English Version
Miyazawa Lake in Hanno, Saitama, has gathered several unsettling rumors over the years. Some say that late at night, the sound of a young girl crying can be heard coming from the lake. Others claim that Kuchisake-onna, the “slit-mouthed woman” of Japanese urban legend, appears in the area. There are also stories of a ghostly passenger getting into taxis nearby.
The location is also connected to a real and tragic crime. On June 6, 1989, Tsutomu Miyazaki, the perpetrator of the Tokyo-Saitama serial child abduction and murder case, killed a five-year-old girl at Miyazawa Lake Cemetery and abandoned her body there.
The area is associated with Miyazawa, Hanno City, Saitama Prefecture. If visiting nearby public areas, go during appropriate hours, respect private property and cemetery grounds, and avoid entering restricted places.
Japanese Language
夜な夜な湖から少女の泣き声が聞こえてくる、口裂け女が現れる、幽霊が客としてタクシーに乗るなどの噂があります。1989年6月6日、東京・埼玉連続幼女誘拐殺人事件の犯人の宮崎勤が、当時5歳の女児を宮沢湖霊園で殺害し遺体を遺棄しています。埼玉県飯能市宮沢２７?４９
