The Japanese Folklore & Urban Legends Iceberg Explained
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- Опубліковано 15 чер 2024
- East Asia, and Japan in particular are home to some of the worlds most interesting history and folklore, and in this iceberg explained video I'm doing a deep dive into the Japanese Urban Legends Iceberg to find out the creepiest, most disturbing, weirdest, wackiest and obscurest urban legends that Japan has to offer. Many of these tales are very different to the myths and rumours we have in the West, and so I'm going down the iceberg to find out what lies below.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:56 Teke Teke
2:23 Hachishaku-Sama
3:30 Kuchisake-Onna
4:26 The NNN Special Broadcast
6:31 The Red Room
7:28 The Answerman
8:29 Kunekune
9:15 Red Paper, Blue Paper
10:41 7 Mysteries of Japanese School
11:57 Utsuro-Bune
14:00 Hikiko-San
14:44 Hanako Of The Toilet
16:15 Big Head ‘O’ Village
16:54 Jinmenken
17:17 Purple Baba
18:13 The Bento Curse
19:53 Jet Baba
20:30 Sunakake Baba
21:15 Kirisagi Station
23:43 The Satori
24:33 Mary’s Phone
26:19 Little Girl Stone
27:17 The Injection Man
27:52 Tonkaraton
28: 48 The Mystery In Four Corners
30:30 The Curse Of Colonel Sanders
31:58 Kashima Reiko
33:15 Outro
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20:26 is my favorite so far. She doesn’t kill anyone or use paranormal powers, she just does a little trolling and throws sand in people’s face.
She's a fun one for sure
shes gonna put some dirt in your eyes
we do a little trolling.
pocket sand!
I'd do the same thing if I was her I love trolling sometimes it's so funny 😂😂😂
So the reason I believe a lot of these are in the bathroom is because that is considered when you are most vulnerable. Same reasons pets will follow you in, it's to protect you.
Didn't know that... that explains why my cat goes berserk if I go to the bathroom without him
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@@shubniggurath3255 mans is just looking out for you! Who knows what will happen if you go alone without him!
At least when you shit yourself in fear you're already in the best place to do so.
yeah makes sense both in reality, the paranormal and the non-paranormal stuff. it's horrific to imagine yourself being attacked while doing your *cough cough* business.
So in Japan restrooms are more like “survival” rooms. With the amount of demons and ghosts can be lurking around.
Exactly lol
I always wondered what the case was this was too. I'm from the states and a restroom to me symbolizes a place of comfort. A place of quiet reflection and sometimes respite during a hectic day. I'm wondering if overseas it has a more sinister air to it
Probably because of the water right? Since they think water is like a transportation method for spirits
Imagine getting all of them at the same time.
That would suck.
@@WhimsicalLittledawg civil war of the pestering spirits
The version I heard about Hikiko-san was that she was a girl that got abused and neglected by her parents. She never had any clean clothes to wear, her hair was always matted, she was literal skin and bones and she stank. Her classmates thought it would be funny locking her in the janitor's closet, but because she was so malnourished. She died there and now goes after bullies.
:(
@@FoxAkimbo ua-cam.com/users/KowabanaJapan. Also, here is Tara A. Devlin's channel, she does a lot of Japanese urban legends.
Also, I think she said the protagonist from the Kisaragi Station came back but they found themselves in our time and a lot of things changed since they left. Although, Kisaragi Station is a creepypasta made up on 8chan.
@@FoxAkimbo 5:00 OMG I'm actually writing a book on legends of female monsters from around the world and I've been researching it for year and I have a theory on why the monsters are gendered they way they are. I think there's a reason in the East the monsters are female and in the west they are male. in the East these legends of monsters were a balance of male and female until the last 100 years when more and more legends of female monsters showed up and there was a huge jump in legends that were women around the tech boom of the 1990s. if you notice in the majority of the legends the monster presents as a beautiful woman until her true form is revealed. scary stories and legends say something about the society they are from cultural fears. the stories are metaphors. don't be so blinded by a woman's beauty or trust a woman because she's beautiful because you will lose everything. she will take your life in the monster stories which is a metaphor for ruining your life by taking your money or emotional energy. the internet and tech becoming such a huge part of society caused major upset in the male dominated society. women started owning their s*xuality and gaining confidence and becoming career focused instead of aspiring to be a wife. in a society where tradition is everything that is very scary. they are afraid of women. there's even a phenomena of men who are afraid of women and instead choose to live at home with their parents instead of marrying and having children. in the west as women have gained total equality with men and have had that since around the 80s we are afraid of men. men are the ones who commit mass shootings and the ones who are serial killers. men are the ones lashing out and who pose the most danger to society and strike fear in the people. that's why the monsters are mostly male. women aren't seen as dangerous or threats to the extent that men are.
