Discover Japan’s Dark Side

English Version Air raids, epidemics, bumper harvests, typhoons, blessed rain, the Great Kanto Earthquake, peaceful reigns, the Russo-Japanese War, World W

English Version The Old Yutō Tunnel is an abandoned, hand-carved tunnel in Yutō, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture, near Prefectural Route 50. Rumors say

Plan your visit around Tokyo Festival 2026, a citywide performing arts event from September 1 to November 3, featuring over 100 performances and free showcases.

English Version At Nakagusuku Kogen Hotel, a former hotel in Okinawa, people have reported eerie phenomena such as hearing the crying voice of a child who

English Version The Old Otori Tunnel in Otori, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture, is tied to a quiet but unsettling local rumor: the spirit of a worker wh

English Version A ley line said to run from Heitate Jingu in Kumamoto Prefecture, through Shikoku and Ise Jingu, is believed by some to continue all the wa

English Version Deep in the mountains of Tateno, Hikari City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, along Prefectural Route 23, seven abandoned buildings are said to stand

English Version A witness claimed to have seen countless spirits gathering inside an abandoned ruin in Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture. The building was

English Version Albert Einstein, the genius physicist famous for the theory of relativity, is usually associated with space, time, and physics. But one omi

Setomono Matsuri celebrates Seto’s pottery heritage each September, honoring Kato Tamikichi, the father of Seto ware, with a vibrant ceramic fair.