The five scariest places in Japan that are prohibited from visiting. Mystical Japan: Aokigahara Suicide Forest Dead End Mary King. Edinburgh
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I am with you, Raccoon-san, and today we will look at three mysterious places in Japan. I won’t delay the greeting for long, let’s begin)))
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INTRODUCTION
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Many people like to listen horror stories at night, especially when hiking, when everything around makes the atmosphere tense. And everything is fine as long as it feels like it’s fiction. But completely different feelings are evoked by real legends, or even real stories with confirmation. And even if you say that this is not creepy at all, then remembering this story without goosebumps will not be easy... Now I will tell you just such stories, about three mystical places in the land of the sun. They won't be about murders and so on, but I'm not responsible for your nightmares:smiling_imp: :smiling_imp: :smiling_imp:
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O S T R O V KH A S H I M A
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Hashima Island (Hashima) is an abandoned island located in the East China Sea, about 15 km from the city of Nagasaki. This island is also called "Gunkanjima", which translates as "cruiser", because when you look at it from above, it resembles a ship (due to the buildings).
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The island was settled in 1810, when coal was first discovered there. The island was originally created by people. By the 1930s, Hashima had become serious industrial center. There were not only mines, but also military factories. For some time, Chinese and Koreans were forcibly brought here. Many of them died from harsh working conditions.
During the most populated years of its history, the island had 30 residential buildings, 25 shops, a school, two swimming pools, hospitals and a cemetery. For 50 years, the island was one of the most densely populated places on the planet: in 1959, the island's population numbered 5,259 people per km². But the minerals began to gradually dry up and every year there were fewer and fewer mines. In 1927, the island was completely deserted. For many years, visiting the island was prohibited and even punished.
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Items from the ghost town were in demand among wealthy collectors. And there were always those who were not averse to “spending a vacation” on an abandoned island.
Trophy hunters had their own beliefs. One of them said that the island must be left before midnight, so as not to cause trouble. Not everyone believed in these beliefs. Many died on that island under very strange circumstances. But only when an experienced climber, trying to climb through the window of a blocked floor of one of the buildings, fell from the roof and crashed, despite the safety rope, did everyone begin to believe in them more willingly.
Visits to the abandoned mining town are currently permitted. But only with a guide and only in the “safe zone”. After all, any step to the side is a chance to try your luck...
INTERESTING FACTS
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Hashima has also made his mark in the film industry. In 2009 in the series “Life after People.” And in 2011, some episodes from the film “007: Skyfall” were filmed on it.
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Mount Osorezan is one of the extraordinary creepy places Japan, where the world of spirits meets the world of the living. That's why the mountain is also called Mountain of Fear. This place was discovered over 1000 years ago by a Buddhist priest. Currently, Mount Fear is part of the Bodaiji Temple grounds. There is no such history in this mountain, so let’s move on to beliefs.
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The mountain is considered the gateway to the afterlife. Not many believers come here, because the surrounding landscape resembles a Buddhist hell: rocky terrain, the smell of sulfur, a poisonous lake, many snakes, eight surrounding peaks and the Sanzu no Kawa River (according to legends, it must be crossed by all dead souls on their way to the afterlife) .
Around Osorezan you can see Jizo statues (statues of children), toy windmills, and towers made of piles of stones and pebbles, laid out by the parents of deceased children. This is done in the hope that the sacred stones will help the souls of children find their way to heaven.
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The Bodaiji Festival is held here every year. People come to communicate with lost loved ones through Itakos (blind women who have undergone extensive spiritual training). But often the dead do not speak in their own voice, and even talk about things they should not know about.
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L E S A O K I G A H A R A
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Aokigahara ("Plain of Green Trees"), also known as Jukai ("Sea of Trees") is a forest at the foot of Mount Fuji on Japanese island Honshu. This forest, located right at the foot of the volcano itself, stands out from the general landscape.
