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12 tales
The Haunted House at Hanayashiki, and the Child Who Didn't Move
JP Korean An old amusement park in Asakusa (particularly the haunted house and former restroom area)
Hey — are you listening? You know about it, don't you. The oldest amusement park in Japan, tucked into a corner of Asakusa. Hanayashiki. It'…
The Demon Hag of Ubagaike
JP Korean Hanakawado Park / Ubagaike
a tale from Asakusa. Just a short walk from Senso-ji — no more than five minutes on foot — there is a small park called Hanakawado Park. Tho…
The Labyrinth Beneath Ikebukuro Station, and the Platform That Vanished
JP Korean Underground Ikebukuro Station
Would you mind listening, just for a moment? I cannot say with any certainty that what I am about to tell you is true. Only — I have heard t…
The Curse of the Ikebukuro Shimentoson
JP Korean Ikebukuro Shimenzoto
Hey, can I tell you something? It's about Ikebukuro… just hear me out for a minute. So, apparently there's a stone monument called the "Shim…
The Curse of Sunshine 60 and the Old Sugamo Prison
JP Korean Sunshine City / Higashi-Ikebukuro Chuo Park
I can't vouch for any of it. You know Sunshine 60 in Ikebukuro — that building? The sixty-story one you can see from miles away. There are w…
The Codex
The things behind the rumors, at a glance.
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Kabukicho: The Elevator That Doesn't Bring You Back
JP Korean Kabukicho
Please, allow me a moment of your time. I cannot vouch for any of this. But it is a story I have heard more than once, from those who come t…
The Shadow Hanging on Hakone Hill
JP Korean Shinjuku Chuo Park
Can I tell you something? It's about Shinjuku Chuo Park… I can't say I've confirmed any of it, and if you asked me exactly where I heard it,…
The Sound of Surf Beneath Shinjuku Station
JP Korean Shinjuku Station
Can I tell you something? It's about Shinjuku — no way to verify any of it, mind you, came to me through a friend of a friend of a friend… w…
The Man-Eating Pine of Udagawacho
JP Korean Udagawacho (near Kitatani Inari Shrine)
Whether it is true, I really cannot say. There was, they say, a pine tree in Udagawacho. Somewhere along the approach to Kitatani Inari Shri…
The Upside-Down Woman of the Sendagaya Tunnel
JP Korean Sendagaya Tunnel
There's no way to verify it, so take it for what it is. You know the Sendagaya tunnel? It's in Shibuya ward — short, unremarkable, the kind …
The Black Shadow of Yoyogi Park
JP Korean Yoyogi Park
Hey, can I tell you something? It's about Yoyogi Park. I can't say for certain any of this is true, but… there's this rumour that's been sit…
The Labyrinth Exit of Shibuya Station
JP Korean Shibuya Station
I can't say I've verified any of it — but the strange thing is how much detail he remembers. Every little thing. That's what's stayed with m…