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A Japanese urban legend (日本の都市伝説, Nihon no toshi densetsu) is a story in Japanese folklore which is circulated as true. These urban legends are characterized by originating in or being popularized throughout the country of Japan.
A Kuchisake-onna in a scene from Ehon Sayoshigure by Hayami Shungyōsai, 1801. Kuchisake-onna (口裂け女, 'Slit-Mouthed Woman') [1] is a malevolent figure in Japanese urban legends and folklore.
Yōkai (妖怪, "strange apparition") are a class of supernatural entities and spirits in Japanese folklore.The kanji representation of the word yōkai comprises two characters that both mean "suspicious, doubtful", [1] and while the Japanese name is simply the Japanese transliteration or pronunciation of the Chinese term yaoguai (which designates similarly strange creatures), some Japanese ...
Transliteration: "Toshi Densetsu" (Japanese: 都市伝説) Hideki Tachibana: Miya Asakawa: October 23, 2009 () 5: 5 "A Certain Pair of New Trainees" Transliteration: "Toaru Futari no Shinjin Kenshū" (Japanese: とある二人の新人研修) Tomohiro Kamitani: Nobuhiko Tenkawa: October 30, 2009 () 6: 6
The story is set in Academy City (学園都市, Gakuen Toshi), a technologically advanced independent city-state located in the west of Tokyo, Japan, which is known for its educational and research institutions.
An occurrence of people's disappearances in the world is attributed to an urban legend called Psyren. Ageha Yoshina receives a Psyren calling card from a cloaked figure, dubbed as Nemesis Q, and uses it to search for his missing classmate Sakurako Amamiya.
[3] [4] Twilight Syndrome: Kinjirareta Toshi Densetsu also features original characters. It follows Mizuki and her two friends, Riko and Reika, who she meets after moving to a new high school. [ 5 ] After students begin receiving mysterious chain e-mail from an anonymous sender, the three girls decide to investigate.
Hometown Rebuilding: Folktales from Japan (ふるさと 再生 （ さいせい ） 日本 （ にっぽん ） の 昔 （ むかし ） ばなし, Furusato Saisei: Nippon no Mukashi Banashi) is a 258-episode long Japanese anime television series that adapts various traditional stories from Japan.