Create meetup in Tokyochevron_right
Select a place on the map to change the location.
I want to meet
Verified required?
want to meet at fmd_good Modern Arts
want to meet at fmd_good The Spot
want to meet at fmd_good Ironhouse Steaks
explore Tokyo Guides
bar_chart Trends in Tokyo
Hyakuninchō Mysteries?
I've always found the stretch along the old Waseda-dori tram line to be the creepiest part, not because of any ghost story but because of the silence. Most of Tokyo hums, but that specific block near the Hyakunincho intersection goes dead quiet around 10 p.m., like someone hit a mute button. There's a narrow gap between two apartment buildings there, just wide enough for one person to slip through, that supposedly leads to a tiny plot of land no one claims on any tax record. I tried to find it once and ended up in someone's private garden, so take that with a grain of salt.
honestly the creepiest thing in hyakuninchō isn't a ghost story it's the old kamikaze pilot memorial tucked behind the convenience store on the main drag. most people walk right past it because it's just a small stone with faded kanji but there's a bench there that locals avoid sitting on at night. i heard from a neighbor that some old woman leaves flowers there every anniversary of the war's end and she swears she hears footsteps on the gravel when no one's around. the whole area around it has this weird heavy stillness even during the day, like the air's thicker there or something. if you want atmospheric just stand by that bench around midnight and see if you feel like leaving
Not the haunted alleyway type, but there's a story about the old public bathhouse that used to be on the narrow street behind the post office. It closed in the late 90s, and some folks claim you can still hear water dripping inside on humid nights, even though the pipes were supposedly drained years ago. The building's been sealed up with corrugated metal, but you can see the faded "yu" character on the tile if you look from the right angle. I'd try going around dusk, that's when the residential streets get really quiet and the shadows stretch out weirdly between the houses.
load 2 more replies
Wildlife near Nature Park Tokyo 2026: what actually shows up?
honestly the tanuki on the north loop past the pond are bold now and the itachi mostly clear out the mice near the bamboo grove by 6am
yeah the itachi are out early but its the kiji-bato and karasu taking over the food scraps thats teh real change
The north loop tanuki are denning under the fenced shed by the west gate now, which is why they don't scatter when you pass.
That shed's been padlocked since April so they've shifted to the drainage culvert behind the west gate toilets.
fair point on the culvert. i've been seeing scat along teh top of it most mornings now, more than a couple piles. think theyre using it as a latrine not a den tbh
saw a whole family on the east path last week
Which stretch though, near the pond outlet or further along? I've only been getting singles past the second bridge lately, so a family group is a good sign. Cubs too, or just adults?