English Version
There are rumors around Kejyonuma that a baby’s cries can be heard coming from the marsh. At night, some say they have heard a woman quietly sobbing, and there are also stories of a pale, bluish female spirit being seen near the water.
The eerie name Kejyonuma is said to come from a woman who once lived near the marsh. According to the legend, she fell in love with a traveler and had a child with him. Before long, however, the child disappeared.
Around that same time, someone reportedly saw a snake, slightly larger than the child, slipping into the marsh. From that night on, people near the water began hearing the cries of a child.
Overcome with grief, the woman is said to have thrown herself into the marsh. Some versions say she did it while searching for her lost child; others suggest she chose to end her own life.
Afterward, rumors spread that the woman had transformed into a snake and continued to wander near Kejyonuma, still searching for her child.
Location: 10 Tozawa, Ono, Furukawa, Osaki City, Miyagi Prefecture. If you visit the area, check current access rules, do not enter restricted or private property, and avoid unsafe conditions around the marsh, especially at night.
Japanese Language
沼から赤ちゃんの泣き声がする、夜になると女性がすすり泣く声が聞こえてくる、青白い女性の霊が目撃されている。といった噂がある。化女沼（けじょぬま）という不気味な名前は、沼の近くで暮らしていた女性に由来しています。その女性は旅人と恋におち、子供を授かりましたが、子供は間もなく姿を消しました。ちょうどその時に子供よりも一回り大きなヘビが沼に消えていく様子が目撃されたそうです。その夜から沼の近くでは子供の泣き声が聞こえるようになりました。嘆き悲しんだ女性は子供を探すため、あるいは自ら命を絶つ決断をしたのか、沼へ身を投げたといわれています。
そしてヘビに化けた女性が子供を探し沼の近くを徘徊するという噂が流れるようになりました。宮城県大崎市古川小野遠沢１０
