The story archive
Familiar streets. Unfamiliar presences. Find a story for tonight.
12 tales
The Great Serpent of Hebi-ike
JP Korean Snake Pond
This is a story that still circulates in Nishi Ward, Nagoya — and apparently, a number of people have gone to verify it for themselves. Have…
Lost in Sannomiya
JP Korean Between Kitanozaka and Dongmun-gai north of Sannomiya Station
Hey, can I tell you something? It's about Sannomiya. That area between Kitanozaka and Higashimon-dori… I heard there's someone who actually …
The Stillness of Tōmon Street
JP Korean Higashimon-gai
Kobe. Sannomiya. Do you know Tōmon Street? That S-curved alley — people say that at night, without quite knowing why, your feet begin to slo…
A Passage That Should Not Connect
JP Korean Nanko pedestrian bridges and connecting passages
Hey, can I tell you something? It's about Nanko. If you've ever used the pedestrian bridge over there, you probably know what I mean — that …
The Observatory Where Time Bends
JP Korean Observatory of a high-rise building on Sakishima
I can't say for certain how much of it is true, but apparently this sort of tale has been making the rounds over in the Sakishima area. The …
The Codex
The things behind the rumors, at a glance.
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A Kyoto Apartment: Gateway to Another World
JP Korean The courtyard of a certain apartment building in Kyoto
Hey, can I tell you something? It's a story from Kyoto — a bit of a… unsettling one. I can't say for certain any of it's true, so take it as…
The Tanuki of Gion and the Vanished Girl
JP Korean Back alleys of Gion
I have no way of verifying it, but — just listen. It's a story about a group of middle school students on a class trip, walking through Gion…
The Jizo of Uchikoshi Bridge
JP Korean Uchikoshi Bridge (Minami Ward, Yokohama)
Hey, can I tell you something? I heard this from someone I know… and there's no way to verify it, so I can't say for certain it's true. But …
The Legend of Yokohama's Three Towers
JP Korean The Three Towers of Yokohama (Kanagawa Prefectural Government Building, Yokohama Customs, Yokohama Port Opening Memorial Hall) and surrounding viewpoints
Please, listen to this. There's a story that circulates in Yokohama. People say someone actually verified it. Are you familiar with the Thre…
The Kappa Daimyojin of Kappabashi
JP Korean Sōgenji (Kappabashi Dougu Street)
Hey, can I tell you something? It's about Kappabashi — there's this story that's been nagging at me. You know that kitchen supply street, ju…
The Dragon of Ueno Toshogu That Drinks from the Pond
JP Korean Ueno Toshogu Shrine, Shinobazu Pond
Now then, let me tell you something. You'll know the dragon carvings on the karamon gate at Ueno's Toshogu Shrine — one on either side. The …
The Curse of the Stump in the Forest of the Sixth Heaven
JP Korean Tree stump at the former Dairokuten Forest (Okamoto, Setagaya Ward)
Hey, can I tell you something? Apparently there's a strange stump in Okamoto, over in Setagaya. It's right alongside the Tomei Expressway, a…