Kaidan in Kyoto
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The Old Capital, Voice of the Yokai
Kyoto
This is something I heard from a friend of a friend, so there's no way to verify it… but take it for what it is, and hea…
The Phantom of Yasaka
Kyoto
This is something I heard from someone else. How much of it is true, I really can't say. Only — the face of the person w…
The Temple of Shadows
Kyoto
Now, this isn't something I witnessed myself. I only heard it from an acquaintance who lives in Kyoto — whether you beli…
Gion: The Well Hidden Beneath the Tatami
Old teahouses and traditional restaurants of Gion
Can I tell you something? It's a story from Gion. I can't vouch for any of it myself, so please — take it as nothing mor…
A Kyoto Apartment: Gateway to Another World
The courtyard of a certain apartment building in Kyoto
Hey, can I tell you something? It's a story from Kyoto — a bit of a… unsettling one. I can't say for certain any of it's…
The Tanuki of Gion and the Vanished Girl
Back alleys of Gion
This is something I heard not too long ago. I have no way of verifying it, but — just listen. It's a story about a group…
The Tengu of Mount Kurama and Ushiwakamaru's Art of War
Mount Kurama
Hey — are you listening? This is about Mount Kurama. They say it's still happening, quietly, deep in the mountains north…
The Demon of Ichijō Modori Bridge and the Legend of Return
Ichijo Modori Bridge
……Well, this is something I heard from someone else, so I can't say how much of it is true. It came to me through an acq…
The White Shadow of Hanayama Tunnel
Old Higashiyama Tunnel (Hanayama Tunnel)
Hey, are you listening? So there's this place in Kyoto called Hanayama Tunnel — apparently it used to go by the name Hig…
The Vanishing Passenger of Midorogaike
Fukamidoike
This is something I heard a little while ago from a driver I know — I can't say for certain it's true, so please take it…