Discover Japan’s Dark Side

English Version Hotel Celine in Shinano, Nagano Prefecture, is known among ghost-story fans for repeated rumors of a woman’s ghost being seen on the proper

English Version Have you ever gone mountain climbing? Maybe you climbed a small mountain on a school trip, or maybe hiking is one of your hobbies. When peo

English Version Among cryptids—often called UMA in Japan, short for “unidentified mysterious animals”—few are as famous as Nessie. The legendary creature o

English Version This time, we’re looking at one of the world’s strangest historical mysteries: the Antikythera Mechanism. It is also called the Antikythera

Discover how Oboke and Shodoshima connect through yokai culture this summer, exploring the birthplace of Konaki-Jijii and a modern art museum’s creative approach.

English Version Some songs are said to be too disturbing to hear. One of the most infamous is “Gloomy Sunday,” a piece surrounded by rumors that it drove l

English Version JR Takasago Station in Ebetsu, Hokkaido, has long carried a grim local reputation. According to rumors in the area, the station has seen ma

English Version Karuizawa Ohashi Bridge is widely known in Japanese ghost-spot circles as a suicide location, and it is also said to have been the site of

English Version In Noma, Mihama Town, Chita District, Aichi Prefecture, there is said to be a pond connected to a number of strange phenomena and urban leg

English Version Late at night, people say the sound of crying can sometimes be heard here. The “Crying Tree” was reportedly a Japanese elm that once stood