English Version
Sanpoji Pond in Nerima, Tokyo, has long been tied to eerie local stories. One rumor says that the spirit of a woman has been seen rising to the surface of the water.
The pond is also connected to a legend from the Muromachi period. According to the tale, the warlord Toshima Yasutsune was defeated in battle by Ota Dokan and threw himself into Sanpoji Pond. It is also said that his daughter, Teruhime, followed him and took her own life in the same waters.
Not every strange story here is supernatural. Around 1993, there were multiple reported sightings of a giant crocodile in the area. A search was carried out, but in the end, no crocodile was ever found.
The site is associated with the area around 1-25-13 Shakujiidai, Nerima-ku, Tokyo. If you visit, go during safe hours, stay on public paths, and do not enter restricted or dangerous areas near the water.
Japanese Language
女性の霊が水面に浮かび上がるという噂があります。また、霊ではありませんが、1993年頃に巨大ワニの目撃証言が相次ぎ捜索しましたが、結局見つかることはありませんでした。室町時代の武将・豊島泰経が、太田道灌との合戦に敗れ三宝寺池に身を投げたという言い伝えが残っています。また、泰経の娘である照姫も後を追って身を投げたとされています。東京都練馬区石神井台１丁目２５?１３
