On this episode of the Japan Station podcast, we’re talking about the Japanese vengeful spirits known as onryō with Jennifer Yoo. About Jennifer Yoo Jennifer M. Yoo is a doctoral candidate in Japanese Theatre at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Topics Discussed On working as a food tour guide in Kyoto What tsunokakushi is and the origins of this custom About the term oni (demon) …

On This Episode of Japan Station On this episode of the Japan Station podcast, we’re talking about creepy apartments and Japanese ghosts with Japanese folklore expert, writer, and translator Zack Davisson. About Zack Davisson Zack Davisson is an award-winning translator, writer, and lecturer whose work focuses primarily on Japanese folklore. Davisson has written extensively about yōkai and Japanese ghosts (yūrei), …

On April 22, the 18-year-old male driver of a car headed to a location known for being haunted died after he accidentally drove the car off of a mountain road in Saitama Prefecture. According to Saitama Prefectural Police, at about 9;40 p.m. on April 22, a car containing four males, drove through a guardrail and fell about 15 meters (49 …