The most frightening 9 Japanese urban legends

yerdna87 (49)in #story • 6 years ago

Japan. The country of Nintendo, Sony, sushi and the festival celebrating the penis. It is the country that is found in many of the world's charts, both in good and bad things. Japan is also a country with a stunning past and a fascinating future. Anyone who has not made a trip to Japan, Tokyo or other Japanese cities is advised to do so because he has something to see.

Japan is also the territory of frightening and fabulous stories: monsters, terrible characters and many more, for the list is endless. And yes, Japan is the land of urban legends. Here are some of the best legends.

But before that I give you some advice. Who is bad about the heart or has horror allergy, would better sit aside and would not read this article.

1) Okiku doll.

Undoubtedly, many agree that some dolls are terrifying. But what about a doll possessed by a girl's ghost? Meet the Okiku Japanese doll, named after the first owner. The doll is big enough (40 centimeters in height), wearing a kimono and having a growing hair. Yes, you have heard well. The doll's hair is growing! And for this reason, it is said that hair is trimmed annually.

The Okiku puppet can be found in the Mannenji temple. The legend says a teen has bought the doll for his two-year-old sister, Okiku. The little girl loved the doll; playing with her every day, dressing her, talking to her. Tragically, their friendship was short-lived: the girl died. Her family did not want to throw the doll; but after some time they noticed that the doll's hair grew, so they came to the conclusion that their daughter's spirit lived in the doll. In 1938, they made the decision to offer the doll of a temple, where it remained until today.

2) Curse of the red room.

"Curse of the red camera" is simple. If you are in Japan or you use Japanese software, a pop-up window (with a red door) will suddenly appear on your computer and the question "Do you like the red camera?" When you click on a series of Questions written in a rudimentary design Flash, your name appears at the bottom, in a list of other names. Among the names, you may even find some of your friends. But this will be the last thing you do. According to urban legend, the next day you will be found dead in your room, for you committed suicide, and the walls of the room are full of drawings painted with your own blood.

As in other urban legends, there is an element of truth throughout this story. In 2004, a 14-year-old girl, known as "Girl A," murdered his best friend in an event known as the Sasebo Massacre. When the police came and investigated her computer, looking at the browser's history, she discovered that before the crime the girl had been watching the "Red Room".

3) The curse of Kleenex.

Give me a napkin. Thank you. Stay so ... it's a Kleenex, is not it? In the 1980s, in Japan, Kleenex launched a massive advertising campaign. The main characters in the advertisement were a white woman and a strangely dressed little boy like a hoof. Music for the ad was "It's a Fine Day" by Jane and Barton. However, rumors appeared immediately, according to which the song would have copied a former German popular song with the lyrics "Mori, die; everyone is cursed, and you will be killed. "

Several complaints have been made, and as a result, the ad was eventually withdrawn, but things did not stop here. The main actress in the commercial, Keiko Matsuzaka, would have gone mad or would have been pregnant with the devil's child. The "boyfriend" in the advertisement died mysteriously. Likewise, every member of the team who worked on the advertisement also died mysteriously. A really damned commercial!

4) Jinmenken, Japanese dog with human face

Have you ever wished a dog to talk to you? Well, why do not you go to Japan and take a Jinmenken? This is a dog with a human face, being seen by many witnesses in the great Japanese cities. Unlike other creepy Japanese creatures, Jinmenken are quite harmless. If you leave them alone, they will probably ignore you. But what are they? Terrible scientific experiments being escaped from a secret underground lab? The "caught" souls of car accident victims?

A theory closer to reality would be that Jinmenken is nothing but Japanese macaques, which have dog-like fur and people-like faces. It's not hard to imagine that night in town, somebody confuse a macaque with a dog with a human face!

5) The killer fan

Although the legend of the killer fan is South Korean, it has also entered Japanese urban legends. The premise is simple: if you leave an electric fan overnight in the sleeping room, you will die. Legend has its origins in the 1920s when people were warned that fans may cause nausea, hypothermia, breathing problems and even facial paralysis. Others suggest that the South Korean government introduced the legend in the 1970s to reduce the country's energy consumption. There is even a site dedicated to the "killer fan" for those who are passionate about such ideas.

6) Destroyed love on Lake Inokashira Park

Boat trips on the lake are pretty romantic. Quiet, airy, calm ... Only the sound of the birds surrounding the lake is heard. You are only with your beloved or beloved. A wind blows through your hair. This is the curse that causes the end of your relationship. Or at least so happens to all the lovers who decide to take a boat ride on the Lake of Inokashira Park in Tokyo. This is the urban legend: all the lovers who dare to reach this lake, their love relationship will be "broken" forever.

The urban legend has its origins in an ancient Japanese legend. The Benzaiten goddess who would rule those places would be a very jealous goddess ... so she cursed all the couples who would dare to show love to each other on the lake.

7) Sony Timer for product defect

Let's be serious: Japan makes the tone when it comes to electronics. And Sony is one of the top names in the electronics industry. Still, there are rumors that Sony would not work so clean with its customers. Thus, in the 1980s, people began to complain that their Sony-branded electronic devices were ruining only a few months after their warranty period expired. Eventually, suspicion fell on Sony. There was a rumor that the Japanese company would have installed a stopwatch in their electronic products, a chronometer that would have caused them to ruin after a certain period of time. Thus, customers either had to purchase original spare parts to repair them, or they had to buy another Sony model instead.

The biggest argument against the existence of the "Sony Timer" is that, over 30 years ago, no one has ever found such a device inside electronic products. And so, "Sony Timer" retains its status as an urban legend.

8) Human pillars

The concept of "human pillar" is quite strange. Imagine a building that you are very attached to. For example, the childhood home or apartment where you first made love. Now, imagine that your body is embedded in the walls of the building. It is a "human pillar".

This strange form of sacrifice is found in feudal Japan when a samurai or other important people choose to become hitobashira. That is, to commit suicide, and their bodies to be placed in the walls of a building or in its foundation. It was believed that the hitobashira spirits became guardians of the building, banishing the evil spirits.

The most famous case of hitobashira refers to Matsue Castle. The Japanese castle was built in the 17th century, but the construction proved to be difficult, with several walls falling. As a result, a human sacrifice was needed to balance the structure (this human sacrifice is very similar to the Romanian legend of Manole). At that time there was a festival called Bon Festival. The castle guards descended to the city, captured the most beautiful dancer and returned with her to the castle. Here they killed her and placed her body in the walls. Construction work continued smoothly.

9) Kuchisake-onna, the woman with a surgical mask

Kuchisake-Onna (a woman with a cut mouth) is a woman who only walks at night, wearing a surgical mask. You will say, "And what? She's sick, and she's quite felt to cover her mouth and nose so she does not infect others. " Totally wrong. Listen carefully to me: this woman is evil in person!

It is said that the woman stops a child on the street and asks: "Am I beautiful?" If the child answers no, he is killed with a pair of scissors that the woman wears with her. If the child answers yes, the woman pulls her mask aside, revealing her hideous face: her mouth is cut to the front, stretching to her ear. Then the woman again asks the child: "How about now? I'm Still Beautiful "If the child's answer is" no, "it will be cut in half. If the child answers yes, then he will be cut off to look like the hideous face of the woman. It is impossible to flee Kuchisake-Onna, for she will simply reappear in front of the victim.