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Japanese haunted towns are towns legendarily inhabited by ghosts . These include Yōkai Street (officially known as Jōkyo Street or Taishōgun shopping street), in Kyoto and the Yōkaichi of Shiga Prefecture .
One of the most popular suicide sites in Japan, [13] [14] reputed to be haunted by the yūrei of those died there. [15] [16] Oiran Buchi According to a legend during the Warring States period, there was a gold mine in the area. The 55 prostitutes working there were killed to prevent them from sharing information about the gold. [17] [18]
Pages in category "Ghost towns in Japan" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Aoshima, Ehime; H.
Mayoiga (Japanese: 迷い家) in Japanese folklore refers to a "lavish" or "well-kept" but abandoned house found in remote parts of the mountains or similar wilderness. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] This legend became widely known when the folklorist Kunio Yanagita introduced a story he had heard from Kiyoshi Sasaki, a native of Tsuchibuchi Village, Iwate ...
During World War II, when the Japanese troops took it over. Stories about torture and execution are the source of the haunted lore around it. The name Lawang Sewu translates to "Building of a Thousand Doors." [49] [50] Jakarta History Museum: This building is located on the Old Town of Jakarta.
"Hide and Seek") is a Japanese cel-shaded anime short film written and directed by Shuhei Morita. The film entails a game of "Otokoyo" ( オトコヨ , lit. Man Hunt) , a version of hide and seek played by children, wearing fox masks, near the ruins of an abandoned old Kowloon-inspired city.
The residents of the village refused to accept the Constitution of Japan, and extant the legitimacy of the Japanese government. Near the entrance to the village, there's a handwritten sign reading "The Japanese constitution is not in effect past here." In order to find the village, one must take a small side road past Old Inunaki Tunnel. [2]
Lavender Town (Japanese: シオンタウン, Hepburn: Shion Taun, Shion Town) is a fictional village in the 1996 video games Pokémon Red and Blue. Stylized as a haunted location , Lavender Town is home to the Pokémon Tower, a burial ground for deceased Pokémon and a location to find Ghost-type Pokémon.