Saturday, February 11, 2012

Toire no Hanako-san (Hanako-san of the Toilet)

Toire no Hanako-san (Hanako-san of the Toilet) is a famous legend associated with Japanese elementary schools. The story tells of an omnipresent ghost who is thought to be the spirit of a student who committed suicide due to excessive bullying or "ijime". However the entity is also known to just appear for no apparent reason. Hanako-san is a popular legend in elementary schools in Japan, and supposedly haunts the fourth stall of the girl’s bathroom. Characterized by a pair of stark gleaming eyes, the spirit scares any person who sets eyes on it. Not known to be malevolent or vicious in any way, Hanako-san is simply an eerie entity that only serves to severely scare its victims
citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_urban_legends#Urban_legends_.28supernatural.29

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