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12 tales
The Strange Voice at Sejong-ro Intersection
KR Korean Sejongno Intersection
Ah, should I even be telling this… but I genuinely heard it myself. Well — not experienced it myself, more like — I heard it from this older…
The Inexplicable Trembling of the Jongno Building
KR Korean A high-rise building in Jongno
Now then, everyone. Let me tell you something that happened in the heart of Jongno. Something I heard — I can't say for certain it's true. I…
The Curse of the Back Alley in Shinsekai
JP Korean Back alleys of Shinsekai
Hey, can I tell you something? There's a story going around Shinsekai in Osaka — one that's hard to just let pass. I can't say it's been ver…
The Curse of the Sennichimae Department Store Fire
JP Korean Sennichimae
I can't say I've verified any of it myself, but apparently this sort of story is still whispered around the Sennichimae area, even now. It h…
Gion: The Well Hidden Beneath the Tatami
JP Korean 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 more than something I o…
The Codex
The things behind the rumors, at a glance.
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The Disappearance in the Tanzawa Mountains
JP Korean Tanzawa Mountains (especially around Yamanokamitunnel)
Would you mind hearing me out for a bit? This is a story about the Tanzawa mountains. Those peaks out in Kanagawa. I can't say I've verified…
Couples Who Ride the Boats on Shinobazu Pond Always Break Up
JP Korean Shinobazu Pond
Hey, can I tell you something? Do you know Shinobazu Pond? The one in Ueno Park, where lotus leaves drift across the water. During the day, …
The Vanished "Special" Toilet at Ueno Station
JP Korean Ueno Station
It's about a toilet that used to be at Ueno Station. The layout has changed since, apparently, but there was once a dim public restroom on P…
The Blessing of the Kappa That Dwells in Kappabashi
JP Korean Kappabashi, Sōgenji
Hey, are you listening? Tonight I want to tell you about Kappabashi. You know the kitchenware district, right? That street lined with commer…
The Ox-Demon That Descended Upon Sensō-ji
JP Korean Sensōji, Sumida River
From the Kamakura period, apparently. Apparently — because there's no way to verify it. But perhaps it's precisely because it can't be verif…
The Cursed Road on the Site of Jūrinji Temple
JP Korean Jūrinji (roads around the former site)
Hey, can I tell you something? It's about Ikebukuro… I can't say for certain it's true. But I've heard that several elderly people who've li…
The Vanishing Building in Shinjuku San-chome
JP Korean Shinjuku Sanchōme
Hey, can I tell you something? It's about Shinjuku San-chome… and I have no way to verify it, so I honestly can't say whether it's true or n…