English Version
Nogata No. 3 Crossing in Nogata, Nakano City, Tokyo, is associated with several grim local rumors.
People have claimed to see what appears to be the spirit of someone who died by suicide near the crossing. Others say that, when standing in front of it, their bodies suddenly refuse to move, as if they have been pinned in place by a case of kanashibari, the Japanese idea often compared to sleep paralysis.
The crossing is also said to be a place where suicides have happened repeatedly. According to the rumor, five people have already taken their own lives there.
Another story tells of an elderly woman who accidentally entered the crossing and was struck and killed by a train. When her body was recovered, her head was allegedly missing. It was said to have been found later in a nearby garden, already decomposed.
The location is given as around 5-35-1 Nogata, Nakano City, Tokyo. If you go looking for it, treat it as an active railway crossing: stay in public areas, never enter the tracks or railway property, and avoid disturbing residents nearby.
Japanese Language
自殺者と思われる霊が出現する他、踏切前で金縛りにあったかのように身体が動かなくなる等の噂があります。自殺が多発している踏切とされ、既に5人がこの場所で自殺していると言われています。踏切内に誤進入して電車に轢かれて亡くなった老婆の首が、死体回収の際に見つからず、後に近所の庭にて腐敗した状態で見つかったという噂もあります。東京都中野区野方５丁目３５?１
