Japan's Creepiest Station
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·August 25, 2025proggy
rayiner
Why was it built like this?
bdonlan
It was originally a switching/signalling waypoint, and later started seasonal passenger service for skiiers in 1932, before later switching to year-round service. Apparently it used to be a popular hiking destination as well, but with the establishment of more convenient rail and road routes became less popular in the 80s.
toss1
Convenient — your hike (or climbing with skiis) starts immediately at the train platform!
Anonyneko
Japan's creepiest station is objectively the Kisaragi Station.
jonnybgood
Japan train stations are interesting. Another interesting set of stations are the so-called “train stations of despair”. These stations, particular in Tokyo, are in the middle of no where at the end of a line. If you live out towards these stations and you’re coming home from a night out in Shinjuku on the last train and you so happen to fall asleep and miss your stop, you’ll likely wake up at one of these stations of despair. There’s no return until the next morning.
ziml77
The only thing that is making this creepy is the color grading on the photos. Here's the first video I found of the station, which shows the stairs and the platform are well-lit https://youtu.be/V3vYuMdCsqs?t=557
chrisjharris
This is a creepy station, green filters notwithstanding. The article repeats this statement that I've seen elsewhere and always found pretty questionable - that 800 people have died on Tanigawa. I've no idea where this data comes from but it seems very unlikely. If you just want to get to the top by the simplest route then it's a non-technical day hike up a not-very-high mountain. It's also a multi-pitch rock climbing area but I'd struggle to imagine that 800 rock climbers have killed themselves there over the past 100 or so years.
MontyCarloHall
Surely I thought it would be either of the (now-closed) stations [0, 1] located in the Seikan Tunnel between Honshu and Hokkaido.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshioka-Kaitei_Station (located 149 meters below sea level, which made it the deepest station in Japan before it closed)
binaryturtle
I visited this station ~3 years ago myself. There's nothing creepy about it at all. It's just unique and in that sense pretty interesting.
There's a draft/wind going through the tunnel… that perhaps can sound a bit spooky for folks with lively imagination?
michalu
This looks like every other metro station in Paris.
tonyhart7
the only spooky thing is how much stairs you must climb not the lighting lol
dudefeliciano
i guarantee there are creepier stations in berlin - not talking about the appearance of the station, but rather its inhabitants.
kuschkufan
certainly, certainly... i however guarantee comment OP is full of it
drewlesueur
Backrooms vibes
igvadaimon
This is where they filmed Neo vs Smith
rvnx
If you are interested into it, Matrix 1 was filmed in Sydney, Australia (because it was cheaper)
Creepy is subjective of course, but it’s pretty high on the list for the most isolated and/or inconveniently-located platform in the country. The only access is via a narrow footbridge leading to a 486-step staircase that goes 70m underground (230ft). Unlike most other 50+ meter deep train stations, there are no elevators and no escalators. The only way in or out of the station is via those stairs, which makes platform-to-street time a non-trivial part of the overall journey.