@@WhitneyDahlin you book sounds very interesting
@@Mecal21 why not both?
my dumbass after realizing im gonna forget what express teke teke's legs are:
🗿
are you alive
I learned about her years ago, she still hasnt showed up 💔
@@sandlord6610 same 💔
@@sandlord6610 so single that even a yokai women doesn't come for u 💀
@@aspectyt5866 i dont want a relationship, but damn where the hell she at man💔
i’m convinced i saw the hachishaku-sama back when i was around 11 years old, i woke up in a state of paralysis to see a woman in a white dress with long black hair covering her face, i slept on a tall bunk bed at the time and she towered over me still, i remember her reaching towards me before i was able to move and i closed my eyes and sat up and she was gone
Damn sleep paralysis demons are wild
Was this in japan? Cuz shes only supposed to be in japan and she cant follow you out of japan if you flee.
she's supposed to be 8 feet tall
No offense but I says you just having sleep paralysis or a nightmare.
Doubt it. Sounds more like a sleep paralysis demon with a similar appearance. According to stories, she wouldn’t have appeared to you like that.
That’s quite interesting, never would’ve thought about west being mostly male and east being female.
I’m guessing it could play into stereotypes maybe? Like over here in the west it plays into the fear of men being strong and overwhelming you, whilst east could be playing on the fear of something that seems innocent or harmless is actually super deadly. Like little kids in horror movies
Plus that a lot of eastern legends are based on giving you a choice and what happens to you depends on what you choose or if you go outside the box.
A lot of asian ghost stories I've read usually have fem or kid ghosts. Male versions are close to none. Maybe it does have something to do with the mindset of innocent = actually deadly.
Or maybe it's to make it more believable. A lot of ghost stories involving kids and women usually have them die of sickness, childbirth, or smthn. You can easily believe it since it does happen, and quite frequently too. So your mind might go overdrive and believe these ghost stories and stuff.
I heard junji ito says girl with beautiful face and long black hair scares him and he took that as an inspiration for his manga(Tomie).Maybe not related but some japanesse people probably has simillar mind
i mostly agree w u but, kids are fcking terrifyimg.. no paranormal powers or possesions needed
I wonder if the second, Hachishaku-Sama, is inspiration for Lady Dimitrescu (the tall vampire lady) from Resident Evil Village. That was the first thing that popped into my head once she was described. Love this video!
Maybe, I didn't think of that :O
yup, that's the inspiration
She's also in a Fatal Frame game.
Sucks that the only anime with her is a mediocre hentai where she fucks shotas though. I want a real horror anime with her. Maybe written by Junji Ito or Suehiro Mauro
I think she is a partial inspiration with them been taken from the brides of Dracula or Elizabeth Bathory depending which source you find, and The Hachishaku-Sama
@@leahfirth8090 the brides of Dracula inspired her daughters instead of her
Western folklore: Usually Male, usually strong and muscular, extremely "traditionally" scary. Many involve a "this person is obviously bad and you should run" moment.
Eastern folklore: Usually female and unasuming, cute girls that you won't really fear until the scary thing happens. Big obsession with long black hair. You're constantly given a choice.
A lot of Japanese horror involves being especially vulnerable as well as many modern ghost stories in Japan are created by students so they are meant to cause the listener to feel nervous in places they are likely to be alone and vulnerable where more than in the public toilet in a multi story school
For school bathroom demons maybe it’s made up for the fact so students don’t go slacking off and are too long in bathrooms, since Japanese schools tend to take schooling extremely serious I wanna say that would be he best explanation but idekkk
Nah, the ghosts are probably real since real ghosts do like to hang around bathrooms
@Dark Orb how do people not get caught smoking in the bathroom?
Don't let that lady steal your legs, lol
Regarding the bathroom setting of many stories: It's because you're so vulnerable there. Keep in mind that Japan also primarily uses squat toilets, rather than ones you sit on. That means that if something approaches you in the bathroom, you're not only literally caught with your pants down, but in a position than makes it harder to try to run.
Also u are usually alone making it creepy 😳
It's also them being seen as unclean places. Japan has a culture of cleanliness, so evil spirits linger around unclean locations.
