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Yellow Parka

Yellow Parka #japanesehorror #creepypasta

One day, I went to visit my friend who lived downtown. The building he lived in had a shared toilet on the first floor, and his room was at the end.

We drank in his room until morning, and then I needed to go to the toilet. The toilets were creepy, but I went over anyway. When I was done, I saw a young boy in a yellow parka looking…

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The Tunnels Taxis Won’t Go Through

The Tunnels Taxis Won’t Go Through #japanesehorror #urbanlegends

Amongst both privately owned and corporate taxis, there are three tunnels in Tokyo that all are unable to go through. The reason is because the light on top of their cars is too large, and the roof of the tunnels is too low to pass through. If so, then they could just remove their lights and go through, you might be thinking. But…

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Territory

Territory #japanesehorror #creepypasta

Author: Ukari

To say here is far, and to call yonder nearby. Stories on the edge of the every day, strange tales you may or may not be moved by. Strange, curious, fantastic stories told by me, you, him and her. There are many stories but they’re all concluded within a single page, each story around 200 to 1200 characters in length, a short story collection you can easily read. Please enjoy them.…

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Top 10 Scariest 2chan Creepypastas

Top 10 Scariest 2chan Creepypastas #japanesehorror #creepypasta

There are thousands upon thousands of creepypastas shared on 2chan every year. Considering the boards first opened in 1999, that’s a lot of Japanese creepypastas out there. We only have so much free time, so how do you know which stories to read first? How do you find the best of the best? One of the most common ways these stories are shared, other than word of mouth, is online rankings! Here is…

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The Bulletin Board of Death

The Bulletin Board of Death #japanesehorror #creepypasta

Gakkou de Atta Kowai Hanashi (Scary Stories that Happened at School) was first released on SNES in 1995. A newer version was released on Playstation the following year with many new and slightly upgraded stories. Many of these have never been translated into English before, and they’re the type of stories you’re likely to see on this website, so I decided to translate them for YouTube. If,…

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Top 10 Words from School that Inspire Fear

Top 10 Words from School that Inspire Fear #japanesehorror

School, for most of us, was an awkward and, at times, terrifying experience. I spent close to 10 years working in Japanese schools, so I got to learn very well how things operated and how the kids felt about their seemingly endless lessons and study. Goo did a ranking of the top ten words that inspired fear in people from their school days, so let’s take a look:

10. Checking personal belongings…

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Sukima-onna, the Gap Woman

Sukima-onna, the Gap Woman #japanesehorror #urbanlegends

A young man lived all alone. One day, he felt someone looking at him from within his room. He looked around but, of course, nobody was there. There was no reason for anyone else to be there but him. And yet, the feeling that someone was looking at him continued.

Worried, the young man searched his room, but he found nothing. It was possible that someone was peeping at him from outside, but his…

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Toshiden Podcast S2 Episode 01

Toshiden Podcast S2 Episode 01 #japanesehorror #urbanlegends #podernfamily

Toshiden is back for a second season with ten new episodes!

Sukima-onna, aka the Gap Woman. Once she infests your house, there’s no getting rid of her. She’ll watch you from every nook and cranny, literally. Who is she, and where did she come from? Find out right here.

Please don’t forget to leave a review on iTunes as well so we help the show to grow. This will allow me to provide you with…

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House in the Graveyard

House in the Graveyard #japanesehorror #creepypasta

The house I grew up in was in a graveyard. It wasn’t a temple. When you went through the front door there was a hallway with rooms on either side. Looking to the right from the front door, north of the house was a graveyard, and the room right at the end of the house was my room. When I looked out my window it was nothing by nameless graves, and they were so close that I could reach out and touch…

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Red Sleeved Woman

Red Sleeved Woman #japanesehorror #folklorethursday

By Tourai Sanna (1744-1810)

A man by the name of Mikura was staying at a hot spring in Tasuno, Shimotsuke Province. Each night, a woman of barely 20 with red short sleeves and a purple belt snuck into their room while he was asleep to sleep with the man he was lodging with. One night, however, Mikura caught a glimpse of her.

‘What…

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Woman in the White Dress

Woman in the White Dress #japanesehorror #creepypasta

The summer crowds are so depressing. They’re so hot and stuffy. The home time rush on the trains was awful again today, and fed up with it all, I made my way back to my apartment building.

A woman, an old man, two small elementary age boys, a high school boy, a man in a suit, and a mother carrying her kindergartener were all…

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The Most Dangerous Ghost Photo

The Most Dangerous Ghost Photo #japanesehorror #urbanlegend

Most ghost photos can be chalked up to mistakes made whilst filming or developing, or mistaking something in the photo for something else. However, there is a strange type of photo that even professional photographers can’t explain. This supernatural phenomenon is claimed by many to be extremely dangerous.

In this type of photo,…

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Stay

Stay #japanesehorror #creepypasta

Author: Ukari

To say here is far, and to call yonder nearby. Stories on the edge of the every day, strange tales you may or may not be moved by. Strange, curious, fantastic stories told by me, you, him and her. There are many stories but they’re all concluded within a single page, each story around 200 to 1200 characters in length, a short story collection you can easily read. Please enjoy them.…

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Top 10 Scariest Japanese Ghost Videos

Top 10 Scariest Japanese Ghost Videos #japanesehorror

The internet is full of homemade ghost footage, and Japan is no different. Japan has a long history of yurei and remains tightly connected to the spiritual today, so it’s a no-brainer that attempting to capture ghosts on film would also be a popular pastime in Japan. Here are ten of the scariest ghosts ever captured on film in Japan according to Ghost Map readers! If you believe in that sort of…

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Top 10 Scariest Japanese Horror Movies of Heisei

Top 10 Scariest Japanese Horror Movies of Heisei #japanesehorror

The Heisei era has come to an end, and as we welcome Reiwa, many are reflecting on the good and bad that came with the last 30-odd years. Goo rankings recently asked their readers which horror movies they found the most terrifying of the Heisei era, and here is how they voted:

10. Kuroyuri Danchi (The Complex) (2013) [30 votes] x 8. Kodomo Tsukai (Innocent Curse) (2017) [32 votes] x 8. Zan’e…

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Kowabana Podcast Episode 46

Kowabana Podcast Episode 46 #japanesehorror #podernfamily

This week we’re looking at part two of the most read and highly rated Japanese creepypastas from 2018. Interested in what’s scaring Japanese audiences these days? Find out right here.

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House on the River

House on the River #japanesehorror #creepypasta

This took place about 10 or so years ago. I was six, and my older brother was eight. We went back to our father’s family home for the Obon holidays and we used the opportunity to have some fun.

It was sunny on this particular day and the weather felt nice. There wasn’t a single cloud as night fell and we could see the Milky Way clearly above us. It was amazing. We played with some fireworks and…