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Sakuragi Shrine in Tokorozawa: The Saitama Shrine Rumored to Be Haunted by Hanging Spirits
English Version This time, we’re looking at Sakuragi Shrine, a quiet shrine standing in Tokorozawa City, Saitama Prefecture. Among local ghost-story fans, -
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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. -
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The Horror of Invisible Pain: Fibromyalgia and Japan’s Designated Intractable Diseases
English Version In the film The Trembling Tongue , one of the most unforgettable images is a young girl whose central nervous system has been attacked by t -
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Why Is Picasso So Famous? 7 Strange Stories Behind the Genius Painter
English Version Almost everyone knows the name Pablo Picasso. And when people see one of his paintings, many can recognize it right away: “That’s Picasso.” -
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Nostradamus to Apophis: Doomsday Scenarios That Haunted Japan
English Version Before 1999, Nostradamus fever swept through Japan, and countless theories about the end of humanity were repeated on TV, in magazines, and -
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Ontong Java Plateau: Earth’s Sunken Scar from a Monster Eruption
English Version We have covered terrifying eruptions before, from superplumes to the possible catastrophic eruption of Yellowstone. Their scale is so far b -
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Mount Tsurugi Mysteries: Hidden Treasure Legends and Forbidden Places in Tokushima
English Version In Tokushima Prefecture on Shikoku, there is a mountain long known as one of Japan’s more mysterious sacred places: Mount Tsurugi, or Tsuru -
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The Fukuoka University Wandervogel Bear Attack: A Terrifying Tragedy in Hokkaido’s Hidaka Mountains
English Version We have previously covered the gruesome story of the Sankebetsu brown bear incident, in which a bear that had failed to hibernate came down -
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Hotel Katsugyo in Chiba: The Murder Case Behind the Haunted Yui Grand Hotel
English Version Hotel Katsugyo, also known as the Yui Grand Hotel, is one of Chiba Prefecture’s most famous haunted spots. It has been featured many times -
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John von Neumann, the “Alien” Genius: Uncanny Stories and Four Superhuman Talents
English Version John von Neumann has been called many things—an alien, a Martian, a man who was frighteningly good at pretending to be human, even a devil.