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In 864 happened violent eruption Mount Fuji. An unbreakable lava flow formed a huge lava plateau with an area of 40 km², on which a very unusual forest took root. It looks as if the soil is torn up, as if the roots were trying to crawl out of the ground.
The forested terrain is full of caves, some of which extend several hundred meters underground, and in some of which the ice never melts.
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As dusk sets in, people begin to talk about this place only in whispers. Suicides are very common here. Tourists are strictly warned not to deviate from the path. The magnetic anomaly makes the compass a useless item, and similar terrain does not allow finding the exit from memory.
Legends have long been written about the numerous ghosts that live in the forest. This place became notorious back in the Middle Ages (when, in times of famine, people left their relatives here to die). The Japanese say that their ghosts lie in wait for lonely travelers in the forest, wanting to take revenge for their suffering.
There are rumors that here among the trees you can see the white ghostly outlines of yurei. Yurei are those who died violently or committed suicide. They come to our world in the form of legless ghostly figures with long arms and eyes glowing in the dark.
Those who decide to visit Aokigahara must have strong nerves. After all, the crunch under your feet may turn out to be the crunch of bones, and the strange outline of a person in the distance may be the corpse of another hanged man.
Himuro Mansion
According to legend, Himuro Mansion is a large traditional Japanese house that is located in a rocky area somewhere on the outskirts of Tokyo. The mansion became known as the site of the worst massacre in Japanese history.
It was said that the Himuro family practiced ancient, forgotten Shinto rituals that had long ago been banned in Japan. One of these occult rituals was called the “Strangulation Ritual,” which involved the sacrificial murder of a young girl. The purpose of this terrible ritual was to protect the Himuro family from bad karma, which they believed was coming out of a portal in the mansion's courtyard.
The strangulation ritual was carried out every fifty years. The family selected a baby girl who was secretly raised in the mansion. This girl was called the "Maiden of the Rope Temple." The girl was not allowed into the world, she lived in complete isolation, otherwise the ritual would not have worked.
When the time came, the girl was brought to the temple in the courtyard and ropes were tied around her arms, legs and neck. Then several bulls began to pull the ropes in different sides, tearing the victim alive into several pieces. The bloody ropes were then placed on a portal in the mansion's courtyard. If the ritual was successful, then bad karma receded from the family for another fifty years.
This tradition was passed down from generation to generation in the Himuro family. However, during preparations for the last ritual, something went wrong. The Maiden of the Temple of the Rope fell in love with a boy whom she accidentally saw from the window of a mansion. This was a real disaster because she had to remain pure and free from worldly influences. Her blood and soul were tainted, and when she was sacrificed, the ritual failed.
Upon learning that the girl was in love, the head of the Himuro family was distraught. He was responsible for the success of the ritual. Fearing that all the misfortunes would now befall the family, he fell into an indescribable rage. He brutally killed the entire Himuro family, slaughtering all family members with a traditional Japanese katana sword. The head of the family believed that by killing them, he was saving them from a more terrible death. When all the family members were killed, he fell on his katana and committed suicide.
Locals the neighboring village remained silent about the Himuro mansion and everything that happened there for decades. And then endless eyewitness accounts began about strange events happening in the mansion.
Inside the mansion, all the walls were covered in bloody handprints. Ghosts have been seen here both at night and in broad daylight. Legend has it that they are the ghosts of the murdered members of the Himuro family, and they will try to repeat their failed ritual on anyone foolish enough to dare enter the abandoned building.
From time to time, corpses of people who dared to go there are found in the mansion. They have the typical rope marks on their arms, legs and necks, as if they had been strangled. Several corpses were found in underground network tunnels under the mansion. The corpses were literally torn into several parts. No one knows who made these tunnels or what purpose they served, but it appears they were made to carry out the Ritual of Strangulation.
The mansion also has a window that has gained a bad reputation. They say that if this window is photographed, a ghostly image of a young girl in a kimono will appear in the photograph.
