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 Post subject: True Tales of Tokyo Terror Taxis
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 5:45 am 
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The cabdriver knew that the ghosts of Japan were not confined to ancient graveyards and shadow-haunted shrines. Any modern resident of the nation's capital could tell you that the taxis of Tokyo are more haunted than hearses, and his own route took him regularly through open gates to the spirit world. There was Sendagaya tunnel, which winds beneath the cemetery of Senjuiin Temple, or Shirogane tunnel, where legend has it that screaming faces are silhouetted against the tunnel's pillars and through which the Shinigami – the spirit of Death itself – is said to pass. All of his fellow cabbies could wax a yarn of passengers who got on then disappeared, or of catching a glimpse of a woman or child's face in the rear view mirror. He too had a story to tell.

It was a stormy autumn night, near Aoyama Cemetery, where he picked up a poor young girl drenched by the rain. It was dark, so he didn't get a good look at her face, but she seemed sad and he figured she had been visiting a recently deceased relative or friend. The address she gave was some distance away, and they drove in silence. A good cabbie doesn't make small talk when picking someone up from a cemetery.

When they arrived at the address, the girl didn't get out, but whispered for him to wait a bit, while she stared out the window at a 2nd floor apartment. Ten minutes or so passed as she watched, never speaking, never crying; simply observing a solitary figure move about the apartment. Suddenly, the girl asked to be taken to a new address, this one back near the cemetery where he had first picked her up. The rain was heavy, and the driver focused on the road, leaving the girl to her thoughts.

When he arrived at the new address, a modern house in a good neighborhood, the cabbie opened the door and turned around to collect his fare. To his surprise, he found himself staring at an empty back seat, with a deep puddle where the girl had been sitting moments before. Mouth open, he just sat there staring at the vacant seat, until a knocking on the window shook him from his reverie.

The father of the house, seeing the taxi outside, had calmly walked out bringing with him the exact change for the fare. He explained that the young girl had been his daughter, who died in a traffic accident some years ago and was buried in Aoyama Cemetery. From time to time, he said, she hailed a cab and, after visiting her old boyfriend's apartment, asked to be driven home. The father thanked the driver for his troubles, and sent him on his way.

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http://www.seekjapan.jp/article-1/766/Tales+of+Ghostly+Japan

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 Post subject: Re: True Tales of Tokyo Terror Taxis
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 8:59 pm 
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At least the guy got paid. :)


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 Post subject: Re: True Tales of Tokyo Terror Taxis
Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 2:50 am 
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Falcon wrote:
At least the guy got paid. :)

LOL ouch LOL. Man I was drinking lemonaid when I read that. Good creepy story then BAM! "At least the guy got paid." THE PAIN!!!...lemonaid burns the sinuses btw.


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 Post subject: Re: True Tales of Tokyo Terror Taxis
Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 3:03 am 
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Well, at least you obviously have a sense of humour. :)


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 Post subject: Re: True Tales of Tokyo Terror Taxis
Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 4:02 am 
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LOL That is about all the sense I do have. LOL


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 Post subject: Re: True Tales of Tokyo Terror Taxis
Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 12:06 pm 
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I really love this story. XD

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Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 3:27 am 
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Creepy.


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 Post subject: Re: True Tales of Tokyo Terror Taxis
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 7:15 am 
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wow, that's kind of sad but also funny at the same time.... This story was a bit uplifting in an sort of odd way.

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