Haunted Places in Japan (57)

Explore 57 haunted places in Japan — castles, hotels, churches, ruins and more. Every location includes its story and GPS coordinates.

• 🌲 Aokigahara Forest Yamanashi The world's most infamous suicide forest at the foot of Mount Fuji — unnaturally silent and full of yūrei.
• 🏚️ Numahigashi Round Schoolhouse Hokkaido Deep in the mining forest, the circular school rots away, where children's voices are said to echo through the abandoned stairwell.
• 👻 SSS Curve Okinawa Beyond the triple S-curve above Fuchaku lies the old training ground of the shamans — where not even the island's own spirit-seers dare to go.
• 👻 Kozukappara avrättningsplats Tokyo, Arakawa Tågen saktar in för att inte störa andarna — på marken där 200 000 dog under Edotiden.
• 👻 Suzugamori avrättningsplats Tokyo, Shinagawa Upp till 200 000 avrättades här — och vid brunnen där huvudena tvättades tar spöksynerna aldrig slut.
• 👻 Doryodo Ruins Tokyo Temple ruin in western Tokyo — site of tragic crimes in the 1960s.
• 👻 Hachioji Castle Tokyo Castle destroyed in 1590 — women committed mass suicide at the waterfall to avoid capture. 🛏 Book a night here
• 🏗️ Hashima (Gunkanjima) Nagasaki "Slagskeppsön" — en övergiven gruvö med mörk tvångsarbetshistoria och viskningar ur tomma korridorer. 🛏 Book a night here
• 👻 Inunaki Tunnel Fukuoka Tunnel in Fukuoka linked to numerous urban legends and paranormal activity.
• 🏗️ Inunaki-byn Fukuoka Vid infarten står en skylt: "Japans grundlag gäller inte bortom denna punkt." Paret som körde vilse mördades.
• 👻 Jomon-tunneln Hokkaido En jordbävning blottade upprättstående skelett inmurade i väggarna — människooffer för att bära tunneln.
• 👻 Hakkōda Mountains Aomori In the mountains where 199 soldiers froze to death in 1902, snow-laden columns are said to still march through the winter night.
• 👻 Heiwa Falls Hokkaido At the 'Falls of Peace' on Sapporo's edge, restless spirits are said to gather around the trees as darkness falls.
• 👻 Saikai Bridge Nagasaki Beneath the elegant steel arch churn the whirlpools of the Hario Strait — and those they swallow are said to rarely let go of the bridge.
• 👻 Sendagaya Tunnel Tokyo The 1964 Olympic tunnel was cut straight beneath a temple graveyard — ever since, a woman is said to hang upside down from its ceiling.
• 🚇 Sennichimae Osaka On the grounds of an old execution site, the Sennichi Department Store burned in 1972 — 118 died, and the plot is said never to have gone quiet.
• 👻 Yagiyama Bridge Miyagi Sendai's most feared bridge spans the Dragon's Mouth gorge, lined with barbed wire — and with stories of those who never made it across.
• 🏗️ Kejonuma Leisure Land Miyagi, Ōsaki Byggd vid "spökkvinnans damm", där en mor som födde ett ormbarn dränkte sig och förbannade platsen.
• 👻 Kiyotaki Tunnel Kyoto One of Japan's most notorious haunted tunnels — built largely by forced labour during World War II.
• 👻 Matsushiro underjordiska kejserliga högkvarter Nagano Bergstunnlar grävda av tusentals koreanska tvångsarbetare — hundratals dog i mörkret under jorden.
• 🏗️ Maya Kanko Hotel Hyōgo, Kobe Ett art déco-spökhotell högt på berget Maya, oåtkomligt med väg, som långsamt växer in i berget.
• 👻 Mount Osore Aomori "Mount Fear" — one of Japan's three sacred sites, a gateway to the underworld.
• 🏗️ Nakagusuku Hotel ruins Okinawa, Kitanakagusuku Munkarna varnade för de heliga gravarna — bygget förbannades och investeraren blev vansinnig.
• 👻 Oiran Buchi Yamanashi Ravine where 55 courtesans were, according to legend, murdered to protect a silver mine.
• 👻 Oiwa Inari Shrine Tokyo, Yotsuya Shrine dedicated to Oiwa — Japan's most famous vengeful spirit from Yotsuya Kaidan.
• 🏗️ Sugisawa-byn Aomori En by där en yxmördare slaktade alla — sedan utplånad ur kartorna. "Ingen garanteras komma tillbaka levande."
• 👻 Sunshine 60 Tokyo, Ikebukuro Skyscraper built atop the execution site of Japanese war criminals.
• 👻 Tōjinbō Fukui, Sakai Den mördade munkens ande rasar vid klipporna — och de självmordsdrabbades själar drar besökare i havet.
• 👻 Toyama Park Tokyo, Shinjuku Park built over the mass graves of Unit 731's biological warfare experiments.
• 🛎️ Akasaka Mansion Tokyo Hotel in Akasaka, Tokyo, known for paranormal anecdotes. 🛏 Book a night here
