The Masakichi statue, the baffling manifestation of a cursed love
In short Hananuma Masakichi (1832-1895) was a Japanese sculptor of hyper-realistic dolls. According to legend, convinced he was dying of
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Issei Sagawa, the Japanese cannibal
In short Who: Issei Sagawa (Kobe, 26 April 1949 – Tokyo, 24 November 2022). Victim: Renée Hartevelt, a 25-year-old Dutch
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Japanese woman lives in a closet for a year, the owner doesn’t notice
In short In May 2008 in Kasuya, Japan, a 57-year-old man noticed food disappearing from his fridge and installed a
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Okiku the possessed doll
In short Okiku is a Japanese doll kept since 1938 at Mannenji temple in Iwamizawa, Hokkaido. According to the story
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Okiku and the 9 plates – the legend behind “The Ring”
The story of Okiku is known in Japan as Banchō Sarayashiki (番町皿屋敷), which means “The Dish Mansion at Banchō”. It
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Toire no Hanako
Toire no Hanako (“Hanako of the toilet”) is a Japanese urban legend, spread in every prefecture of Japan. This legend
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Kuchisake-onna, the Slit-Mouthed Woman
“Am I pretty?” The masked woman who terrified Japan in 1979, her roots in the Edo period and the rules for surviving her: the in-between answer, the sweets and the pomade.
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Sakakibara – the baby killer from Japan
In short Who: a 14-year-old boy from Kobe, known as “Boy A” or by the alias Seito Sakakibara. Victims: Ayaka
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Tsutomu Miyazaki, the otaku killer
In short Who: Tsutomu Miyazaki (Itsukaichi, 21 August 1962 – Tokyo, 17 June 2008). Nickname: “the Otaku Murderer”. Victims: four
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Aokigahara, the Forest of Suicides
Aokigahara is the name of a Japanese forest at the foot of Mount Fuji. In Japan it is also known
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The hell of Junko Furuta
In short Who: Junko Furuta, 17, a student from Misato, Saitama prefecture. When: abducted on 25 November 1988, died on
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Abe Sada – The Killing Geisha
In short Who: Sada Abe (Tokyo, 28 May 1905 – disappeared after 1970). Victim: her lover Kichizō Ishida, 42, owner
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