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July 26th is known as 'Yūrei-no-hi' (幽霊の日 'Ghost Day'). On this date in 1825 the famous play 'Tōkaidō Yotsuya Kaidan' (東海道四谷怪談) premiered. It is arguably Japan's most famous ghost story, telling of Oiwa's (お岩さ) supernatural revenge.
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Kyōto has its fair share of ghost stories, but I'll leave you in the hands of these wonderful people to tell you all about Edo's Oiwa (お岩さ).

👻@matthewmeyerart


👻@ZackDavisson


👻@curiousordinary


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👻THE GHOST & THE CANDY STORE🍬
In celebration of 'Yūrei-no-hi', here's Kyōto most famous ghost story.
Established in 1599, the candy shop Minato-ya Yūrei Kosodate-ame Honpo (みなとや幽霊子育て飴本舗) is thought to be the store featured in the legend of the 'Child-rearing Ghost'. ImageImageImageImage
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