9 Scary Japanese Urban Legends

6. Teke-Teke

Teke-teke is a woman who either jumped or fell into the path of an oncoming subway train and was severed in half. She roams the streets dragging herself along the ground and the sound she makes is described as “teke-teke-teke”. Should she catch you she will take out a scythe, and cut you in half. This one is told to children as a warning not to stay out late at night.

7. The Red Room Curse

The “Red Room Curse” is simple. A pop-up appears on your computer with a red door and the question “Do you like the red room?”. Once you click through a series of questions your name appears at the bottom of a list of other names, some of whom may be your friends. Once your name appears, you will kill yourself and when you are found, the walls of your room will be painted red with your blood.

This urban legend is based on a murder in 2004 called the “Sasebo Slashing” where a 14-year-old student killed her best friend and investigators found the “Red Room” video in her browser history.

8. Gozu (Cow Head)

Cow Head is a fictional story that is so horrifying that anyone who listens to the complete story will experience so much terror that they will die of fright. A follow-on to this urban legend surrounds a teacher who started telling scary stories to primary school students while travelling on a long bus journey.

Once he started telling the cow story, he went into a trance and continued to the end of the tale, even though the students were begging and screaming for him to stop. When the teacher go to the end of the story he fainted and all the children started foaming from their mouths. When the teacher finally came out of the trance, the bus had been driven into a ditch. What happened to the teacher, the driver and the children is unclear, but we can assume they all suffered a nightmarish death.

9. Fatal Fare

This story is about a taxi driver who was looking for fares late at night. A man dressed in black appeared and hailed the taxi. He got into the back seat and asked the taxi driver to be taken to a remote location. The taxi driver told the passenger that he wasn’t familiar with the destination, but the passenger assured him that he would give him directions.

The passenger then begins to guide the driver through dark and twisting streets, further and further out from the city. After travelling for a long time, the driver turns back towards his passenger to ask him exactly where they are. He is shocked to see no one in the back seat. As he turns back towards the wheel he sees that he is heading towards the edge of a cliff. He doesn’t have time to stop and has a fatal crash.

These Japanese Legends are truly scary!!! PS: Don’t read this at night!