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Sky Rest New Muroto: A Haunted Ruin in Kochi Prefecture
English Version Sky Rest New Muroto is often introduced as one of Kochi Prefecture’s haunted spots. It is also well known among fans of abandoned places in -
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Cape Ashizuri: Kochi’s Haunted Cliff and the Buddhist Sea-Rite Behind Its Dark Reputation
English Version Shikoku is famous for the Ohenro, the pilgrimage to the 88 sacred temples associated with Kobo Daishi, also known as Kukai. The route becam -
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Mikaeri Bridge: Kochi’s Haunted Mountain Bridge of No Looking Back
English Version Kochi Prefecture is home to a well-known haunted spot called Mikaeri Bridge, or the Bridge of Looking Back. It is said to be deep in the mo -
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Kyoto’s “Military Hospital” Ruins in Yawata: The Truth Behind the Burma Monastery Ghost Spot
English Version Kyoto is famous as Japan’s elegant ancient capital, but its long history also has a darker side: bloodshed, legends, yokai, and places said -
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Hyogo Haunted Places: The Body at F Mountain Pass
English Version Hyogo Prefecture has no shortage of places whispered about as haunted. Mt. Kabuto is often named among the scariest, and Mt. Myoken on the -
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Nanbara Tunnel and Myojin Tunnel: Hiroshima’s Notorious Haunted Road Legends
English Version Nanbara Tunnel in Hiroshima is officially called Nanbara Zuido, using an older word for tunnel. It sits on Hiroshima Prefectural Route 253, -
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Nichiren’s Cave in Niigata: A Haunted Spot, a Stolen Statue, and a Serpent Legend
English Version According to a September 26, 2019 report by Niigata Nippo More, a stone statue of Shichimen Daimyojin was stolen from a cave managed by Kak -
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Kinuyama Execution Ground Site: Ehime’s Haunted Matsuyama Prison Cemetery
English Version Ehime Prefecture has an unusual number of former execution grounds. During the Edo period, the region was divided among eight domains known -
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7 Haunted Execution Grounds in Ehime: Dark History from the Old Iyo Domains
English Version When people think of haunted places in Japan, abandoned buildings and old tunnels often come to mind. But just as many ghost stories are ti -
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Horose Tunnel and the Oga Princess Hotel Ruins: Haunted Places in Akita
English Version Akita Prefecture has its share of places rumored to be haunted, and one of the best-known is the former site of the Oga Princess Hotel in O