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妖怪年代記Yokai Chronicle
Yōkai Nendaiki
by 泉 鏡花 · Izumi Kyōka
Chilling yokai chronicles by a master of Japanese Gothic.
About this story
A student recounts his stay at a school haunted by a vengeful ghost trapped in a sealed room.
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Source
This text comes from Aozora Bunko (青空文庫), the volunteer-run library of Japanese writing that is out of copyright. See this work on Aozora Bunko
Base edition (底本): 「日本の名随筆 別巻64 怪談」作品社
1996(平成8)年6月25日第1刷発行
Typed in by 土屋隆. Proofread by 門田裕志.
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