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.
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World Occult
Illuminati Cards: The Creepy Game Rumored to Predict the Future
English Version The Illuminati cards are a type of card game—but according to some rumors, they are not just a game. They have been called “cards that pred -
History
Kitazakai Castle: The Lost Sengoku Fortress of Ishinomaki
English Version Little is known about Kitazakai Castle. It is said to have been a Sengoku-period mountain castle belonging to the Yamanouchi-Sudo clan. Acc -
Incidents & Accidents
Nishikigaura in Atami: A Cliffside Haunted Spot Rumored to Pull People Into the Sea
English Version Nishikigaura, located in Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, is known in rumor as one of the area’s darker haunted spots. According to local storie -
Incidents & Accidents
The Railroad Victims Memorial Tower in Shinagawa
English Version In Minami-Shinagawa, Tokyo, there is said to be a memorial tower connected to a tragic railway accident from the Taisho era. According to l -
History
Baba-ana: A Rumored Ubasute Legend in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka
English Version In Yamamiya, Fujinomiya City, Shizuoka Prefecture, there is a place known as Baba-ana. According to local rumor, the ghost of an elderly wo -
Incidents & Accidents
Former Kakuda Girls’ High School: A Haunted Martial Arts Hall in Miyagi
English Version Local rumors about the former Kakuda Girls’ High School in Miyagi Prefecture center on its martial arts hall. According to these accounts, -
Incidents & Accidents
Okuzure Coast: The Girl in White Said to Haunt Shizuoka’s Seaside Road
English Version Okuzure Coast, located around Hamatome in Yaizu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, is tied to a local ghost story about a young girl who died in a -
Abandoned Places
Inatori Abandoned Isolation Ward: The Black Shadow Rumor in Shizuoka
English Version In Inatori, Higashiizu Town, Kamo District, Shizuoka Prefecture, there is a well-known rumor about an abandoned isolation ward. According t -
World Occult
Dong Zhuo’s Strange Bluff: How a Three Kingdoms Tyrant Seized the Han Court
English Version In the early chapters of the Three Kingdoms story, Dong Zhuo is the warlord who takes control of the imperial court so completely that othe -
Scary Stories
Restless Spirits After an Earthquake: A Care Home Ghost Story and a Child’s Premonition
English Version Last month, there was an earthquake while my wife was at work. It was a level 3 on Japan’s seismic intensity scale, but even at home the sh