These incidents have caused panic among people in Tokyo, and many believe that those who approach this mansion will be cursed. The mystery of the deaths of seven people found in this building has not yet been solved.
The urban legend of the Himuro Mansion became popular in the west. The haunted house story has become very fashionable. If the legend is true, then the Himuro Mansion is definitely the most cursed building in Japan.
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An essential part of summer in Japan are kaidans (Japanese ghost stories). There are probably those who would like to visit a real Japanese haunted house. In this article I will tell you about the most scary places ah in Japan, which you absolutely cannot visit. Will you be able to sleep after reading this article?
Hospital for tuberculosis patients in Kaizuka City (Osaka Prefecture)
Kaizuka City Tuberculosis Hospital is one of the most famous places in Osaka Prefecture, where ghosts live. The building was originally built for a school (in 1948), so there is a swimming pool and showers inside. In 1958, it began to serve as a hospital for tuberculosis patients. There are still medical supplies in the building. Since there have been many deaths of patients in the hospital, it is said that the building is haunted by many ghosts.
Old X-rays can be seen scattered on the floor.
But the worst thing is not the scattered things, but the fact that you can feel the warmth of the people who were once here...
Then we decided to leave this corridor. At this point N said, “I just heard someone say “Hey!”.” I thought: “I think I heard something too, but because of the sound of the footsteps I couldn’t make out.” However, all 11 team members confirmed that they heard "Hey!" We hurried to the cars and quickly left the place.
(from one researcher's blog)
2. Jomon Tunnel (Hokkaido)
The Jomon Tunnel is located in the eastern part of Hokkaido. It connects Tokoro County and Munbetsu County. The length of the tunnel is 507 meters. In 1914, during construction work due to very difficult working conditions and lack of food, many workers died right in the tunnel and their corpses were buried right there. In 1968, this tunnel also became famous because human bones were discovered in a wall destroyed by an earthquake.
3. Forest in the village of Shizukuishi (Iwate Prefecture)
Over the forest in the village of Shizukuishi on July 30, 1971, an ANA (All Nippon Airways) plane collided with a military fighter. The accident killed 162 people. People still bring flowers to the monument.
4. Shitodono Rock Iwaya (Kanagawa Prefecture)
It is known that the rock of Shitodono Iwaya was where Minamoto no Yorimoto took refuge when he was defeated in the war. Here it is a large number of statues of Jizo (bodhisattva). During the daytime it is quite an ordinary tourist attraction, but when night falls the atmosphere changes dramatically. Among the Jizo statues there are statues with far from kind facial expressions. They say that a person who sees the headless statue of Jizo will soon be visited by death.
5. Hospital in Kasumigaura City (Ibaraki Prefecture)
Initially, this place was a naval base, but then the building became one of the buildings of the Tokyo Medical and Dental University. Now the building has turned into ruins. There is no particular reason for the appearance of ghosts here, but fans of horror films know that this building has often become a filming location.
So what do you think?
What do you think of the places presented? They say that you should never visit them, surely there are people who already want to go there? Remember: you may experience such fear that your hair will stand on end; You take full responsibility for possible consequences.
“I screamed throughout the entire cinema hall in fear!” - ARD author Zhanna Idymova once said about her first experience of watching a Japanese horror film. It seems like the movie “The Ring”...
Japanese horror films are attractive due to their presentation style, and the scary girl climbing out of the well is simply a masterpiece of suspense.
You definitely can’t deny this to the Japanese. Deadly pale faces with inevitably large, frightening eyes, long wet hair covering the face, and a special, incomprehensible to Western viewer, and therefore even more attractive depressing atmosphere - Japanese horror films are significantly different from other world horror films.
For more than fifteen years, the best Japanese horrors - Japanese horror (J-horror, J-horror) have been confidently winning the attention of horror movie lovers all over the world. Unlike Americans and Europeans, well-mannered residents of the Land of the Rising Sun do not allow themselves to splash out negative emotions on others.
