English Version
Ninoshima, an island in Hiroshima Bay, has long been linked to unsettling rumors.
At one lodging facility on the island, people say that after midnight, the sound of many footsteps can be heard coming from the hallway. Some also claim to hear the sound of a bugle in the darkness.
There is another story about a certain mountain on the island. According to the rumor, some people who climb it may be possessed by spirits and collapse unconscious on the spot.
Ninoshima is also tied to the tragedy of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. It is said that people who jumped into the rivers to escape the pain of their burns and the intense heat lost their lives, and that some of them were carried by the currents to this island. Because of the way the currents move in Hiroshima Bay, floating objects—including, at times, human remains—are said to drift toward Ninoshima even today.
There are reportedly many people who have had strange experiences here. Whether one believes the stories or not, Ninoshima is not a place to visit lightly or as a joke.
Location noted in the source: 648 Ninoshima-cho, Minami Ward, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture. If you visit, stay on public paths, respect private property and restricted areas, and remember that this island is connected to real wartime loss.
Japanese Language
この島にある、とある宿泊施設では夜中の１２時をすぎると廊下から大勢の足音が聞こえたり、ラッパの音が聞こえてくるとの噂があります。また、この島にあるとある山に登るものは霊に取り憑かれてその場で失神してしまうこともあるという。原子爆弾が投下された時、火傷の苦しみと熱さから逃れるために川に飛び込み命を落とした人達が流れ着いたのがこの似島だという。広島湾では海流の関係で現在でも人間を含め浮遊物は全て似島に集まるとのこと。そのような体験をした人は少なくなく、遊び半分で立ち寄ってはいけない場所であることは間違いない。
広島県広島市南区似島町６４８
