10 Creepy Japanese Urban Legends...#1 #9 and #10 Are The Creepiest..!!

Some say that Japan is a creepy place. Some say it isn't. Whatever you may say, we know that Japanese people has its share of some horrifying urban legends. We will share to you below 10 of the creepiest Japanese urban legends you would not want to read during midnight.

1. Kuchisake Onna

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The Okiku doll has resided at the Mannenji temple in the town of Iwamizawa (Hokkaido prefecture) since 1938. According to the temple, the traditional doll initially had short cropped hair, but over time it has grown to about 25 centimeters (10 in) long, down to the doll’s knees. Although the hair is periodically trimmed, it reportedly keeps growing back.

It is said that the doll was originally purchased in 1918 by a 17-year-old boy named Eikichi Suzuki while visiting Sapporo for a marine exhibition. He bought the doll on Tanuki-koji, Sapporo’s famous shopping street, as a souvenir for his 2-year-old sister, Okiku. The young girl loved the doll and played with it every day, but the following year, she died suddenly of a cold. The family placed the doll in the household altar and prayed to it every day in memory of Okiku.Some time later, they noticed the hair had started to grow. This was seen as a sign that the girl’s restless spirit had taken refuge in the doll. In 1938, the Suzuki family moved to Sakhalin, and they placed the doll in the care of Mannenji temple, where it has remained ever since.

Nobody has ever been able to fully explain why the doll’s hair continues to grow. However, one scientific examination of the doll supposedly concluded that the hair is indeed that of a young child.

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This is popular Japanese story is about a poem called "Tomino's Hell." They say that you should only read with your mind, and never out loud. If you were to read it out loud, then you must take responsibility for your actions. "Tomino's Hell" is written by Yomota Inuhiko in a book called "The Heart is Like a Rolling Stone", And was included in Saizo Yaso's 27th collection of poems in 1919. It's not sure how this rumor started, but there's only a warning that "If you read this poem out loud, tragic things will happen." It just looks like a curse. It asks to not compare this with the common "You'll grow taller" or even "My parents died." Do you get a sense of how dangerous this is?

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Inunaki Village is a mysterious village that is completely isolated from other villages and even from the country itself. It is not sure such village exists but some people say so. There is a pannel at the entrance of the village that says "the laws constitution of Japan does not applies here" People in this village are told to live in an extremely weird way. Incest, cannibalism or murder is very common. For some reason, you cannot use your phone or any other electronic devices. There are old shops and payphones in the village but you cannot call anybody. Many people went to this village but no one came back.

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The girl from the gap is a spirit living in gaps (between furnitures, doors or drawers) There are many gaps and cracks in the house. If one day you meet her gaze she will ask you to play hide and seek. The second time you see her eyes in a gap you will be taken to another dimension. (or to Hell)
9. Kiyotaki Tunnel

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This tunnel was built in 1927. It's length is 444m (4 being a cursed number, like 13 for western people) This tunnel has been haunted by all the workers who died while building it under harsh work conditions, (like slaves) and those who died in the tunnel because of them. It is said that ghosts can be seen in this tunnel at night, they can even get in your car and scare the shit out of you, leading to an accident. There is a mirror in the tunnel. If you look at it and see a ghost, you will die a horrible death. The length of the tunnel can vary depending on whether you measure it at night or on daytime.
10. Hitobashira

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Tales of "human pillars" (hitobashira) - people who were deliberately buried alive inside large-scale construction projects -- have circulated in Japan since ancient times. Most often associated with castles, levees and bridges, these old legends are based on ancient beliefs that a more stable and durable structure could be achieved by sealing people inside the walls or foundation as an offering to the gods.
One of the most famous tales of construction-related human sacrifice is associated with Matsue castle (Shimane prefecture), which was originally built in the 17th century. According to local legend, the stone wall of the central tower collapsed on multiple occasions during construction. Convinced that a human pillar would stabilize the structure, the builders decided to look for a suitable person at the local Bon festival. From the crowd, they selected a beautiful young maiden who demonstrated superb Bon dancing skills. After whisking her away from the festival and sealing her in the wall, the builders were able to complete the castle without incident.

However, the maiden's restless spirit came to haunt the castle after it was completed. According to folklorist Lafcadio Hearn, who described the castle's curse in his 1894 work "Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan," the entire structure would shake anytime a girl danced in the streets of Matsue, so a law had to be passed to prohibit public dancing.

Although there is no conclusive evidence indicating that construction-related human sacrifice was actually practiced in Japan, it has been suggested that some laborers may, on occasion, have been terminated as a security measure after working on castles. Doing so would have prevented knowledge of a castle's secrets and weaknesses from falling into enemy hands.