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12 tales
Shinjuku Station West Exit: The Strange Passage from Underground to Surface
JP Korean Shinjuku Station West Exit
I never had any desire to verify it myself — but it lodged itself in my mind in a way I can't quite shake, so tonight I thought I'd share it…
The "Time-Eater" Passage Beneath Shibuya Station
JP Korean Shibuya Station underground passage
There's no way to verify it, and whether you believe it is entirely up to you. But — after hearing it, I couldn't bring myself to walk throu…
The Pillow-Turner's Room in Irabayashi
JP Korean Irabayashi, Nagasaki City
Hey, will you hear me out? It's a story they've been whispering about for years, around Irabayashi, in Nagasaki. I can't say I've confirmed …
The Curse of the Bell of Sincerity on Gongen Hill
JP Korean Gongenzan Observation Park
Well then, tonight I have a story from Nagasaki. There is a place called Nomo-machi. The southernmost tip of Nagasaki City, out toward the e…
The Kappa Legend of Dondonfukkyo Gorge
JP Korean Dondonfuchi Gorge
Hey, can I tell you something? Deep in the mountains outside Higashi-Hiroshima, there's a place called Dondonfukkyo Gorge. You know it? It g…
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Mount Obagamine, and the Taboo of Hate-no-Hatsuka
JP Korean Mount Obagamine
Hey, will you hear me out? Deep in the Kii Mountains, somewhere along the border between Nara and Wakayama, there's a peak called Mount Obag…
The Curse of Prince Nagaya, Consuming the Shopping Complex
JP Korean A certain mixed-use complex in Nara City
Well, this evening I thought I might tell you a little story about Nara, if you'll permit me. In the heart of Nara City, there is a shopping…
The Bridge That Vanishes into the Forest: Taihakusan Second Bridge
JP Korean Taebaeksan Second Bridge
I never verified it myself, but it has the feel of a place that actually exists — the kind of place certain people know about, yet no one ev…
The Address That Doesn't Exist in Sapporo
JP Korean Kita 13-jo, Higashi Ward, Sapporo
Hey, can I tell you something? It's about Sapporo… and I should say upfront, I didn't hear this from anyone who actually verified it themsel…
The Missing Schoolgirl and the Last Phone Call
JP Korean Muroran City
There's no way to verify it — it came to me through a friend of a friend — but if you have any connection to Muroran, you may have come acro…
The Severing Bridge of Dazaifu Tenmangu
JP Korean Dazaifu Tenmangu
Hey, can I tell you something? It's about Dazaifu Tenmangu… you know the place, famous as the shrine of learning. Come exam season, the ema …
The Tengu of Hōraiji Mountain
JP Korean Mount Hōraiji
Hey, can I tell you something? In Aichi Prefecture, around Shinshiro — there's a mountain called Hōraiji-yama. Did you ever hear about the p…