Therefore, Japanese horror seems lighter and at the same time oppressive. Without copious splashes of blood and dismembered bodies, Japanese horror directors know how to create dark, violent films with apocalyptic contours. The greatest emphasis is usually placed on the psychological component of horror and the potential expectation of an unexpected outcome. It is this thriller orientation that forms the world army of fans of Made in Japan horror.
The regular characters of J-horror are ghosts, poltergeists and yokai - mystical humanoid creatures with different characters, who came into the cinema from Japanese folklore. Japanese folk and world magic are also used: exorcism, foresight, shamanic rituals. The wet girl from the videotape not only brought the famous film by Hideo Nakata the highest box office in the world among films of this genre, but also successfully appeared in the South Korean and American counterparts.
This is a yurei - an ethereal spirit, making itself felt with heavy breathing and heartbreaking groans behind the wall, with quick steps in the corridor. In general, the image of a long-haired girl with oriental features in a long white robe is a kind of business card Japanese horror film, which appears in a significant part of these films and is actively exploited by the world's horror story authors. It seems that there is nothing scary in this image, but a terrible unpleasant feeling inside the stomach appears from just looking at the official poster of the film, not to mention the picture itself.
Manga comics, anime cartoons and unsurpassed horror films - this is Japan's contribution to world cinema. The irresistible desire to watch Japanese horrors to the end can be explained quite simply. Not a single self-respecting director of Japanese horror will leave a grateful viewer without a solution, nor will he disappoint with a blurry and unfinished ending of the film. There is always food for thought and a strong desire to better understand the mystical facet of Japanese culture.
ARD presents its top Japanese horror films of the last 15 years.
Call/Ringu
Production: Japan Genre: fantasy, horror, detective, thriller Type: feature film, 96 min. Premiere: 01/31/1998 Director: Nakata Hideo Cast: Matsushima Nanako, Nakatani Miki and others Original author: Suzuki Koji.
Summary:
After the mysterious death of her niece Tomoko Oishi (Yuko Takeyuchi), journalist Reiko Asakawa (Nanako Matsusoma) decides to independently find an explanation for what happened, distrusting what she considers to be a typical urban myth that after watching a certain videotape, the phone rings, and a week later - the man dies with his face contorted in horror. However, everything predicted begins to come true for Reiko herself - and she, having overcome her initial skepticism, understands that there is no choice left but to understand the reasons for what is happening, asking for support from her ex-husband Ryuji Takayama (Hiroyuki Sanada). The ongoing investigation leads Asakawa and Ryuji to an abandoned house where a tragedy occurred many years ago: a girl named Sadako (Rie Inou) was buried alive in a deep well. Reiko realizes that time is almost up - and does everything to help the soul of the innocent murdered find peace...
Ring 2/Ringu 2
Manufacture: Japan
Genre: horror film
Premiere: 06/10/1999
Director: Hideo Nakata
Starring: Nakatani Miki, Sato Hitomi and others
Summary:
The sequel to The Ring picks up the sinister theme of the deadly videotape and picks up right after the death of the first film's protagonist, journalist Ryuichi. His friend Mai Takano is trying to figure out what happened. The trail leads her, firstly, to the mysterious tape, and secondly, to Ryuichi's ex-wife, Reiko Asakawa, and her son, Yuichi. Gradually, Mai begins to realize that Yuichi has the same sinister paranormal abilities as Sadako Imamura, the ghost living in the tape. Sadako's spirit has taken possession of the boy and he begins to commit one murder after another. A veil of evil begins to hang over the heroes. Will they be able to handle it?
The Grudge
Manufacture: Japan
Genre: horror film
Type: feature film, 92 min.
