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Katashi_itto

(10,175 posts) Mon Feb 18, 2013, 05:51 PM Feb 2013

Hanako-san, Japanese Urban Legends

Hanako-san -- a spooky young girl that haunts school restrooms across Japan -- has in recent decades become one of the nation's most famous ghosts.

It is not uncommon for schools to have a toilet permanently occupied by the mysterious girl, who is known in Japanese as Toire no Hanako-san (lit. "Hanako of the toilet&quot

. She is often found in the third stall in the restroom on the third floor -- usually the girls' room -- but this can vary from school to school. Details about her physical appearance also vary, but she is usually described as having bobbed hair and wearing a red skirt.

http://parasearcher.blogspot.com/2013/02/hanako-san-terror-of-toilet.html

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Hanako-san, Japanese Urban Legends (Original Post) Katashi_itto Feb 2013 OP

I am surprised this hasn't been AsahinaKimi Feb 2013 #1

Actually it has :) Katashi_itto Feb 2013 #2

Oooh! AsahinaKimi Feb 2013 #3

yup! +1000! :) Katashi_itto Feb 2013 #4

AsahinaKimi

(20,776 posts)

1. I am surprised this hasn't been

Reply to Katashi_itto (Original post)

Tue Feb 19, 2013, 06:59 PM

Feb 2013

turned into a Japanese horror film. Personally, they scare me too much! I have seen a couple of them that seem to stay with you for a very long time. I believe there was one called "Dark Water" about an apartment where a young girl drowned in a tank of water near her place.