We changed to western style toilets
I love how almost all the pics you used for the 7 mysteries was from Toilet Bound Hanako-kun, I love that anime so it was a welcome surprise
idk what that is but im happy you like it lol
@@FoxAkimbo its an anime/manga surrounding the 7 mysteries:)
@@zephyr7493 :o
I remember being terrified of Hachisaku-sama back when I was 11. Couldn't sleep properly for months. Same thing happened when I learned about Hanako-san in the fourth grade, I was unable to sleep properly and wouldn't even go to the bathroom at school because of her. In retrospect, my fear was pretty silly, but I understand why I was afraid.
if it makes you feel better, supposedly if you show hanako-san a report card with good grades or a test with a perfect score, she'll congratulate you and leave peacefully instead of attacking
@@Kevinblue035 well that's not gonna work cause I've got terrible grades
Same lmao,i remember reading a bunch of japanesse urban legend on the internet back when im around 4th grader.The one that creep me out the most is about some kid and his dad stuck in their car and there's black,slender,tall and gruesome creature staring at them through the car window.I wish i remember what is it
@@lunara8577 Hachishakusama, I think.
@@deepfriedmochi nah i mean the creepy black creature but hachisakusama san still creep me out as a kid tho
I would like you to cover Filipino urban legends, they had interesting creatures like every urban legend in a country would have, great video btw.
That's an idea
+1 They are ABSOLUTELY crazy interesting and fucking terrifying for sure
I'd love to see that tbh
@@FoxAkimbo chanak
@@FoxAkimbo please do!!
The whole "baba" thing in Japan is weird, because Slavic folklore has one called Baba Yaga, a witch who lives in a house with giant chicken legs. The Witcher season 2 had a version of it, as well as the 2019(?) Hell Boy movie.
I found that interesting as well. The Slavic Baba, (as with Baba Yaga) is the affectionate diminutive form of "babushka", the Russian word for grandmother (so it would literally translate to something like "granny.") I don't know the etymology behind the Japanese word baba though.
@@minimalbstolerance8113 it's the same, comes from "obaa-san" meaning "grandmother" so "baba" is a childish (or rude) way to refer to a grandmother, hence why there's a lot of witches and old had type creatues with baba or baa in their name like baba the with from dragonball or the legendary youkai yamanbaa
Bro I'm slavic but I taught her name is baba roga, spent whole childhood being scared of a wrong witch
We have Baba Yaga in Poland, and we also use the word "baba" to describe an annoying woman (usually older, but not always). Like, when you try to get something done at a public office and the lady at the desk is rude to you and acts like you're bothering her even though it's her job - you will often hear people say later to their friends and family "what a baba!" describing this type of woman. The word is similar to the word for grandmother (PL "babcia")
I only know of this because the pbs kids show Arthur featured the baba yaga
It's interesting to me looking at the difference between stories of eastern and western ghosts. American and European ghosts can be persuaded to move on or repelled by common holy symbols, and often aren't even particularly malicious. Japanese ghosts are almost always exceptionally dangerous and aggressive, but usually have one very specific key phrase or trick that forces them to leave.
Yeah, Japanese urban legends looks like as if bored teenagers where making up things to scare the younger ones. Or by parents to scare the kids away from doing certain things in some cases.
While the ones on this list are aggressive, most ghosts are considered harmless or even benevolent in Japan. Partly the reason for the ones on the list seeming more aggressive is that belief in/the presence of ghosts is considered normal, and they're expected to be either neutral or benevolent, so the scary ones are more prominent in legends because it's their being different from the norm that makes them notable. Neutral spirits are average, and therefore not that interesting.
Compare that to the west, where ghosts are considered rare, so any ghostly presence becomes notable, leading to lists of legends including more of the neutral or benevolent spirits because the presence of spirits by itself is unusual enough to be significant.
I've done research on the Teke Teke!! (And a number of other female Yokai) There are a number of different versions of her story, including ones where she was a school girl, an office worker, a drifter, etc. But there are some other details that weren't mentioned above that I usually include in the story when I'm presenting my research on it:
-It's believed this happened in Hokkaido, and that this specific spirit came into circulation around the 1950's, post world war two, and as Japan was modernizing.
-While some methods of avoiding her include telling her where her legs are, there are other methods including telling her her own name, so she knows she has not been forgotten, or answering the question "do you need your legs?" With "yes, I'm using them right now"
-in some tellings, she appears in your dreams, others she calls you on the phone. How polite!
-sources debate on whether she is the only Teke Teke, or if she creates more of her kind from her victims.
