Mystery Japan 1000– category –
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The Return of Ghost Troops [Part 2] (Japanese Mystery Case #013)
This is a true story of Japanese ghost troops who were killed in fierce battles on an island in the South Pacific about 80 years ago and returned to Japan as ghosts. In the former article, I introduced a ghost story about the ghosts of s... -
The Return of Ghost Troops [Part 1] (Japanese Mystery Case #013)
【The Return of Ghost Troops】 The above image is for illustration purposes. This is a true story of Japanese ghost troops who were killed in fierce battles on an island in the South Pacific about 80 years ago and returned to Japan as gh... -
Shido YAMAGUCHI (1765 – 1842): A Man Who Uncovered the Secret of the Spiritual Power That Dwells in Words (Japanese Mystery Case #012)
Shido Yamaguchi (1765 - 1842) Ancient Japanese believed that spirits dwell in words and that the power of these spirits would bring what is expressed in words into reality. Each word has its own spiritual power, and these words are combi... -
Nanboku MIZUNO (1757 – 1834): Japan’s Greatest Physiognomist Who Discovered the Truth That One’s Fate Depends on One’s Diet (Japanese Mystery Case #0011)
Nanboku Mizuno (1757 - 1834) In this article, I would like to introduce the remarkable life of Nanboku Mizuno (水野南北) (1757 - 1834), Japan's greatest physiognomist, who was thrown in jail at the age of 18 and predicted to die at the a... -
KUNIYASU Sennin (1860 – 1912): Japan’s Last Sennin (Superhuman Hermit), Who Also Served as Advisor to Emperor Meiji (Japanese Mystery Case #0010)
KUNIYASU Sennin (1860 - 1912) In East Asia, including China, India, and Japan, it was believed that there existed “仙人” (Xian or Sennin), superhuman beings who, as a result of years of rigorous ascetic training, achieved immortality, co... -
Suii MIYAJI (1852 – 1904): A Genius Shinto Priest Who Left a Memorandum of Amazing Experiences Traveling Other Worlds Hundreds of Times (Japanese Mystery Case #0009)
The above image is for illustration purposes. In this article, I would like to introduce Suii MIYAJI (宮地水位) (1852 - 1904), a Japanese Shinto priest who left a memorandum of amazing experiences traveling other worlds. Suii Miyaji, an ... -
Bunjiro KAWATE (1814 – 1883): The Strange Fate of a Man Whose 5 Family Members Were Killed by a Divine Curse (Japanese Mystery Case #0008)
Bunjiro (far right) interceding for the words of Konjin, a god, and Konkokyo followers listening to him. From Konko Oyasama Goeden by Katei Watanabe. In this article, I would like to introduce the bizarre life of a Japanese man who had f... -
Atsutane HIRATA: Amazing Japanese Scholar Who Explored the Whereabouts of Souls After Death and Another World [Japanese Mystery Case #0004]
Atsutane Hirata (1776-1843) was born in Nakayachi-Cho under Kubota Castle in Akita County (present-day Nakadori 4-chome, Akita City, Akita Prefecture, Japan) as the fourth son of Seibei Toshitane Owada, who was the head of the Ooban-gumi... -
Torakichi (1806 – 1860): Amazing Boy Who Was Taken Away to Another World by a Tengu [Japanese Mystery Case #0001]
In the fall of 1820, during the Edo period (Bunsei 3) in Edo (present-day Tokyo), Japan, a mysterious boy named Torakichi (寅吉)(1806 - 1860) appeared, claiming to have visited another world inhabited by Tengu, and gained a reputation as...
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