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English Version Across Japan, there are temples and shrines known as places for cutting ties. Some people visit because they want to break free from a run

English Version In the first half, I wrote about the onmyoji I met when I was around 17 or 18, and the strange events that happened at the time. Now we’ve

English Version The strange events I’m about to describe happened roughly 15 years ago, when I, Occult Tomato, was living in a certain area of Tokushima Pr

English Version Volcanoes can give us hot springs, calderas, dramatic landscapes, and some of the most beautiful places on Earth. But when they erupt, huma

English Version In Episode 2 of this series, we looked at how the idea of the inugami—a dog spirit used in curses or spirit possession—was already recogniz

English Version When you hear “the boundary between this world and the next,” what kind of place do you imagine? A glittering river like the Sanzu River fr

English Version In October 2019, a video sparked controversy, especially in the United States. It showed mounted police officers arresting a Black man and

English Version When you hear the phrase “haunted spot,” what kind of place comes to mind? Maybe an abandoned village hidden deep in the mountains, down a

English Version Out of nowhere, here is a strange question: what kind of alien are you, and where did you come from? Most people would probably answer, “No

English Version Angkor Wat is one of the world’s most recognizable UNESCO World Heritage sites. Even if you have never been to Cambodia, you have probably