-"Teke Teke" is actually onomonopeia! It's the Japanese sound for her nails on hard wood floors.
Does she actually come after you a month after you heard about her? Cuz I’m now paranoid
@@Equinox_Icarus nooo, don't worry. I've studied her for two years now, and even lived in Japan during a period of study. No calls, no dreams, no sightings. I hereby deem you safe!
@@Equinox_Icarus lmao same
@@egomur you just put me at ease. Thank you💀😭
@@egomur You're just saying this to calm us down, all because she yoinked your legs smh
I'm not Japanese but in Indonesia we have a believe that Evil spirit inhabit dark and dirty places. Which is why a lot of ghost story in Indonesia often took place in Toilet and abandoned building. Because Evil spirit love dark and dirty place. Also you might be interested with Indonesian Urban Legend. We have a lot of creepy story as well. Possibly as much if not more than Japanese urban Legend.
Heya another Indonesia here yes there is alot and i mean alot of Indonesia urban legends such as hantu mata sak tampah, Jurig bonge, hantu setengah badan, kisut, etc. Theres rlly alot of Indonesia urban legends and some of them are kind of repetitive like Matianak, pontianak, kuntilanak, etc being the same concept but in different parts of Indonesia lol. Id love to see a deep dive into Indonesian urban legends since the country is made up of multiple lands theres bound to be unique ones specific to certain parts of Indonesia such as welthok, anak sima, pocong plastik, ogol-ogol, etc. btw Indonesian urban legends cant rlly be compared to japans yokais and folklore because japan has its history well preserved and kept so modern day i believe there’s approximately 500+ yokais or even more lol but Indonesia definitely is one of the south East Asian countries to have a lot of urban legends in folklore and mythos aside from Philippines
It's not belief. It's fact.
and also a humid place! toilet and bathroom are the perfect place
There are actually a lot of western female monsters, things like la llorana, banshees, women in white, witches, sirens, mercy brown the vampire. there is a lot of mythology around the idea of the evil woman
True but I think the reason there are more male monsters is maybe because people see males as scarier. Even men are scared of other men because people think of them as more powerful. But who knows. I always think how the scariest movie characters are also always male like Jason vorheas (dk if I spelled that right lmao) or Micheal Meyers.
One of the ways to actually escape Kuchisake-Onna was to say "so-so" and it would confuse her long enough to run, apparently it was figured out by some elementary students in Japan.
I love how Jibaku-Shounen Hanako-kun is part of this
I love hearing about folklore from other countries, another great video
More to come!
For the slit-mouth woman, there is also one way to run from her as the urban legends says that if you ask her the same question, you will make her think and that will give you time to escape.
Something even scarier is if you say I don’t got time she will let you leave but follow you home and kill you😟 I heard this from some other version of the tale
@@Justjay224 Yup. That's the first one I heard as well that's why confusing her is the only way to make her leave you or give you time to run.
Speaking of folklore, consider checking out the Inuit people’s folklore, interesting for sure
When you’re in the bathroom, you are invariably in a very vulnerable state-with your pants around your ankles, in the shower or tub alone, possibly naked. People are more likely to leave you alone even if you were to make any noise because of the “shame factor” associated with bodily functions. No one wants to think about that, much less witnesses it, except for some kinks tees out there in certain conditions. There’s also the fact that the bathroom is one of the most dangerous places in the home where you are more likely to have an accident and injure yourself without any kind of help from supernatural forces. So when you add them into the mix, it’s a perfect storm.
Nah, that's at my most dangerous.
Fear the man who doesn't have pants to shit.
I remember seeing another video on why Japanese place so many Urban legends in their bathrooms. I believe they said it’s mostly about vulnerability and privacy, and those things being violated. It also has to do with being “in and out” at the same time, since toilet drains go to a sort-of unknown place beyond your house or school.
"I think this might be an anime"
*literally shows screenshots of the anime*
Loved this video! I've spent way too much time listening to Japanese scary stories...
Hanako-san of the toilet is an old legend, but they did recently make an anime based on the legend where Hanako san is actually a boy.
Also, "Kirisagi Station" is actually "Kisaragi Station"
Yeah the original Hanako-san’s been an anime character in a lot of older yokai-based anime, so it’s cool to see an anime that focuses just on the legend. Even more interesting to see hanako is a boy in this story.
Japanese bathrooms have 4 stalls with the last stall being closed to public use as the number 4 in Japanese sounds to close to their word for death. That is why a lot of buildings in Japan skip the number 4 in floor numbers. Like how American buildings don’t have a 13th floor.