Premiere: 01/25/2003
Director: Shimizu Takashi
Starring: Okina Megumi, Ito Misaki and others
Summary:
The most terrible of all curses is the dying curse. At the moment when life leaves the body of a person who dies a violent death, all the powerless rage and frantic anger of the unfortunate victim against the tormentor falls on the place where the murder was committed. The soul of the deceased will not find peace. The restless ghost will begin to appear where he visited during life, and, obsessed with a thirst for revenge and blind malice, kill everyone who dares to enter his domain. There is no escape from this terrible curse.
Curse 2
Manufacture: Japan
Genre: horror film, thriller
Type: feature film, 95 min.
Premiere: 05/16/2003
Director: Shimizu Takashi
Starring: Sakai Noriko, Niyama Chiharu and others
Summary:
A curse born from the enraged mind of a dying person cannot disappear without a trace. The image of an innocently ruined soul appears again and again to everyone who tries to comprehend the secrets of its terrible fate, freezing the blood in the veins of the unfortunate, with the icy horror of the inevitable... Some time after the inexplicable events in the cursed house, where the bloody drama that took place many years ago marked the beginning of a chain of terrible deaths and mysterious disappearances, the charming Kiyoko, the Japanese “queen of horror,” is obsessed with the idea of making an investigative film in this ominous place. She is sure that she is creating a sensation, and even the terrible and inexplicable events that have haunted Kiyoko since the beginning of filming are unable to change her fatal intentions, which have become a death sentence for the movie star and everyone around her...
Curse 3
Manufacture: Japan
Genre: horror film, thriller
Type: feature film
Year: 2007
Director: Shimizu Takashi
Dark Waters
Director: Hideo Nakata
Japan, 2002
Horror film, mystical thriller
Duration: 101 minutes
The film is presented by the association of companies "Pan-Terra" - "Cinema without Borders"
Summary: Yoshimi Matsubara, after a divorce, is looking for new apartment, where she will live with her daughter. She finds housing in a strange house, where there are puddles and severe dampness everywhere. The manager will explain this by the rainy season. Nevertheless, the woman decides to move. On the roof, her daughter Ikuku finds a red children's bag with toys, but her mother forbids her to take it. In one of the corners of the room there is a damp spot on the ceiling, which is gradually growing.
"Dollmaker" (2005) / Doll Master
Duration: 90 min.
horror
Director: Yong-ki Jeong
Cast: Yu-mi Kim, Yun-Kyong Lim, Hyong-tak Shim, Chi-yong Ok, Hyong-chun Lim
From the moment you abandon them, their sadness turns to horror.
Have you ever had the feeling that someone is watching you? Horror pierces you, and drops of sticky sweat run down your back... You turn around, but there is no one and nothing behind you except the doll. The cold shine of her glass eyes evokes thoughts of a long and painful death....
Cello/Chello
Year of manufacture: 2005
Genre: horror, mystery
Production:
Country: Korea
Director: Lee Woo-cheol / Woo-cheol Lee /
Cast: Ho-bin Jeong, Yu-mi Jeong, Da-an Park, Hyeon-a Seong
About the film: A mystical horror film that tells the story of a house in which an entire family died while listening to cello music in various places. There are no signs of forced entry and no signs of violence on any of the victims. The only survivor is a cellist. She constantly mutters that it was the cello music that killed them all...
One missed call (Japan)
Chakushin ari (You"ve Got a Call) (2003)
Briefly:
A message sent by you three days later will be sent to your mobile phone. This is a death warning
Director: Takashi Miike / Takashi Miike
Main roles Stars: Ko Shibasaki, Kazue Fukiishi, Atsushi Ida, Renji Ishibashi, Goro Kishitani, Yutaka Matsushige, Anna Nagata, Mariko Tsutsui, Shinichi Tsutsumi
You're calling mobile phone. But instead of the usual signal there is a strange, unfamiliar melody. You don't have time to answer. The display says “1 missed call”. The caller's number is your own. The time of the call seems very strange - it is shifted into the future from today's date by exactly three days. There is one message on the answering machine. It's your own voice, nothing meaningful words, some extraneous sounds and suddenly - a chilling death cry. This seems like someone's stupid joke, but you only have three days left to live...
