Haunted Places in Japan (17)

Explore 17 haunted places in Japan — castles, hotels, churches, ruins and more. Every location includes its story and GPS coordinates.

• 🏚️ Numahigashi Round Schoolhouse Hokkaido Deep in the mining forest, the circular school rots away, where children's voices are said to echo through the abandoned stairwell.
• 🛣️ SSS Curve Okinawa Beyond the triple S-curve above Fuchaku lies the old training ground of the shamans — where not even the island's own spirit-seers dare to go.
• 🌲 Hakkōda Mountains Aomori In the mountains where 199 soldiers froze to death in 1902, snow-laden columns are said to still march through the winter night.
• 🌲 Heiwa Falls Hokkaido At the 'Falls of Peace' on Sapporo's edge, restless spirits are said to gather around the trees as darkness falls.
• 🌉 Saikai Bridge Nagasaki Beneath the elegant steel arch churn the whirlpools of the Hario Strait — and those they swallow are said to rarely let go of the bridge.
• 🚇 Sendagaya Tunnel Tokyo The 1964 Olympic tunnel was cut straight beneath a temple graveyard — ever since, a woman is said to hang upside down from its ceiling.
• 🚇 Sennichimae Osaka On the grounds of an old execution site, the Sennichi Department Store burned in 1972 — 118 died, and the plot is said never to have gone quiet.
• 🌉 Yagiyama Bridge Miyagi Sendai's most feared bridge spans the Dragon's Mouth gorge, lined with barbed wire — and with stories of those who never made it across.
• ⚰️ Adashino Nenbutsu-ji Temple Kyoto The stone field is called Sai no Kawara — the riverbed of the dead, where children's souls pile stones forever and demons topple the towers again.
• ⛪ Akama Shrine Yamaguchi At the shrine guarding the Heike clan's graves, the blind monk Hōichi played for a court of the dead — and lost his ears.
• 🌉 Ichijō Modoribashi Bridge Kyoto At the 'Bridge of Returning', the dead have woken in their coffins and a demon seized a samurai by the hair — brides avoid it to this day.
• ⚰️ Mount Iimori Fukushima At dusk, young figures are glimpsed among the cedars on the hill — nineteen boys cut themselves open here believing the castle was burning.
• ⛪ Kifune Shrine Kyoto In the shrine's ancient cedar grove, straw effigies are still nailed to the trees in the cursing rite of the hour of the ox.
• 🏰 Matsue Castle Shimane Beneath the castle's stone walls a young girl is said to lie buried as a human pillar — and the hill trembles whenever someone dances. 🛏 Book a night here
• ⛪ Rokudō Chinnō-ji Temple Kyoto Through the temple well, the courtier Ono no Takamura is said to have climbed down to hell each night to serve Enma, judge of the dead.
• ⛪ Kibitsu Shrine Okayama In the shrine's steaming divination cauldron, a betrayed woman's fury is said to make the iron roar — or fall silent like a death sentence.
• 👻 Rajōmon Gate Site Kyoto In the ruin of Kyoto's great southern gate, demons dwelt among the abandoned bodies of the dead — today only a stone remains.

FAQ

How many haunted places are there in Japan?

Haunted Places lists 17 haunted locations in Japan, each with its story and GPS coordinates.

What are the most haunted places in Japan?

Among the most notable in Japan: Numahigashi Round Schoolhouse, SSS Curve and Hakkōda Mountains.

Can you stay overnight at haunted places in Japan?

Yes — 1 of the haunted places in Japan is a hotel or inn you can book for an overnight stay. The rest are public sites you can visit.

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