I'm not a strong believer in the paranormal, but I wanted to share this. I remember some day finding out about the Japanese death poem called tomino's hell in a UA-cam video and me not being a strong believer I decided to read both the English translation and the Japanese one (supposedly after reading it you either lose your life or get misfortune) and later on a lot of fights and even one of my family members was sent to jail for something I'm pretty sure he had nothing with it, and till this day the tension in my family has not ended. In some way I feel responsible for what happened between my family, so beware of this poem (I still doubt the paranormal 🤧)
I wonder if the reason there are so many bathroom stories because you're extremely vulnerable and quite literally caught with your pants down.
do the spirits and demons just chill in the bathrooms and do rock paper scissors to see who gets to haunt the person walking in or do they duke it out and the winner gets to stay and the losers leave to find another bathroom
Ever since i began hearing Tara A. Devlin who covers Japanese mythology and horror, the hachishaku-sama has to be the worst, if you see in her eyes, you are targeted, and must pray through the night with salt at every door, while she copies your family's voices.
For general mythology, inanuki town is so interesting (got autism, so Japan is my thing, with mythology filling most
5:00 OMG I'm actually writing a book on legends of female monsters from around the world and I've been researching it for year and I have a theory on why the monsters are gendered they way they are. I think there's a reason in the East the monsters are female and in the west they are male. in the East these legends of monsters were a balance of male and female until the last 100 years when more and more legends of female monsters showed up and there was a huge jump in legends that were women around the tech boom of the 1990s. if you notice in the majority of the legends the monster presents as a beautiful woman until her true form is revealed. scary stories and legends say something about the society they are from cultural fears. the stories are metaphors. don't be so blinded by a woman's beauty or trust a woman because she's beautiful because you will lose everything. she will take your life in the monster stories which is a metaphor for ruining your life by taking your money or emotional energy. the internet and tech becoming such a huge part of society caused major upset in the male dominated society. women started owning their s*xuality and gaining confidence and becoming career focused instead of aspiring to be a wife. in a society where tradition is everything that is very scary. they are afraid of women. there's even a phenomena of men who are afraid of women and instead choose to live at home with their parents instead of marrying and having children. in the west as women have gained total equality with men and have had that since around the 80s we are afraid of men. men are the ones who commit mass shootings and the ones who are serial killers. men are the ones lashing out and who pose the most danger to society and strike fear.
Interesting theory, thanks for taking the time to share
That's really interesting and I wouldn't be surprised if that's a reason why that is. I also wonder if it might have something to do with the idea that women are also seen as less of a threat to men physically and less likely to overpower them. When you think about it, people's first experience of safety and respite tends to be from their mothers. As such, perhaps this makes for greater impact when it's revealed a woman is the monster in these folktales.
I could be wrong, but just curious :v
@@Biocchi I didn't even think about that! I think that definitely plays a role in it! In the west mothers are seen as protection, as nurturing, as loving, but in the east mother's play more of a disciplinary role and push their kids to study a lot, there's a phenomenon called tiger parenting that is very common among Asian mothers. Schools are very competitive and universities are very competitive in Asia and they won't let you in at all unless you have really good test scores. Unlike here in the US where the majority of universities will let you in and take your money pretty much doesn't matter what your test scores are lol. So in Asia a lot of the mothers are constantly pushing their kids to study and get the best test results from the time they are in elementary school! A lot of kids spend all day at school and then spend 4 hours at after school private tutoring, and then have almost no time for themselves when they get home. I bet youre onto something! When I was rereading my comment just now I also thought about how catfishing is very common. Where you know bad people pretend to be beautiful women online and steal men's money and even kill them rarely. So I wonder if that plays a role in why there was a big jump in female monsters around the tech boom as well.
Folklore icebergs are amongst my favorite
Same here, they're so fascinating to me
asia has so many horror stories. in my country, each area has its own and sometimes not even only one urban legends. in sumatra for example there's a ghost that eat babies, it only has head with long hair and the body organs. it's fun to know about.
Ay! Are u from indonesia :0?
you are good at explaining these interesting things lol one of the best people who do icebergs
Glad you think so
The gendered differences are very likely related to how either culture is socialized. Both styles of occult legends center around the dynamic of power, but power means different things within different contexts.
Essentially, Japan is a culture with heavy emphasis on social conformity. So their fears could likely gravitate to the consequences of falling out of social order. The subjects of such often being women. So their horror stories would essentially revolve around "curse" dynamics.
