Igamori Ryunosuke– Author –
Welcome to Scary Japan.
I am the creator of this website and have spent more than 40 years exploring Japan’s hidden dark side. Throughout my journey, I have collected countless ghost stories, urban legends, supernatural encounters, and local mysteries from across the nation.
My goal is to preserve and share these chilling tales with people around the world who are fascinated by Japanese horror and folklore.
If you would like to contact me, please reach out via X:
https://x.com/IgamoriRyu
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Special Features
Volcanoes, Super Plumes, and Caldera Eruptions: A Scary Guide to Earth’s Hidden Power
English Version On Occult Online, we have featured a number of articles focusing on volcanoes and eruptions. When you think about the power of a volcano, o -
Osaka
Old Ikoma Tunnel: Osaka’s Haunted Railway Tunnel Between Nara and Osaka
English Version Osaka Prefecture is home to one of Japan’s better-known “haunted tunnels”: the Old Ikoma Tunnel. Over the years, it has become associated w -
Scary Japan Stories
Inside the No. 0 Archive: Why a Library of Unclassifiable Books Feels Uncanny
No. 0 Archive: You Have Been Chosen is a new Japanese horror book where a forbidden digital library defies classification, unsettling readers. -
Incidents & Accidents
Haunted Rumors at Kubizaki Lighthouse in Ofunato, Iwate
English Version Kubizaki Lighthouse is rumored to be haunted by the spirit of a man who died by self-immolation, as well as the ghost of a woman dressed in -
Saitama
Hata Tunnel in Saitama: The Abandoned Meiji-Era Tunnel Behind Decades of Ghost Stories
English Version Hata Tunnel in Hanno City, Saitama Prefecture, is an abandoned tunnel with the atmosphere of a Meiji-era cultural relic. It has been used a -
World Occult
Was Lynmouth’s Deadly Flood Caused by a Secret Weather Weapon Experiment?
English Version Have you ever heard of artificial weather modification? It is often discussed as part of the broader idea of “weather weapons,” a field of -
World Occult
The Baker Street Bank Heist: The Real Mystery Behind The Bank Job
English Version Crimes like the ones in Ocean’s Eleven , or the daring schemes in a Conan Doyle detective story, can feel safely unreal when we watch them -
Incidents & Accidents
Kamuikotan: Haunted Legends Along Hokkaido’s Ishikari River
English Version Kamuikotan, in Kamui-cho, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, is known for its dramatic scenery along the Ishikari River—but it is also tied to unsettling -
Special Features
Nazi Germany, Hitler, and the Occult: Dark Mysteries of the Third Reich
English Version Banner illustration by Dorashieru. This page collects Scary Japan articles about Nazi Germany and Adolf Hitler from an occult and historica -
Yokai
A Haunted Sugoroku Reborn: Reading Edo Monsters as a Playable City
Discover how the EDO//RE:PLAY exhibition transforms a historic Edo monster sugoroku board game into an immersive, interactive city of yokai fear.