Discover Japan’s Dark Side

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.

English Version Oyama Shell Mound in Ginowan, Okinawa, is associated with a wide range of eerie stories and reported experiences. According to local accoun

English Version Sekiyama Tunnel, located on National Route 48 in Sekiyama, Higashine City, Yamagata Prefecture, is tied to several local ghost rumors. One

English Version Fuchaku in Onna Village, Okinawa Prefecture, is said to be a place where some people can end up feeling as if their soul has been drained a

English Version Japan’s first prime minister was Ito Hirobumi. Many people in Japan learn his name in school, but fewer are taught in detail how he died. I

English Version Along National Route 112 in the Torizuka area of Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture, there is a short but unsettling rumor about a ghost seen

English Version At Shichikashuku Dam in Shichikashuku, Miyagi Prefecture, there are rumors that strange moaning voices and the sound of splashing water can

Discover how Tokyo’s Kita City Fireworks Festival stages 10,000 shells with synchronized light and music along the Arakawa River each September.

English Version Most people know Albert Einstein, the genius physicist behind the theory of relativity. And even if you do not know much about physics, you