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Hotel Emperor: Tomakomai’s Abandoned Love Hotel and Haunted Ruin Near Lake Utonai
English Version Near Lake Utonai in Tomakomai, Hokkaido, several abandoned love hotels once stood close together. Among them, the abandoned Hotel Emperor h -
Japan and the Jews: A Linguist’s Claims About the Lost Tribes Theory
English Version The theory often called the “common ancestry of the Japanese and Jewish people” has long attracted attention because of the strange number -
The Curse of the Mothman: Point Pleasant’s Winged Omen and the Silver Bridge
English Version Cryptids—known in Japan as UMA, or “unidentified mysterious animals”—are creatures that have not been formally defined by biology. Some are -
A Bar for Live Ghost Stories Opens in Tokyo: Inside Kaidan-sha’s Seven-Seat Space
Kaidan-sha’s new Tokyo bar revives live Japanese ghost storytelling in an intimate, seven-seat setting—offering a rare, authentic experience for fans of kaidan culture. -
Oizumi Ryokuchi in Osaka: Haunted Park Legends and Ghost Stories
English Version Oizumi Ryokuchi is a huge green park in Osaka, planted with around 320,000 trees from about 200 species. Throughout the year, it draws both -
Aiyoshi Tunnel: A Chilling Rumored Haunted Spot in Chikuhoku, Nagano
English Version Aiyoshi Tunnel is located in Chikuhoku Village, Higashichikuma District, Nagano Prefecture. The tunnel is said to have an unsettling atmosp -
Aogashima: Tokyo’s Remote Double-Caldera Island Where People Live Inside a Volcano
English Version Aogashima is suddenly drawing attention from travelers overseas. Technically, this island belongs to Tokyo—but it could not feel farther fr -
Corolla Sanso in Hachinohe: The Truth Behind Aomori’s Haunted Mountain Ruins
English Version Have you heard of the abandoned site known as Corolla Sanso in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture? Deep in the mountains, it was once a treatment -
Gunkanjima: 10 Ghost Stories and Urban Legends from Japan’s Battleship Island
English Version Floating off the coast of Nagasaki Prefecture, the uninhabited island known as Gunkanjima is famous as one of Japan’s largest and most dram -
Ise Grand Shrine and the Yata no Kagami: The Hebrew Inscription Legend
English Version Ise Grand Shrine is one of the most important sacred sites in Japan. It is said to enshrine the Yata no Kagami, the Sacred Mirror that form