Second missed call (Chakushin ari 2)
Cast:Mimura, Yuyu Yoshizawa, Renji Ishibashi, Haruko Wanibuchi, Asaka Seto, Peter Ho
Kyoko works at kindergarten working full-time and studying child therapy in the evenings, leaving little time to date her photographer boyfriend Naoto. One day, Kyoko runs into a Chinese restaurant where Naoto works part-time. On the threshold, an eerie call is heard from her cell phone. They recognize this sound as the one that preceded the “death forecast” calls made last year. They remember what happened... a recording of their own voice screaming in horror... the inevitability of the end. And soon a grim death enters the world of Naoto and Kyoko, and it becomes obvious that the curse has not been lifted.
Japan is rightfully included in. The Japanese are, by and large, a nation obsessed with creepy ghost movies. From the horror movie icon of the crawling Sadako from The Ring to the creepy scenes of Suicide Club. It is an undeniable fact that Japan has produced a number of films containing the most terrifying moments in the history of the horror genre.
Whether you're a casual movie watcher or a film fanatic who breathes and eats their favorite films, Japanese horror films will definitely captivate you. So, top 18 creepiest places in Japan.
Of course, Sadako and other characters from the plots of Japanese horror films are fictitious and created by the country's richly imaginative writers and directors Rising Sun. But did you know that Japan has many scary places that can scare a person for the rest of his life? Believe me, there are dozens of places in this country that are no less frightening than Sadako herself. Do you want to see something as scary as Sadako in the Land of the Rising Sun? Make sure to take our tips into account when planning your trip to Japan.
18 of the scariest places on the planet and in Japan that can scare you no less than Sadako herself
1. Aokigahara Forest
When it comes to terrifying places in Japan, there is no doubt that the most terrible and mysterious is the Aokigahara forest. This place has a well-characterized nickname - “Suicide Forest”. Aokigahara, unfortunately, has the reputation of being the second most popular suicide spot in the world. For decades, thousands of people have been coming to this mystical forest to commit suicide. Sounds pretty creepy, doesn't it?
Don't be too surprised if you run into Sadako and her companions during your visit to this chilling forest. Yet it is the Aokigahara forest that is known for the lion's share of paranormal activity in Japan. Even if the government tries to keep a record of suicides in the forest, this place has already acquired numerous terrible myths and legends as the scariest place on the planet. And it is in first place in our ranking.
2. Old Chusetsu Tunnel, Fukuoka
Aren't you afraid of Sadako and other ghosts? In this case, I recommend entering the abandoned old Chusetsu Tunnel, located in the city of Fukuoka. Locals claim that you can hear strange voices in this terrifying tunnel.
3. Oiran Buti, Yamanashi
It looks as if you are trying to deceive us, the most sophisticated people will say, assigning these words to this and the next position on our list. Despite the wonderful landscape around, Oiran Buti takes its rightful place in the list of the most scary places on the planet and in Japan. After all, it was here that in ancient times about 50 oiran (prostitutes) were killed. Also, this place has a creepy suspension bridge, as if copied from a scene from the Silent Hill films.
4. Hiroshima and Nagasaki
In these cities, people often hear crying and cries for help from restless souls at night until dawn.
5. Akasaka Mansion Hotel, Tokyo
Known as Tokyo's scariest hotel, Akasaka Mansion is capable of scaring the living daylights out of guests with a variety of hair-raising visions. In fact, one woman staying at the hotel said that an unknown force grabbed her by the hair and dragged her across the room. Could this be Sadako's work? Spend the night in this hotel yourself and perhaps you can find something.
