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In the Koishikawa district of Bunkyo City, Tokyo, a legend is told of a Buddhist monk named Takuzousu. He was no ordinary monk, not even human to begin with but rather a kitsune, a shapeshifting fox-spirit. Takuzousu started his training at Denzuin Temple in April 1618 and learned just about everything in three years. He then […]
Arguably the most famous Japanese ghost story of all time, Yotsuya Kaidan is a bone-chilling tale of betrayal, murder, and ghostly revenge, set in the Yotsuya district in present-day Shinjuku City, Tokyo. It has been adapted into countless theater plays, novels, films, and television dramas since the beginning of the 19th century. The most common version of […]