Discover Japan’s Dark Side

English Version Have you heard of East Timor? This article looks at what happened in that country and the refugees created by its long, painful history. It

English Version At night, some people claim to have seen the figure of a spirit standing motionless on this now-empty lot. The site is said to have once he

English Version Takashimadaira Danchi, a large housing complex in Itabashi Ward, Tokyo, has long been associated with unsettling rumors and ghost stories.

English Version There is a rumor that if you take a photo at Sami Beach, white hands may appear floating on the surface of the sea. Sami Beach is said to b

English Version Kojoike Tunnel in Kurashiki, Okayama, is tied to a local ghost story about a strange figure known as the “Jet Granny” — an old woman said t

English Version On a certain night in 1971, so the rumor goes, the last train passed through the site of the Mikawashima accident—and passengers saw many h

English Version In the area around Haijima Bridge, there is a rumor about a young girl who appears in the middle of the road late at night, playing with a

English Version Washuzan is a scenic area in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, but it also has a quieter ghost story attached to one of its old roads. Back wh

English Version In Japanese occult and spiritual travel circles, ley lines are often described as invisible alignments connecting sacred places, mountains,

English Version When you hear the word “genius,” many different names may come to mind. But if we are talking about the so-called “universal genius,” one o