Discover Japan’s Dark Side

English Version Many of the spirits said to appear at Yokomuki Onsen Lodge are rumored to be children. Visitors and ghost-story fans often mention the appa

English Version In a previous article, we looked at food, housing, and infrastructure on the Korean Peninsula during the Joseon period. This time, the focu

English Version Fujioka Hospital once stood in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture. Today it is an abandoned hospital, and local rumors say that late at night pe

English Version Sandanbeki, in Shirahama Town, Wakayama Prefecture, is a dramatic coastal cliff area that rises more than 50 meters above the sea. It is al

The Kishiwada Danjiri Festival in Osaka is a September spectacle defined by strict community rules, exclusive local participation, and ritual discipline.

English Version Hachioji Castle Ruins in Tokyo is often mentioned as one of the capital’s historic haunted sites, with legends tied to the fall of the cast

English Version This article looks at Iwaki Sai no Kawara, a well-known haunted spot in Fukushima Prefecture. Sai no Kawara refers to a spiritual site conn

English Version After Joan of Arc safely gained an audience with Charles VII, the dauphin and the Armagnac nobles around him came to believe that she was t

English Version In Tarao, Shigaraki-cho, Koka City, Shiga Prefecture, there is a site said to be the remains of an Edo-period execution ground. Although th

English Version Tokiwa Youth Nature House is said to have 23 rooms inside the facility. According to local rumors, there is one room among them that should