While western cultures are heavily individualistic. With an emphasis on individual responsibility. So our horror stories often revolve around a greater threat of power that takes ours away. Hence why most of pur monsters focus on "strength" and "class position".
Now this "west" is really only greater European countries, nordic cultures have horror stories involving the ocean and the unknown, and mezo American tend toward family roles and unknown animal hunters.
Red Paper Blue Paper still has me scared to go to public restrooms alone 💀
If it means anything, I estimate that this urban legend is false lol
@@FoxAkimbo I know haha but it always lingers at the back of my mind when I go to one 😂
If you love everything Japanese horror then I highly recommend Tara A Devlin's channel. She has hours upon hours of content including scary stories from 2Chan, Internet mysteries, Urban Legends, Weird Crimes, horror game playthroughs, movie reviews and more.
Just make sure to speed the videos up a bit since she does speak a bit slow.
Absolutely love her! She makes a series called Kowabana (Kowai Hanashi) AKA scary stories in Japanese. It has many of the full versions of these stories and is basically hours of Japanese creepypasta-type content. She even makes actual books with them.
@@AllenAbbadonia I've been listening to Kowabana for hours on end for the past few weeks and I love Toshiden.
I love the Otsukaresama story. For some reason it creeped me out. I think it's just the idea that someone could trick you into becoming possessed is really creepy.
@@nightmarefanatic1819 yesss! Idky but the kotoribakko freaks me out lol
Western transfer student: "I have a ouija board. Wanna use it in the restroom?"
Japanese Student: "Lmao Let's not."
I love your videos man. I'm so happy i discovered you!
I'm so glad you enjoy them
Do mexican urban legends. Would love to see it
🤔
@@FoxAkimbo Yes please
The clown in the boy's toilets and the doll in the girl's. La llorona. El chupacabras.
Mary-San is Banette from Pokémon! A doll with a grudge after being junked, seeking the child who disowned it. And Takaraton is Dusclops.
18:10 most likely because bathrooms are said to be somewhat of a portal to the Supernatural, making it easier for them to appear
I would love it if the origin of the Sunakake Baba story was that centuries ago, a bunch of rowdy teenagers in the Nara prefecture were stumbling home and made the mistake of trampling over some old lady's flower garden. She then comes out waving her broom, throwing sand in the teenager's eyes and yelling whatever "Get off my land!" translates to in Japanese. The next morning, the teens are too embarrassed to admit that they got chased away by an angry granny, so they agree that if anyone asks what happened, they say it was a yokai.
Also, I nearly died laughing at the Tonkaraton entry, partly because I agree with you: a mummy riding a bike waving a samurai sword around is pretty hilarious, and partly because the mispronounced name "Tonkatron" sounds like the most pathetic Decepticon Transformer ever.
When I saw lady Dimistrescu the first person that popped into my mind was Hachishaku. To this day she scares tf outta me
The bathroom is a place of vulnerability in a lot of stories. It's the same reason that even in American horror films, there will be jumpscares in bathrooms, the same reason bullying scenes happen there. When something goes wrong in the bathroom, you remember that. And I believe the reason the bathrooms are always in schools or public places is because of the fact that not only are you vulnerable in those stalls, but you don't know anyone around you. You are in a small box, with your most vulnerable areas revealed, and you don't know anyone in the other boxes around you.
It's the same reason some people get surprised when someone knocks on the bathroom door, you never expect it and you never think about what's outside till it is to late.
i'm not an expert in Japanese folktales, or even Urban Legends. I think that so many of the tales take place in the bathroom is because that's when you're the most vulnerable. Which is clearly right behind the number one spot of you sleeping. Obviously, I could be wrong. It just makes the most sense with that reasoning
This was awesome!!! Maybe next time about european folklore?
Yeah, something exotic would be nice
What country
@@MyNameIsHeh germany that is:
Fuck off its Hitler
you got my sub.. congrats.. looking forward for another folklores/urban legends from various country
There's actually a song on UA-cam based on kirisagi station
It's actually hard to find because the video has no name
It uses some of the posts she made
And at the very end of the video the captions say "welcome to the cult"
It's very weird but it's a nice song
Very creepy
@@FoxAkimbo it really is
I found the song by accident while i was in a hyperfixation on the dark side of vocaloid songs
I didn't know the story behind the song so i found it very random until I started looking it up a bit more
@@FoxAkimbo this is the video in question btw
ua-cam.com/video/Rcsg3vWfnWw/v-deo.html
Despite the strange backstory it's actually really good
Interesting is the fox spirit who were sealed in a rock that recently broke apart 👀
Other than name pronunciation you did well covering them 💖 would be fun to see other countries.
