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Haunted Houses: The Lure of the Dark
Haunted houses are a summer tradition in Japan. One step inside the haunted house, darkness envelops you. It's frightening, but it draws you in. Japanese haunted houses have their roots in Buddhist temples. Even today, in a world full of light, darkness continues to scare people. Some want to cling on to their loved ones, while some want to forget everything and simply scream… We travel around the country, experiencing the nation's haunted houses.
Aired: Aug 01, 2016 Genre: DocumentaryDuration: 28m Rating: 0 Country: Japan Production: NHK, NHK Enterprises
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01: Shirakawa-go: Thatched-Roofed World Heritage Site02: Otaru: Classic Canal City03: Mount Tsukuba: The Mysterious Twin Peaks04: Cherry Blossoms will Bloom: Miharu, Fukushima05: The Iseji Route: Journey of the Soul over Passes06: Hiroshima: A City of Seven Rivers07: Ise-Shima: Women Divers Favored by the Gods08: Hagi and Tsuwano: Two Castle Towns09: Furano: Summer in the Purple City10: Haunted Houses: The Lure of the Dark11: Tokyo Summer Story: Season of Remembrance12: Kamikochi: A Sacred Mountain Paradise13: Kobe: A City of Cultural Mosaic14: Mikan: Japan's Favorite Citrus Fruit15: The Churches of Nagasaki: Prayers through the Ages