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Abandoned Places
Tokiwa Park Youth House: A Closed Campground in Ube with Dark Rumors
English Version Tokiwa Park’s former youth lodging area in Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, is tied to a number of unsettling stories. According to local rumors, -
Occult
Kamakura’s Harakiri Yagura: History and Hauntings at the Toshoji Temple Ruins
English Version Kanagawa Prefecture has no shortage of places linked to ghost stories, but one of Kamakura’s most infamous haunted sites is the Harakiri Ya -
World Occult
UVB-76: Russia’s Mysterious “Buzzer” Radio Station Broadcasting for Over 30 Years
English Version Not so long ago, radio and newspapers were among the main sources of information. Today, far fewer people listen to the radio on a daily ba -
Scary Stories
Ura Hakushu: Japan’s Cursed Reverse Clapping Urban Legend
English Version In Japan, clapping is usually a gesture of joy, celebration, or blessing. You bring your palms together to applaud someone, offer congratul -
Other
Kujira-kan: The Whale Hall Rumored to Cry at Night in Shimonoseki
English Version According to local rumors, strange things happen at Kujira-kan late at night. People say the lights inside the building sometimes turn on b -
Incidents & Accidents
Toyota Lake: An Unsettling Haunted Spot in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi
English Version Toyota Lake is said to be one of those places where the fear is less about famous ghost sightings and more about the atmosphere itself. The -
World Occult
The Guatemala Syphilis Experiments: Forced Infection in a Dark Medical Scandal
English Version In Part 1, we covered the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, in which subjects were deceived for 40 years. It was an extremely malicious case, and it -
World Occult
Alien Messages or Hoaxes? The Mystery of Crop Circles From Britain to Japan
English Version A mystery circle, more commonly known in English as a crop circle, is a phenomenon in which crops in a field are flattened into a circular -
Incidents & Accidents
The Nameless Tunnel Near Lake Toyota: A Haunted Spot in Shimonoseki
English Version Near Lake Toyota in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, there is a small, unnamed tunnel on Prefectural Route 319 that has long been known l -
History
Nakitō: Kamakura’s “Crying Tower” Said to Bring Curses and Ghostly Encounters
English Version It is rumored that simply touching Nakitō, the “Crying Tower,” can bring a curse. Some also say that anyone who sees the tower may later en