You got me worrying about the Teke Teke. You had me repeating "meishin expressway" in my head just so I wont forget because you somehow cursed me by sharing the details about the Teke Teke ahaha
Right! I’m so scared someone please confirm if we’re gonna die in like a month lmao
dont make it till the end they drop another one that shows up in 3 days with no warning again bruh
@@Hydroplayz_12 That one has me really nervous. I don't want to pass it on, but I also don't want it to happen
I've known about teke teke since middle school and she never came. Crossing my fingers about that last one not showing up either, although she sounds kind of familiar.
@@moonlitnight you still got your legs? Lol
nice another vid from fox haven’t finished it yet but i love all your videos keep it up
Thanks
17:44 LEAN GRANDMA
I loved this video! please make more on different countries, these r so interesting :D
More to come!
@@FoxAkimbo can’t wait!
I've been watching your videos nearly since the beginning of your channel and somehow you always upload them when I'm having a pretty hard moment in my life. Yesterday I run from home to avoid my alcoholic father and when I woke up today I saw this video and it really made my day a lot better. Other times I was sick in bed and guess what? The same thing happened. Idk if you have some ort of a super power but pleas don't stop XDDD ILY man keep up with your amazing work ❤️
Thanks so much for the heartfelt comment
@@FoxAkimbo They absolutely do ❤️ And I appreciate that you replied XD It shows how much you care about your fans 😄 Unfortunately rn I'm in the same situation as I was before and maybe there's no new videos, but YT recommended me your newest material that somehow slipped from my attention XDDD
@@FoxAkimbo why did you not put a warning on the first one I'm 10
even though i may not believe in urban legends, like ever, its always fun to listen to stories of it. its like a horror story talk with your friends or cousins in night. good job, keep it up!
Letsss gooo i love urban legends!! what a great video to make this sunday a little more relieving.
Have fun!
Yes!
I was waiting for this one!
Oh it's a banger, this imo was one of my best
@@FoxAkimbo Oh so far I agree!
Also you're doing a pretty good job with the pronunciations!
@@itsmefm Thanks, I know for a fact I butchered a few but I did try and do my research
this is the fastest ive ever clicked on a video
Same bro, i love not just Japanese but Asian horror
Oh absolute same, as I say in the video they have a knack for horror
Oi Josuke
You got good taste in UA-camrs
Bruh (the author) same 😁
@@itsmefm foxakimbo is the GOAT
i knew abt most of these before i saw this video, great video btw
Thanks for watching
in the Meishin Expressway, if she asks who told you, you answer Kashima Reiko.
If she asks you what her name is DO NOT SAY Kashima Reiko.
The right answer is Mask(ed) Death Demon or in japanese Kamen Shinin Ma (the fonetics of her name).
These questions are related to the Kashima variant of the legend which could appear in 3 days after reading/hearing the story. Otherwise, hope that Teke x2 only asks you where her legs are and leaves you alone if she appears in one month.
most of these have anime or game adaptions, and it’s so fun to hear about the legend behind each. especially kisaragi station, which has an indie horror game adaptation. it’s also one of my favourite games of all time.
Imagine a video of western urban legends fighting eastern urban legends that would be really cool
Haha dang this scared the shit out of me, but seriously well explained vid. Oh and I just want to share about Kashima Reiko 🤣🤣🤣
more videos like this would be dope.. just keep researching folklore and urban legends around the world bc we as humanity find the taboo and i guess “super natural” topics to be intriguing since its relatively uncommon for people to discuss them
ill definitely subscribe tho, i loved the filipino urban legends video as well
I love how they used Kuchisake-Onna on Constantine. Wonder what would happen if somebody asked her if SHE thinks she's pretty.
Japan really seems to be a beautiful country, tho it's problems are unfortunate it's culture is really interesting and beautiful
Solid video. Some of these I didn’t know of and I’m a folklore enthusiast.
For anyone still curious about Japanese urban legends and creepy pastas I cannot recommend Tara A Devlin enough. She has historical accounts, 2chan threads, and general creepy pasta translations. She’s a greatly underrated channel.
Some of these she actually did go into a lot of detail into in her own videos if you wanted an extra deep dive.
i really enjoyed it!!
Don't forget about kamaitachi and inunakimura.
pls do part 2.
