The coast is also famous as a nesting site for loggerhead sea turtles. Near the beach, however, there is a disused road that is no longer in service. The surrounding area has steep cliffs, and it is also known in local talk as a suicide spot.
Some people wonder whether the sea itself is connected to the coast’s ominous image. Ikobe Coast has had many water-related accidents, and swimming is prohibited in many areas.
If you visit, follow all posted signs, stay away from closed roads and cliff edges, and never enter restricted or unsafe areas.
Location: 287 Kofunagatani, Ikobe-cho, Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture.
Japanese Language
森の中から声が聞こえたり、白い服の女性が現れるなどの体験談が報告されている。伊古部海岸はアカウミガメの産卵場所として有名だが、その近くに今は使われなくなった廃道がある。この付近には切り立った崖があり、自殺の名所としても知られている。海岸は水難事故が多く遊泳禁止の場所が多くあることも何か関係があるのだろうか。愛知県豊橋市伊古部町小鮒ケ谷２８７
