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Japan’s Infamous 2012 Penis Tasting Event: The Bizarre Story Explained
English Version Around the world, there are foods that can shock visitors from Japan: pigeon meat in Egypt, balut in the Philippines, and even escargot in -
Yokai Parade in Washington: How Japan’s Supernatural Creatures Became Cultural Diplomats
The Yokai Parade exhibition at Washington’s JICC reveals how Japan’s supernatural creatures evolved from oral folklore to global cultural icons. -
Old Honzaka Tunnel: Female Ghost Legends on the Hime Kaido in Toyohashi
English Version Old Honzaka Tunnel, located in Suse-cho, Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture, is known in local rumor as a place where many female apparitions -
Japan-Jewish Common Ancestry Theory: Ancient Japan’s Taboo History and the Mystery of the Migrants
English Version Some people say there is a period in ancient Japanese history that remains almost taboo, not only because it is controversial, but because -
The Demon Mansion in Hachinohe: A Haunted House Rumored to Be Sealed with Ofuda
English Version In Ichikawa-machi, Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture, there is a house feared by some as a place where visitors are likely to experience sp -
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
