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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe Old Isegami Tunnel, completed in 1897, was built to aid transportation through a treacherous mountain pass. Its construction greatly improved logistics in the region. The tunnel is made of granite with rusticated pillars and features a distinctive horseshoe-shaped cross-section. In 2000, it was designated as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property of Japan. \u2022 As you approach the Old Isegami Tunnel by car, a woman with long hair is said to be hitchhiking near the entrance. She asks for a ride to the other side of the tunnel, but just before you reach the exit, she vanishes, leaving the seat soaking wet. The New Isegami Tunnel was opened in 1960 to address the difficulty of two-way traffic in the old tunnel. Today, it remains a key road for daily commuters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 A man in a raincoat stands motionless, head down, but when drivers check their rearview mirror after passing, he\u2019s gone. Isegami Tunnel is famous for its numerous ghost sightings and supernatural reports. Many haunted locations in Japan are tunnels, with similar ghost stories involving apparitions, vanishing figures, or eerie encounters. Isegami Tunnel is one of the most famous haunted spots in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. There are two tunnels: the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":164,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-163","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-haunted-spot"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hidden-gem-of-japan.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hidden-gem-of-japan.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hidden-gem-of-japan.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hidden-gem-of-japan.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hidden-gem-of-japan.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=163"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.hidden-gem-of-japan.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":171,"href":"https:\/\/www.hidden-gem-of-japan.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163\/revisions\/171"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hidden-gem-of-japan.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/164"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hidden-gem-of-japan.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=163"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hidden-gem-of-japan.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=163"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hidden-gem-of-japan.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
In 2022, the tunnel was used as part of the route for the FIA World Rally Championship Japan, known as the \u201cIsegami SS (Isegami\u2019s Tunnel).\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.hidden-gem-of-japan.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/LINE_ALBUM_\u4f0a\u52e2\u795e\u30c8\u30f3\u30cd\u30eb_240922_7-1024x768.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nGhost Stories<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Handprints mysteriously appear on the car\u2019s windows.
\u2022 Strange paranormal events occur on the way home.
\u2022 Unsettling voices are heard on the car radio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.hidden-gem-of-japan.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/LINE_ALBUM_\u4f0a\u52e2\u795e\u30c8\u30f3\u30cd\u30eb_240922_4-1024x768.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nNew Isegami Tunnel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nGhost Stories<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 A woman in traditional Japanese clothing is often seen standing silently.
\u2022 Mysterious phone calls with no explanation are reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.hidden-gem-of-japan.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/LINE_ALBUM_\u4f0a\u52e2\u795e\u30c8\u30f3\u30cd\u30eb_240922_1-1024x768.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nWhy Tunnels Are So Often Haunted<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Tunnels tap into a primal fear, often seen as gateways to another world. In Japan, the act of \u201cpassing through\u201d has significant cultural and spiritual connotations, which may contribute to this sense of fear. However, this fear of tunnels isn\u2019t unique to Japan. Locations like Canada\u2019s \u201cScreaming Tunnel\u201d and the United States\u2019 \u201cSan Sevaine Tunnel\u201d show that tunnels evoke a universal dread.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.hidden-gem-of-japan.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/LINE_ALBUM_\u4f0a\u52e2\u795e\u30c8\u30f3\u30cd\u30eb_240922_3-1024x768.jpg\")
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