Okinawa Kwaidan, True Japanese Ghost Stories and Hauntings

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Okinawa Kwaidan, True Japanese Ghost Stories and Hauntings by Ron L. Dutcher

Dutcher has masterfully collected more true chilling tales set in real places with real people. The stories vary in time between the 's to the present day, and each story has a way of "Gave me chills even days after I read this book. The stories vary in time between the 's to the present day, and each story has a way of getting under your skin. You will be thinking of these stories long after you put the book down.

Most of the stories are set in and around Okinawa, Japan's southern tropical islands where the bloodiest battles of World War II were fought. As you might imagine, several of the stories revolve around the war, the soldiers who fought and the civilians who endured. Paranormal investigators Jack Fletcher and Junko Yamaguchi follow up a few of the stories with thrilling accounts of their investigations. Some of the stories included: The White Lady of Fukugawa Falls Many tourists visit during the day, but what lurks in the waters at night?

The Kyoda House Ruins You'll never look at a crab the same way again. Plus 14 more spooky mysterious tales. Kindle Edition , pages. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Jan 22, Lesleyanne Bathory rated it it was amazing.

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Another wonderful volume This book is so interesting and just explains enough to get you interested. If I ever travel to Japan I want to visit spooky places like those in this book. Nov 13, Mary rated it really liked it. The stories in this book were great but I felt that this book was lacking the spooky air that the first of the set had. Also there were many spelling errors when I read it, I'm not sure if they were corrected since then. However, the stories are still very interesting and there were some I hadn't heard before.

Either way, its a fun light read for a dark night.

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May 08, Megumi Ikeda rated it it was amazing. This book is similar to the first volume, which I loved, but this second volume is even better. Twice as many stories and photographs. My favorite story from the collection was the White Lady of Fukugawa Falls. Really gave me the chills. Also the Kyoda House Ruins crept into my disturbing dreams. This is a great read and I look forward to more from this author.

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Showing of 45 reviews. Top Reviews Most recent Top Reviews. There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later. Kindle Edition Verified Purchase. I often hit the free Kindle section, and found this on there. As the child of a Korea marine, and someone interested in Japanese culture, I wanted to give this one a shot. I found the stories to be very interesting, and some downright spooky. I didn't expect to find a Marine ghost, but I really should have after the bloodbath of Okinawa.

The pictures are a great touch, as well as the comments by the ghost hunters. I did notice a few issues with spelling or sentence structure, but not that bad. Sargent is the most noticeable problem, unless the sergeant's name is Sargent, which would be a nice twist. That demon train engine The cover looks much cooler if you don't look at it too closely. The skull doesn't quite look upon close examination.

Picked this up when it was free. This is an excellent collection of ghost stories that I truly enjoyed. For one thing, they are set in Okinawa, Japan, as opposed to the American ghost stories which abound, and that in itself made the book interesting. The stories are very intriguing, spooky and well written. After each tale, the author tells of how he visited that site armed with all of his paranormal investigative equipment and of what he and his assistant experienced there. In some spots they got voice recordings, while in others they experienced decreases in temperature - also measured by their thermometers!

The accompanying photos make it easy to imagine that you are there experiencing the hauntings yourself! There's a tale of a taxi driver who picks up a ghostly passenger, a British shipwreck, a haunted train, and even an abandoned modern hotel, to name a few. Great bedtime reading, or for when you just have time for a story or two! One person found this helpful. Excellent book of tales from Japan you might not have heard before. Written down with respect both for the original storytellers and for the readers intelligence.

All the stories in here are ones that COULD be true, at least they all contain verifiable events, and when true events differ from the tale they are noted in the text. I wish all Paranormal books were written with this level of consideration. An enjoyable group of Ghost Stories. Looking forward to reading Mr.

This one was hard to put down. These tales are like potato chips. Cant eat just one! I usually read Western type Ghost stories, but now I am "going Japanese Yes, I really think so" or should I say Okinawan!? Read these interesting tales and spooky stories and you will become more aware of those strange things that go bump in the night.

Very much enjoyed sitting down one morning and just consuming this whole book. It was fun, chilling, and a good series of tales to boot! Worth the price and worth the time. I love that the author actually goes to these places for himself.

Okinawa Kwaidan, True Japanese Ghost Stories and Hauntings

I wish I could! Only 4 stars for something I liked so much?? Well, I wanted more. Too short of read by half. More pictures and more in depth investigations too! Dutcher, if you need someone to investigate these haunted spots more extensively, I'm your woman! They are all told in a matter of fact manner that works so well for ghost stories.

Really gave me a feel for the religious and historical context of the stories too. None are long winded, but I liked each one so much I just kept reading. I enjoyed them very much. A great read for summer night of Japanese ghost stories.

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Every story was engaging and memorable. Editing for grammar was near flawless throughout.

This book was good. I like that author doesn't believe in ghosts himself, but also won't deny their existence. It added an interesting affect to his story telling. I currently reside on Okinawa and have big interest in the hauntings here. I'd recommended it to anyone coming to Okinawa. See all 45 reviews.