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12 tales
The Ghost of the Candy Seller at Kōgenji
JP Korean Kōgenji Temple
This is a story from Nagasaki. Kōgenji — perhaps some of you have heard of it. It is an old temple in Nagasaki City. And it is said that a t…
The Village of Stone Buddhas on the Kunisaki Peninsula
JP Korean Kunisaki Peninsula
Would you care to hear it? I cannot say with certainty that any of this is true. Only — having served this peninsula for many years, I somet…
The Beckoning Jizō of the Beppai National Highway
JP Korean Betsudai National Road (the beckoning Jizō)
Hey, are you listening? This is about that highway — the Beppai Kokudo, the one that runs between Oita and Beppu. People who know, know. But…
Warriors of Lumière Hill
JP Korean Lumière Hill
I thought about trying to verify it — but honestly, I couldn't bring myself to go and look. That's the kind of story it is. There's a reside…
Izumo Grand Shrine: The Torii and the Rumour of Severed Bonds
JP Korean Izumo Taisha Shrine (torii gate)
Would you mind listening, just for a moment? You know of Izumo Grand Shrine, I'm sure. That celebrated sanctuary, renowned as the home of th…
The Codex
The things behind the rumors, at a glance.
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The Gateway to the Underworld: Inome Cave
JP Korean Inome Cave (Inome-chō, Izumo City)
Hey, will you hear me out? There's a place in Izumo called Inome Cave. It's in Shimane Prefecture, in a little town called Inome-cho. At the…
The Cursed Ruins of Kamome-sō
JP Korean Kamome-sō (Hinomisaki, Taisha-chō, Izumo City)
Would you hear me out for a moment? In Shimane, west of Izumo Grand Shrine — there's a road that runs toward Hinomisaki, out near the cape —…
The Strange Occurrence at Oike Yuen Station
JP Korean Ōike Yūen Station
Would you mind listening for a moment? Somewhere deep in the mountains of Wakayama, there is said to be a station called Oike Yuen. I cannot…
The Headless Rider's Old Tunnel
JP Korean Former Yura Tunnel
Hey, can I tell you something? It's a story from Wakayama… I can't swear to any of it, but once I heard it, I couldn't get it out of my head…
The Warning of the Mirror Well
JP Korean Kōyasan Okunoin, the Mirror Well
There's no way to verify it — and yet it was strangely, unsettlingly specific. Deep in the inner sanctuary of Kōyasan, there is said to be a…
What Lurks in the Ruin
JP Korean Abandoned hotel cluster of Kinugawa Onsen
I cannot vouch for its truth. Only that such a thing is said to have happened — along that river. Along the hot spring stretch of the Kinuga…
The Voice from the Plunge Pool
JP Korean Kegon Falls
Hey, can I tell you something? It's about Nikko… You know Kegon Falls, right? That waterfall — the one that just pours straight down in a ru…