Spirits of Shinjuku: Japanese Ghosts, Yōkai, and the Hidden World After Dark

Tokyo doesn’t stop at the visible world. In Shinjuku, ghosts, yōkai, and darker urban entities are believed to move alongside everyday life. On this night walk, you’ll explore the hidden spiritual layers of one of Tokyo’s busiest districts, learning about vengeful spirits like Oiwa, fox spirits and possession at Inari shrines, restless dead, and modern urban legends born in Kabukichō and Shinjuku Station. Through real folklore, historical sites, and contemporary stories still told today, you’ll discover how Japan understands the supernatural—not as fantasy, but as something shaped by memory, emotion, and place.