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2017年12月7日 · The Masakado ghost is probably one of the best-known creepy legends surrounding Tokyo temples and shrines.
2022年8月1日 · Japan has many old ghost stories that are still being told today. With Halloween on the horizon we thought it would be appropriate to share some of the best of these spooky tales handed down throughout the ages!
2016年8月12日 · Although it's a category of ghost, there's really only one firmly entrenched legend that defines it, the same way Dracula defined vampires in the West. In Japan, the legend of Botan Doro tells the tale of a widowed samurai named Ogiwara, living in Nezu, who sees a woman carrying a lantern at the start of the Obon festivities.
2016年8月12日 · Ghosts, monsters, fairies, goblins and ogres are all considered obake in Japanese culture. Since nature worship and animism are deeply embedded in the culture, Japanese people often think that natural transformation is some kind of sign, such as a rainbow after the rain, foliage in the woods, metamorphosis of insects and amphibians, etc.
2017年12月7日 · The story of Oiwa Inari Shrine is also one of the best-known ghost stories in Japan. The legend goes that Oiwa was a very pure and faithful woman, married to a terrible man named Tamiya Iemon, who killed her in order to marry a richer woman.
2016年8月8日 · Anyone who spends time in Japan will notice that ghost stories and supernatural beasts hold a special place in the nation’s consciousness. Whereas vampires, werewolves and mummies are favorites for Western Halloween costumes, the Japanese have a large menagerie of creatures unlike anything you’ll find anywhere else.
2016年8月8日 · But, only a few of them seem to be comfortable enough for ghosts. Read on for a list of both active and dismantled ryokan that have been connected to the spirit world... and a bonus entry for those weak of heart!
