The Real Places Behind Japan's Strange Tales | Tono

What makes Tono's folklore interesting when there is no monster to photograph? Connect water spirits, household beliefs and horse stories with the rural landscape, preserved farmhouses and people who recorded and retell them. Japan in View | See Japan Differently. Created by a Japanese creator in Japan. A Japanese perspective on travel and culture, checked against Japanese cultural and tourism sources. English narration uses a synthetic voice. Photo credits (video and thumbnail): Kappa-buchi01s3872.jpg — 663highland; CC BY 2.5 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Kappa buchi , カッパ淵 - panoramio (5).jpg — z tanuki; CC BY 3.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Chiba house Tono02n3872.jpg — 663highland; CC BY 2.5 https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=... Chiba house Tono10n3872.jpg — 663highland; CC BY 2.5 https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=... Chiba house Tono03s3872.jpg — 663highland; CC BY 2.5 https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=... Tono Denshouen , 遠野 伝承園 - panoramio (7).jpg — z tanuki; CC BY 3.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=... Chiba house Tono05s3872.jpg — 663highland; CC BY 2.5 https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=... Chiba house Tono08s3872.jpg — 663highland; CC BY 2.5 https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=... Denshoen08s3872.jpg — 663highland; CC BY 2.5 https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=... Tono Furusato Village , 遠野 ふるさと村 - panoramio (8).jpg — z tanuki; CC BY 3.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=... Tono Furusato Village , 遠野 ふるさと村 - panoramio (6).jpg — z tanuki; CC BY 3.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=... Photo licenses: CC BY 2.5: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... CC BY 3.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Photos cropped/resized; text added. Adapted CC BY-SA photographs remain under their respective original CC BY-SA licenses. No endorsement implied. Sources: https://tonojikan.jp/tourism/kappabuc... https://tonojikan.jp/feature/kappa-le... https://www.japan.travel/en/spot/481/ https://tonojikan.jp/feature/tonomono... https://www.city.tono.iwate.jp/index.... https://online.bunka.go.jp/heritages/... https://www.tohokukanko.jp/attraction... https://www.tohokukanko.jp/attraction... https://tonojikan.jp/ml/?p=49 https://www.aozora.gr.jp/cards/001566... https://www.city.tono.iwate.jp/index.... https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI... https://tonojikan.jp/feature/what-is-... https://www.tohokukanko.jp/en/attract... https://tonojikan.jp/tourism/tono-fol... https://www.tohokukanko.jp/en/attract... https://tonojikan.jp/event/0614-mukas... #JapanTravel #JapaneseCulture