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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World Occult
Dark Web Mysteries: Inside the Internet’s Lawless Shadow Zone
English Version When you look something up or shop online, you probably use Google, Yahoo!, Amazon, YouTube, or other familiar sites. But the internet has -
World Occult
Mineral Humans: Strange Reports of People Producing Metal from Their Bodies
English Version Even today, with modern medicine and science, there are still stories that seem to resist easy explanation. Among the strangest are account -
Abandoned Places
The Ofuda House in Kurashiki: A Haunted Ruin Covered in Protective Talismans
English Version Near this spot in Kurashiki, Okayama, people say visitors may feel dizzy or lightheaded for no clear reason. There are also rumors that if -
History
Toyama Park in Shinjuku: Haunted Rumors Around Hakone-yama
English Version Tokyo Metropolitan Toyama Park in Shinjuku is often mentioned in local ghost stories, especially the area around Hakone-yama, an artificial -
History
Former Japanese Army Epidemic Prevention Research Institute Site in Shinjuku
English Version Rumors Around Toyama, Shinjuku This location in Toyama, Shinjuku City, Tokyo, is rumored to be haunted by unsettling wartime spirits. Stori -
Incidents & Accidents
Keio Plaza Hotel in Shinjuku: Rumors of Falling Figures and Tragic Incidents
English Version The Keio Plaza Hotel in Nishi-Shinjuku is sometimes mentioned in urban-legend circles because of rumors about figures seen falling from the -
World Occult
Zhao Gao, the Second Emperor, and the “Horse-Deer” Plot That Helped Destroy Qin
English Version The Qin dynasty, the first state to unify China, was built through the achievements of Ying Zheng—later known as the First Emperor—and many -
Incidents & Accidents
Tega-no-Oka Park: Rumors of Wandering Shadows in Kashiwa, Chiba
English Version Tega-no-Oka Park in Kashiwa, Chiba, is sometimes mentioned in local ghost stories for sightings of wandering shadows and strange, light-lik -
World Occult
Spontaneous Human Combustion: The Chilling Mystery of Bodies That Catch Fire
English Version Spontaneous human combustion, often shortened to SHC, refers to the terrifying phenomenon in which a person’s body is said to suddenly burs -
History
Tokyo’s Military Light Railway Tunnel and the 2 A.M. Ghost Rumor in Nishitokyo
English Version A 2 A.M. rumor There is a rumor that if you visit this site at 2:00 a.m., you may see a spirit. The story is connected to a short-lived mil