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Haunting

Tokyo

From samurai executions to WWII firebombing. The 1923 earthquake killed 140,000. Countless yurei haunt modern Tokyo. Sunshine 60 is built on Sugamo Prison where war criminals were executed.

1603 - Present
Japan
50000+ witnesses

Tokyo is one of the world’s most haunted cities.

The 1923 Earthquake

Great Kanto Earthquake:

  • 140,000 killed
  • Fires swept city
  • Mass cremations
  • Trauma remains
  • Anniversary felt

WWII Firebombing

March 10, 1945:

  • 100,000 killed
  • One night
  • Worse than atomic bombs
  • Bodies in rivers
  • Still remembered

Sunshine 60

Ikebukuro skyscraper:

  • Built on Sugamo Prison
  • War criminals executed
  • Tojo hanged here
  • Strange activity
  • Office workers report

Oiwa Shrine

The Yotsuya ghost:

  • Oiwa’s shrine
  • Actors must visit
  • Before performing
  • Or face curse
  • Separate entry

Aokigahara

The suicide forest:

  • Near Tokyo
  • Separate entry
  • Connected to city
  • Where troubled go
  • Yurei gather

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