In this episode, we revisit the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami from a different perspective—one steeped in grief, resilience, and the supernatural. Through eyewitness accounts, spiritual traditions, and chilling encounters, we explore how Japan’s relationship with death shaped a surge in ghost sightings and possessions in the disaster’s aftermath. From taxi passengers who vanished mid-ride to priests performing exorcisms on tsunami-borne spirits, this episode examines where trauma ends… and something else begins.
References:
Ghosts of the Tsunami Death and Life in Japan’s Disaster Zone by Richard Lloyd Parry
https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/tv-movies/a34414398/unsolved-mysteries-tsunami-ghosts-real/
https://www.npr.org/2014/03/16/290615034/tsunamis-ghosts-haunt-japanese-earthquake-survivors
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Cherry blossom https://www.originaltravel.co.uk/vdm/imgProduits/JPN/673426.ori.jpg
Boat https://www.britannica.com/event/Japan-earthquake-and-tsunami-of-2011
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