Your pronunciations were honestly pretty good. With a heavy British accent, of course, but thats just your accent lol
Thank you! I always try to get it as close as possible, and I won't always get it right, but thanks for letting me know! :D
Awesome stuff man i just started your channel a few days ago. Just awesome man
Welcome aboard! Welcome to the community!
Lol. These videos are addicting
I absolutely adore Japanese urban legends and folklore, so this was a "must watch" for me, and I was chuffed to bits to hear some I haven't heard or read in some obscure book or article before!
the nnn special broadcast has kept me up at night everytime i heard it. I'll get ready for this night's insomnia.
I love your content man
Thank you very much!
the clockeepers would make for a good replacement for the 3 ghosts in a retelling of A Christmas Carol
Awesome video
I love this! Do you mind if I help you out with hachisakku sama’s name? Hasshaku Sama might be closer? I’d love to hear you cover more urban legends! :)
Just a fun little tidbit for if you are still wondering about the bathroom issues. Japanese culture (according to what I have learned through Koji Susuki books) is that spirits specifically Yurei or angry spirits need 3 things to stay in this world. 1) A tragic and sudden death, 2) a powerful emotion (fear, anger, sorrow) and 3) water.
lots of water in the bathroom!
Oooh interesting video! I love myths from Japan, Yokai are so so intriguing and it's cool to see what's similar and what's different to Western myths/cryptids!
I know you mentioned local 58 in the NNN broadcast entry, and that is a super cool ARG, but I don't think it's too similar to the NNN broadcast :0
I remember learning about the Teke-Teke and red paper, blue paper myths years ago and they used to freak me out soooo much :')
As usual, love the vid! The right amount of info, humour, and facts!
Fun fact!
Lady Demitrescu from RE:Village is based off of the Hachishaku-Sama at 2:32.
As I am from Japan originally, most of our urban legends are women because women are seen as innocent and unable to hurt people. Creatures then disguise as women so that they are more easily trusted and can lure people better.
Also, the pronunciation was done well! Better than most!
Idk why but I feel like the reason that a majority of urban legends, or Japanese urban legends specifically, happen in the schools' bathrooms is maybe because there's much more negative energy there than other places. I mean for instance, from what I've heard, students in Japanese schools have a high rate of being bullied, and most of those people who are bullied, their safe corner is the bathroom. So the negative energy from all the hatred, rage, or any other negative feelings in particular gets higher there.
Ps: just my opinion, I could be wrong. This is just what I think.
Btw for the school mysteries thing,, what you described is an anime (Toilet-bound Hanako Kun) and the seven mysteries for that anime specifically. From what I can tell some schools in Japan have their own seven mysteries that are each different depending on the school. basically what I'm saying is the anime has basis in reality but not every school follows that exact formula. I may be slightly wrong tho considering I'm not Japanese
"Red or blue paper?"
"I'll use my hands, thanks bro"
This is EXACTLY what I was waiting for
Hell yeah
Hey first one!! Luv ur vids!! 🧡🧡
Thanks for being so early
After seeing this video, i now need a Supernatural Anime. Not Supernatural The Anime Series, but an Anime set in the Supernatural universe that deals with primarily Japanese legends and folklore.
Reiko have been spending time doing so much push ups even Vegeta and Saitama were stunned. Too bad she doesn't do leg days though.
12:34 I was paying attention to the sunset lol
Did know all of them, but are glad to see it spread
I'm Japanese and went to Japanese school and we usually say that murasaki baba is the one with the toilet paper colors and drags you into the toilet but she's more of like a joke story
I ear most of them already thankk for u hard work
Could you please consider looking into Turkish folklore and legends for future videos? I'm from Turkey and I find them rather interesting and I think they would be fun to look at and learn about :D
Much love from Turkey 💖
These literally used to scare me so badly that I couldn't be alone or I would almost have a panic attack-
The fact that this comment is in past tense makes me shiver even more
@@swapneilghosh695 I'm just more desensitized to horror now lol
@@eepysleepy_ thank god you're fine.. lol
Loved the video, keep up the good work
legend
Great fu🤬ing job, by the way. Even your pronunciation was great! I've been learning about Japanese culture for around 20 years now and you even touched on a few that even I have never heard of. Job VERY well done. Best iceberg so far!!!
One of the reasons I believe why there's so many urban legends involving spirits in restrooms is because a LOT of horrible crimes that have happened in Japan are in restrooms which is why most of the spirits that haunt them will kill you no matter what. In fact, last month I found a video analyzing a crime in Japan where a man was buried under a public toilet... I would rather not go into details but you get the point.