Harakiri Yagura, Kamakura — The Cave Where a Shogunate Died
Ukyo Ward, Kamakura, Kanagawa — 1247 / 1333
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Mysterious Japan
Strange, haunted, cursed, and overlooked places in Japan.
Kanda Myōjin, Tokyo — The Shrine of the Rebel Emperor
Kanda, Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo — est. 730
Ueno Tōshōgū, Tokyo — The Golden Shrine That Survived Everything
Ueno Park, Taitō Ward, Tokyo — est. 1627
Nezu Shrine, Tokyo — The Storm Dietys’ Sanctuary
Nezu, Bunkyō Ward, Tokyo — est. 1705
Kan’ei-ji Temple, Tokyo — The Ruined Temple Beneath Ueno Park
Ueno, Taitō Ward, Tokyo — est. 1625
Fushimi Inari Taisha, Kyoto — The Fox Mountain
Fukakusa Yabunouchicho, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto — est. 711 AD
Mount Osore, Aomori — The Gateway to the Afterlife
Shimokita Peninsula — at the far northern edge of Japan
Enryakuji Temple, Mount Hiei — The Mother Mountain of Japanese Buddhism
Mount Hiei, Kyoto/Shiga border — est. 788
Hozenji Temple, Osaka — The Immovable One
Namba, Chuo Ward, Osaka — est. 1637
Yasui Konpira-gū, Kyoto — The Shrine of Severed Ties
Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto — est. 7th century
Kiyotaki Tunnel, Kyoto — The Hellmouth on the Far Side of Arashiyama
Kiyotaki, Ukyo Ward, Kyoto — 444 meters
Yotsuya Kaidan — Japan’s Most Famous Ghost Story
Yotsuya, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo — Edo period, 1825