Origins · Evidence · Sources
An English-language guide to Japanese urban legends and mysterious places, with sources and evidence status shown for every story.
Hasshaku-sama is a tall female apparition from a 2008 post on 2channel's occult board. It later helped inspire Lady Dimitrescu in Resident Evil Village.
Inunaki Village is an internet-era legend about a lawless hidden village in Fukuoka. It grew on top of a real village flooded by a dam in 1986 and a real criminal case in 1988.
Kisaragi Station is a fictional station from a 2004 live-reported 2channel post. It has since inspired two films, a song and souvenir tickets from Enshu Railway.