Japanese Urban Legend Stories

日本の都市伝説

URBAN LEGENDS, LIKE FOLKLORE AND RUMOURS, HAVE THEIR PLACE IN SOCIETY AND NOW SPREAD FASTER THAN EVER THROUGH THE INTERNET'S CONVENIENCE AND INSTANT COMMUNICATION.

KUCHISAKE-ONNA ORIGINATED IN THE HEIAN PERIOD AS A TALE OF A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN MARRIED TO A SAMURAI. HE DISCOVERED HER AFFAIR AND IN A FIT OF JEALOUSY, HE CUT HER FACE IN TWO. OVERWHELMED BY PAIN,SHECOMMITTED SUICIDE ANDRETURNED AS A VENGEFUL SPIRIT KNOWN AS KUCHISAKE-ONNA.

TO AVOID KUCHISAKE-ONNA’S FATE,

YOU CAN CONFUSE HER BY SAYING SHE’S “AVERAGE,” OFFER HER HARD CANDYORMONEYWHICHSHEENJOYS,ORASKHERIFYOU’REBEAUTIFUL TO CONFUSE HER AND ESCAPE.

REMEMBER, SHE’S FAST AND RELENTLESS IN HER PURSUIT.

WHAT DOES SHE DO WITH THE VICTIMS

AKA MANTO, THE MALICIOUS

SPIRIT, ASKS TOILET USERS IF THEY WANT RED OR BLUE PAPER.

IFYOUCHOOSEBLUE,HE’LLCHOKE YOU UNTIL YOU TURN BLUE.

IF YOU CHOOSE RED, HE’LL CUT YOUUPUNTIL YOURBLOODFORMS A RED CLOAK.

ATTEMPTING TO TRICK HIM BY CHOOSING YELLOW RESULTS IN HIM FORCING YOUR HEAD INTO THE TOILET.

After learning all these stories, beware of the shadows and the whispers that lingerS,

for in the darkness, the tales may come alive, haunting your every step.