31 Haunted Hotspots and Urban Legends for the Brave Traveler

11. The Howling Village – Japan

Hidden deep in the mountains of Kyushu, Japan, there are whispers of a cursed village so haunted that it was erased from maps. Known as "Inunaki Village" or the "Howling Village", it is said to be a place of unspeakable tragedy and supernatural horror. The legend goes that many years ago, the entire population was massacred under mysterious circumstances—some say by a deranged cult, others claim by an unknown force. Some say that if you enter the forest searching for the village, you may never find your way out. Paranormal investigators who have searched for Inunaki Village have reported being stopped by mysterious figures who tell them to turn back—only to vanish into thin air. Though skeptics argue that no such village exists, locals refuse to discuss it, as if speaking its name alone invites disaster.