Discover Japan’s Dark Side

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 Sendagaya Tunnel in Shibuya, Tokyo, is often mentioned in local ghost stories and urban legend circles. According to rumors, a woman in a w

English Version Kaimon Tunnel is a narrow road tunnel in Ibusuki, Kagoshima, said to have an eerie atmosphere from the moment you reach its entrance. Accor

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

Discover the chilling tales surrounding Kamome-so, a notoriously haunted inn in Shimane Prefecture, where urban legends intertwine with eerie experiences and a dark past.

Discover the chilling tales and urban legends surrounding Gunkanjima, Japan's infamous ghost island, known for its eerie history and haunted experiences.

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 Locals know this place by the unsettling nickname Kubikari Shrine, or “the head-hunting shrine.” The actual site is Sengen Shrine Fujisha i