Urban Legends– category –

English Version If you have driven in Japan, you may have seen a road sign marked with a simple exclamation point: “!” Officially, this is a warning sign m

English Version About a month ago, a treatment known in Japan as “blood cleansing” caused a stir on Twitter. The procedure involves mixing a person’s own b

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

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

English Version Do you ever watch late-night TV? This rumor comes from the days before Japan fully switched to digital broadcasting. Back in the analog era

English Version Britain has long had legends of a black dog known as the “Black Dog.” In British folklore, it is widely regarded as a symbol of misfortune

English Version Whales are the largest animals on Earth, yet much about them remains mysterious. Around the world, people have long been unsettled by repor

English Version El Silbón is a frightening urban legend told in Venezuela and Colombia in South America. According to the story, El Silbón was born in Vene

English Version Have you heard of the urban legend known as the “Black-Eyed Kids,” or BEKs? As the name suggests, this legend is about eerie children whose

English Version Urban legends exist all over the world. Most are treated as rumors with no solid proof, but the story introduced here is different. It is b