Japan Ghost Tales

  • The Reflection at Kasumizawa

    The Reflection at Kasumizawa

    This is an incident experienced by a certain exchange student.
    He was simply on his way home—until he noticed something wrong in the train window’s reflection.

    —You wish to hear it, do you?
    Very well… keep your light close.

    (more…)
    17/11/2025
  • The Man Who Brought Back the Kunekune

    The Man Who Brought Back the Kunekune

    An occult magazine editor spent years chasing the kunekune—until the day he finally saw it.

    —You wish to hear it, then.
    So be it… but keep your light close.

    (more…)
    10/11/2025
  • The Elevator That Never Reached the Lobby

    The Elevator That Never Reached the Lobby

    It happened to a foreign employee working late in a certain office building in Japan.

    —You wish to hear it, then.
    So be it… but keep your light close.

    (more…)
    03/11/2025
  • The Red Umbrella by the Bay

    The Red Umbrella by the Bay

    It happened to a man who came to Japan seeking the traces of his grandfather— but what he found was not the past.

    —You wish to hear it, then.
    So be it… but keep your light close.

    (more…)
    27/10/2025
  • The Doll from the Flea Market

    The Doll from the Flea Market

    This is the story of a foreign student in Tokyo, and the doll he brought home from a flea market in Yoyogi Park.

    —You wish to hear it, then.
    So be it… but keep your light close.

    (more…)
    21/10/2025
  • The Forgotten Shrine Under Shinjuku

    The Forgotten Shrine Under Shinjuku

    This is what happened to a foreign man who had just begun living in Japan,
    when he tried to film a simple video of the underground mall beneath Shinjuku Station.

    —You wish to hear it, then.
    So be it… but keep your light close.

    (more…)
    13/10/2025
  • The Call From the Closet

    The Call From the Closet

    This is the account of a foreign couple who booked an old apartment in Japan through a rental app.

    —You wish to hear it, then.
    So be it… but keep your light close.

    (more…)
    06/10/2025
  • The Cursed Burial Mound of Tairano Masakado

    The Cursed Burial Mound of Tairano Masakado

    Masakado’s Kubizuka, the burial mound of his severed head.This is the account of a group of young tourists who visited Tokyo.

    —You wish to hear it, then.
    So be it… but keep your light close.

    (more…)
    29/09/2025
  • The Last Stop

    The Last Stop

    This is the account of a young exchange student in Japan,
    who once found himself boarding a train that seemed to lead straight into the other world.

    —You wish to hear it, then.
    So be it… but keep your light close.

    (more…)
    23/09/2025
  • The Footprints of the Drowned

    The Footprints of the Drowned

    This is a tale from a small port town in the Seto Inland Sea.
    It happened to a young couple who had come there on a brief journey.

    —You wish to hear it, then.
    So be it… but keep your light close.

    (more…)
    15/09/2025
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Japan Ghost Tales

Phantom Joe shares Japanese ghost stories in English, along with the cultural background that explains why these spirits appear.

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