6. Field hospital, Kanagawa Prefecture.
From unusual sounds to windows opening, there are many reports of paranormal activity at this field hospital.
7. Doryodo Ruins, Tokyo
In the ruins of Doryodo, bystanders can hear the cries of a girl, a student, whose body was dumped here after a brutal murder committed in 1973. She doesn't have to be Sadako, but her moans will definitely make your hair stand on end.
8. Himuro Mansion, Tokyo
Incarnated in the game Fatal Frame, the Himuro mansion was the site of the notorious massacre of his entire clan by the head of the Himuro family. This horrific crime is often considered one of the most brutal and shocking murders in Japanese history. But some say that this story of the Himuro Mansion is nothing more than just a fiction.
Do you want to know if this is true? urban legend? There's only one way to check! Visit one of the scariest places on the planet and make sure!
9. Hakone Yama, Tokyo
Try taking a long night walk through Hakone Yama and listen to the terrifying sobbing, wailing and other mysterious noises in this place. In addition to the mystical sounds, the park leaves a strong feeling that this place has an extraterrestrial, supernatural nature. Although Sadako most likely won't appear here, Hakone Yama remains a tempting destination for thrill-seekers and ghost hunters.
10. Sunshine 60 Skyscraper, Tokyo
Visit this building at sunset and you might be lucky enough to see the appearance of mysterious fireballs floating in the air.
11. Round school building, Hokkaido. One of the most terrible places on the planet.
This school is one of the most famous scary places in Japan, because the creepy building, inhabited by ghosts, can scare even the most courageous lovers of the otherworldly. There are many stories on the Internet about the circular school, including legends about people who entered the building, but disappeared forever or left with their minds damaged.
12. Royal Hotel, Okinawa.
One of the most famous spooky places in Japan, the Royal Hotel is an abandoned hotel built on the once sacred grounds of Nakagusuku Castle. According to legend, the spirits and ghosts that lived in the castle were disturbed by the new construction, causing a number of accidents to the hotel owner and construction workers.
13. SSS Curve, Okinawa
Want to capture ghosts on your trip to Japan? I recommend that you go to the SSS curve on Okinawa Island.
14. Teahouse Ruins, Okinawa
The ruins of this tea house - Goldmine for paranormal activity experts and ghost hunters.
15. Gate No. 3 of Camp Hansen Military Base, Okinawa
Do you want to meet Sadako? You won't find her in this camp, but you may encounter another strange entity. Apparently, here, on this gloomy American military base, the appearance of a bloody soldier from the Second World War has been repeatedly recorded. Some people say that he asks for a light (particularly with a lighter), and then disappears without a trace.
16. Atsugi Naval Base, Kanagawa
At this US Navy base, cases of the appearance of a restless soul have also been recorded. As far as I know, this ghost is connected to a Marine who died in a terrible car accident in the 1960s.
17. Rusted Hangar, Kanagawa
This hangar, located away from the US Navy base, is also known for a number of strange paranormal phenomena. Here you can hear the doors closing by themselves, and ghosts with red eyes have also been observed in this place.
18. Gridley Tunnel, Yokosuka
Want to see the ghosts of Japanese samurai? The Gridley Tunnel at Yokosuka Naval Base is a single-lane, narrow tunnel haunted by the spirit of a once surprised and killed samurai. There is a belief that this warrior set out on a journey to avenge the death of his master, and on the way he was attacked by his enemies. Since he was unable to complete the work he started, the ghost of the samurai was unable to leave this place.
We can't blame this samurai for his appearance in the tunnel. Besides, it must be terribly boring to spend thousands of years in such a cramped place. Fortunately, our good friend Sadako can always pay a visit to this tunnel and offer a few words of encouragement to the fallen warrior.
This is our story from the series the scariest places on the planet finished. If you liked the selection, write in the comments and we will continue in the same spirit!
By the way, did you know that Sadako can pitch in baseball? I must say that she has a very good throw with her right hand.