Discover Japan’s Dark Side

English Version Crimes like the ones in Ocean’s Eleven , or the daring schemes in a Conan Doyle detective story, can feel safely unreal when we watch them

English Version Kamuikotan, in Kamui-cho, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, is known for its dramatic scenery along the Ishikari River—but it is also tied to unsettling

English Version Banner illustration by Dorashieru. This page collects Scary Japan articles about Nazi Germany and Adolf Hitler from an occult and historica

Discover how the EDO//RE:PLAY exhibition transforms a historic Edo monster sugoroku board game into an immersive, interactive city of yokai fear.

English Version Otokoyama Observatory is located in Iwawaki, Inase-cho, Kitakami City, Iwate Prefecture. According to local rumors, a black human-shaped fi

English Version Old Inunaki Tunnel, located around Inunaki Pass in Miyawaka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, is often described as one of Japan’s most notorious h

English Version In the previous part, we looked at urban legends surrounding Lucia, the only one of the three Fatima children who lived to old age. This ti

English Version Occult Online has often covered mountains—but not the kind you visit for an easy picnic. This is a roundup of articles about some of the mo

English Version Hachioji Castle Ruins in Motohachioji, Hachioji City, Tokyo, is known not only as a historic battlefield site but also as a place surrounde

English Version If you had to name one of the greatest film directors of all time, Stanley Kubrick would almost certainly come up. And yet even among movie