Japan’s Dark Places: 50 True Paranormal Events from the Most Terrifying Locations in Japan

Japan’s Dark Places

50 True Paranormal Events from the Most Terrifying Locations in Japan

Travel through fifty Japanese locations associated with haunting reports, unsettling histories and enduring local traditions.

Japan's Dark Places explores the stories surrounding forests, temples, abandoned buildings and other sites. Simon Ward considers reported encounters alongside their historical context and the limits of the evidence.

Fifty locations

A location-by-location journey through Japan's darker reputations.

History and tradition

The events and accumulated stories behind each place.

Reported encounters

Witness accounts and paranormal traditions presented as reports.

Dark Places series

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