Discover Japan’s Dark Side

English Version Shoichii Ishikura Inari Shrine is said to stand along a main agricultural road in Hakodate, Hokkaido. According to local rumors, touching a

English Version Ancient Egyptian civilization, one of the world’s great early civilizations, developed around the Nile River and is famous for having advan

English Version Jin-niku-kan, literally “Human Meat House,” is the nickname of a former yakiniku restaurant in Asama Onsen, Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefectu

English Version Hotel Island is known locally as a haunted spot that even nearby residents are said to avoid. According to the rumor, the place was once a

English Version The Hakkoda Mountains are a group of mountains in Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan. They are volcanic mountains, and the highest peak, Mou

English Version Hotokegaura, in Sai Village on the Shimokita Peninsula of Aomori Prefecture, is said to be a place where the boundary between this world an

Kyoto’s Gozan Okuribi lights up five mountains on August 16, guiding ancestral spirits home at Obon’s end. Learn the order, meaning, and how to observe respectfully.

English Version In Yufutsu, Tomakomai, Hokkaido, there is said to be a grave or memorial connected to those who died in war. According to local rumor, voic

English Version The name Kuchinashi-numa is unsettling even before you know the story behind it. According to local explanation, the marsh was given its na

English Version Among the many ley lines discussed around the world, one of the most famous—and one of the easiest to visit as a traveler—is the so-called