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English Version Hachioji Castle Ruins in Motohachioji, Hachioji City, Tokyo, is known not only as a historic battlefield site but also as a place surrounde

English Version Morikawa Park is located at 1-24-1 Mashiki, Ginowan City, Okinawa Prefecture. It is known not only as a local park, but also as a sacred pl

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

English Version The Okehazama Battlefield Legendary Site in Toyoake, Aichi, is known as a place connected to famous Sengoku-period warlords and has become

English Version At this gravesite in Imabari, some visitors have reported strange phenomena, including orbs appearing in photographs and what sounded like

English Version Takamatsu Pond in Morioka, Iwate, is said to be connected with several ghost stories, including rumors of suicide victims, fallen warriors,

English Version On Sado Island in Niigata Prefecture, it is said that many people suffered during the persecution of hidden Christians in Japan. Kirishitan

English Version Kasumigaura Branch Hospital is said to be home to many wandering spirits. The site was reportedly used as a soldiers’ base during World War

English Version Saga Prefectural Forest Park in Saga City is known as a public green space, but local rumors also connect it to a darker history. Near the

English Version Crosses and human bones are still reportedly unearthed at the ruins of Hara Castle. For that reason, the site is sometimes described as one