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Hotel Kotei: Kochi’s Castle-Like Abandoned Hotel and Its Ghost Rumors
English Version A Western-Style Ruin in Kochi Hotel Kotei is an abandoned hotel in Nagahama, Kochi City, Kochi Prefecture. Its brick exterior gives it the -
Unosu Cliffs: Haunted Rumors at an Iwate Coastal Lookout
English Version Unosu Cliffs, located in the Makizawa area of Tanohata Village in Iwate Prefecture, are said to have a grim reputation as a place associate -
The Dark Everyday Life of Joseon-Era Korea: Clothing, Food, and Strange Folk Remedies
English Version Modern arguments between Japan and South Korea often revolve around historical memory, including forced labor and the comfort women issue. -
Yanagidani Kannon’s Folding-Screen Reveal: A Hidden View of Old Kyoto
Yanagidani Kannon will unveil its rare Rakuchu Rakugai folding screen from October 17–25, 2026, offering a vivid map of vanished Kyoto. -
Love Hotel Cosmo: A Space Shuttle-Themed Ruin in Otofuke, Hokkaido
English Version One rumor says that one of the rooms has a mirrored ceiling. If you take a photo of that mirror, a woman is said to appear beside the perso -
Yubetsu Coal Mine in Hokkaido: A Haunted Ruin in Kushiro’s Akan Area
English Version Yubetsu Coal Mine in Akan-cho, Kushiro, Hokkaido, is known among ghost-spot enthusiasts as a place so intense that people who claim to be h -
Gankutsu Hotel: A Haunted Cave Site in Yoshimi, Saitama
English Version Gankutsu Hotel in Kitayoshimi, Yoshimi Town, Saitama, has long been known as one of the area’s well-known haunted spots. According to local -
Miyamae Neputa 2026: How Giant Lantern Floats Carry Northern Folklore to Kawasaki
Discover the 2026 Miyamae Neputa festival in Kawasaki: event schedule, access, and how Aomori-style lantern floats are reimagined in an urban setting. -
Dendera Field in Tono: The Sorrowful Legend of Japan’s Abandoned Elders
English Version Once known as a kind of ubasuteyama—a place associated with the abandonment of the elderly—Dendera Field is still surrounded by unsettling -
The Third Secret of Fátima: Rumors, Vatican Silence, and the Mystery of Sister Lúcia
English Version In 1917, in the small Portuguese town of Fátima, three Catholic shepherd children said they received three prophecies from the Virgin Mary,
