Discover Japan’s Dark Side

English Version In Zentsuji City, Kagawa Prefecture, on Japan’s island of Shikoku, stands Zentsuji Temple, a place traditionally associated with the birthp

English Version Inokashira Park in Mitaka, Tokyo, is often known as a peaceful green escape, but it also has a darker set of rumors attached to its pond. O

English Version Kurose Hospital is said to be a haunted spot in Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, with rumors of footsteps echoing inside the buildin

English Version Kagamiyama Park in Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, is rumored to have a strange and unsettling atmosphere. Some visitors say they h

English Version Mount Mihara, an active volcano on Izu Oshima in Tokyo’s Oshima Town, has long been tied to eerie stories and tragic history. One rumor say

English Version Arigatayama is said to be a haunted spot in Inagi, Tokyo, where viewers reportedly heard groaning voices during a livestreamed visit by gho

English Version A child vanishes after an adult looks away for only a moment. Many people in Japan have seen stories like this on the news. They are someti

English Version Kyu-Iwabuchi Floodgate, also known as the Red Floodgate, is a large floodgate separating the Arakawa River and the Sumida River in Kita Cit

English Version At Mitsugi Intersection in Musashimurayama, Tokyo, there are rumors of a female spirit believed to be connected to a fatal traffic accident

English Version Deep in the mountains of Kure, Hiroshima, there is said to be an abandoned building that looks almost like a Western-style castle. Some peo