Discover Japan’s Dark Side

English Version Cape Kyan, located in Itoman City at the southern tip of Okinawa’s main island, is rumored to be haunted by the spirits of soldiers, injure

English Version The former Dance Hall VF site in Kowan, Urasoe City, Okinawa, is said to be connected to several unsettling rumors. According to local stor

Experience Mori no Takigi Noh in Shinjuku Gyoen: discover open-air Noh etiquette and the unique nighttime atmosphere of this torchlit classical event.

English Version In a previous article, we introduced Richard Sorge, the legendary Soviet spy who operated in Japan during World War II. Sorge gathered inte

English Version In Chinen Yamazato, Nanjo City, Okinawa Prefecture, there is an abandoned house known in local rumor as the “House of the Seven Lucky Gods.

English Version On the border of Tokyo and Saitama, inside Tokyo Metropolitan Sayama Park, there is a pond long known among local ghost-story fans. Its off

English Version Around the world, there are enormous ancient structures known as the Seven Wonders of the World. Some still have physical evidence behind t

English Version Tarumizu Dam, located in Takadate-Kawakami, Natori City, Miyagi Prefecture, is associated with several local ghost stories and dark rumors.

English Version History is full of people whose origins were never fully explained, and others who died leaving only questions behind. One of the most famo

Discover why bush clover, or hagi, is celebrated each September at Mukojima-Hyakkaen Garden and how it became a classical symbol of autumn in Japan.