Discover Japan’s Dark Side

English Version Sanzagaike Forest Park in Kamakura, Kanagawa, is said to have several unsettling rumors connected to Kamakura Lake inside the park. Accordi

English Version The former Atsugi Keishin Hospital in Atsugi, Kanagawa, is associated with several long-running ghost stories and rumors. One story claims

English Version Fukaya Ohashi Bridge in Tanohara, Yoshika Town, Kanoashi District, Shimane Prefecture, is associated with a grim local rumor. According to

English Version Part of what makes a horror movie frightening is that uneasy question: is this fiction, or could it be real? The cursed videotape in The Ri

English Version In this series, Occult Online has covered the repression of Tibetans and Uyghurs under Chinese rule. The Chinese government does not acknow

English Version Akana Tunnel, located in Kami-Akana, Iinan Town, Iishi District, Shimane Prefecture, is said to be a dangerous place with many reports of t

English Version In recent years, Japan has seen a rise in syphilis, a sexually transmitted infection. When syphilis develops, it can cause red rashes and l

English Version In Japan, many people have heard the word yaku-doshi, often translated as an unlucky year or a year of misfortune. But what does it actuall

English Version There are said to be reports of a woman’s ghost being seen here around midnight. Near the entrance to the old tunnel, a stone stairway repo

English Version Nanasawa Rehabilitation Hospital in Atsugi, Kanagawa, is tied to a few quiet but unsettling local rumors. Some say that an old-fashioned pr