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12 tales
The Count That Never Matches
JP Korean The row of Jizō statues at Kanmangafuchi
In Nikkō, there is a place called Kanmangafuchi. Some of you may know it — a long row of stone Jizō statues standing quietly along the banks…
The Figure Standing on the Shore at Fujisawa
JP Korean Fujisawa City coast (along National Route 134)
Now, I cannot say with any certainty that this is true. It is simply something I heard from one of the people who visits this shrine, and I …
The Jinx of Enoshima: How Couples Fall Apart
JP Korean Enoshima (particularly Enoshima Shrine and Koibito-no-Oka Hill)
Hey, can I tell you something? It's about Enoshima. Most people have probably heard the rumour — that couples who visit that island are curs…
The Lost Time in the Enoshima Sea Caves
JP Korean Enoshima Cave
This is something a friend of mine told me… there are parts I have no way of verifying, so please keep that in mind as you listen. It's abou…
The Weeping in Fukasawa
JP Korean Weeping Pagoda
In Kamakura, in the district of Fukasawa... you may know the area. There is an unremarkable little sports ground there — a perfectly ordinar…
The Codex
The things behind the rumors, at a glance.
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The White Shadow of Kotubo Tunnel
JP Korean Kotsubo Tunnel
Hey, have you heard about it? The Kotubo Tunnel. It sits quietly on the border between Kamakura and Zushi — one of those places that people …
The Wailing of the Seppuku Grotto
JP Korean Hojo Takatoki Seppuku Yagura
I thought about going to verify it myself — but the place felt too heavy for that. Too heavy by far. You may know of the Tōshō-ji ruins in K…
The Headless Woman of Inokashira Park
JP Korean Inokashira Onshi Park
Have you heard the story? About the pond at Inokashira. I cannot say with any certainty that it is true. Only — those who come to this place…
The Curse of the Inokashira Park Rowboats
JP Korean Inokashira Onshi Park
Hey, can I tell you something? There's this story about Inokashira Park that's been bothering me. I can't say for certain it's true, but… I …
The Curse of the Ghost Building in Kichijoji
JP Korean Kichijoji Echo Building (now a certain craft specialty store in front of Kichijoji Station)
There's no way to verify any of it, so please take it simply as a rumor that was going around — nothing more than that. Apparently, there us…
The Echo That Lingers on Ueno Hill
JP Korean Ueno Onshi Park (especially around Chikemuri-zaka)
Would you care to hear it? This is a tale I have come across many times, serving as I do within the grove of Ueno. I cannot vouch for its tr…
Lost Property, Platform 13
JP Korean Platform 13 Toilet, JR Ueno Station
Hey, are you listening? This is about Ueno Station. There's been a rumour going around for years — about a strange woman who appears in the …