• 🏗️ Gluck Kingdom Hokkaido, Obihiro Ett övergivet tysktematiskt sagorike i Hokkaido, hemsökt sedan en dödsolycka på en åkattraktion.
• 👻 Gridley Tunnel Kanagawa, Yokosuka Tunnel in Yokosuka with reports of paranormal phenomena.
• 🏗️ Hachijō Royal Hotel Tokyo, Hachijōjima Ett barockpalats på "Japans Hawaii" där ormbunkar nu tränger upp genom mattor, sängar och soffor.
• 👻 Hanayashiki Tokyo, Asakusa Japan's oldest amusement park (1853) in Asakusa — full of urban ghost stories.
• 🏰 Himeji Castle Hyōgo The White Heron Castle — Japan's best-preserved castle and home to the spirit of Okiku at the well. 🛏 Book a night here
• ⚰️ Adashino Nenbutsu-ji Temple Kyoto The stone field is called Sai no Kawara — the riverbed of the dead, where children's souls pile stones forever and demons topple the towers again.
• 👻 Akama Shrine Yamaguchi At the shrine guarding the Heike clan's graves, the blind monk Hōichi played for a court of the dead — and lost his ears.
• 👻 Ichijō Modoribashi Bridge Kyoto At the 'Bridge of Returning', the dead have woken in their coffins and a demon seized a samurai by the hair — brides avoid it to this day.
• ⚰️ Mount Iimori Fukushima At dusk, young figures are glimpsed among the cedars on the hill — nineteen boys cut themselves open here believing the castle was burning.
• 👻 Kifune Shrine Kyoto In the shrine's ancient cedar grove, straw effigies are still nailed to the trees in the cursing rite of the hour of the ox.
• 🏰 Matsue Castle Shimane Beneath the castle's stone walls a young girl is said to lie buried as a human pillar — and the hill trembles whenever someone dances. 🛏 Book a night here
• 👻 Rokudō Chinnō-ji Temple Kyoto Through the temple well, the courtier Ono no Takamura is said to have climbed down to hell each night to serve Enma, judge of the dead.
• 👻 Kanmangafuchi Abyss Tochigi, Nikko Stenstatyerna sägs försvinna och dyka upp igen — räkna dem och du får aldrig samma antal två gånger.
• 🏰 Maruoka Castle Fukui One of Japan's oldest surviving castles — the legend of "one-eyed" Oshizu watches over it. 🛏 Book a night here
• 👻 Taira no Masakado's Grave Tokyo, Otemachi In the heart of Tokyo's financial district — the grave of the rebel samurai that no one dares to move.
• 👻 Midoro Pond Kyoto Pond in Kyoto with classic Japanese ghost stories attached to it.
• 👻 Nagoro (dockbyn) Tokushima, Iya-dalen I en avfolkad bergsby är 350 livsstora dockor fler än de levande — och kastar jättelika skuggor i skymningen.
• 🏗️ Nara Dreamland Nara Det övergivna "japanska Disneyland" — ett tyst Törnrosaslott och en rostig bergochdalbana.
• 🏗️ Niigata Russian Village Niigata, Agano En övergiven rysk temapark med lökkupoler och ett krossat mammutskelett bland ruinerna.
• 👻 Prudential Tower (Tokyo) Tokyo Tokyo skyscraper linked to urban legends of paranormal activity.
• 👻 Ryokufuso Inn Iwate Inn in Iwate associated with paranormal anecdotes. 🛏 Book a night here
• 👻 Toshimaen (Closed) Tokyo, Nerima Tokyo's classic amusement park that closed in 2020 — said to be haunted.
• 👻 Unzen Jigoku Nagasaki, Unzen Kokheta källor där 33 kristna torterades till döds — översköljda med skållhett vatten tills de avföll eller dog.
• 🏗️ Western Village Tochigi, Nikko En övergiven Vilda västern-park full av rostande animatroniska cowboyer — Westworld blivet verklighet.
• 👻 Yoshimi Hyakuana Saitama, Yoshimi Över 200 grottgravar gapar ur berget, klädda med självlysande grön mossa — och en krigsfabriks tunnlar.
• 👻 Kibitsu Shrine Okayama In the shrine's steaming divination cauldron, a betrayed woman's fury is said to make the iron roar — or fall silent like a death sentence.
• 👻 Rajōmon Gate Site Kyoto In the ruin of Kyoto's great southern gate, demons dwelt among the abandoned bodies of the dead — today only a stone remains.

FAQ

How many haunted places are there in Japan?

Haunted Places lists 57 haunted locations in Japan, each with its story and GPS coordinates.

What are the most haunted places in Japan?

Among the most notable in Japan: Aokigahara Forest, Numahigashi Round Schoolhouse, SSS Curve.

Can you stay overnight at haunted places in Japan?

Yes — 6 of the haunted places in Japan are hotels or inns you can book for an overnight stay. The rest are public sites you can visit.

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