Chill-seeking: Japan's haunted house summer tradition
Summer is closely associated with the dead in Japan, because it is believed that ancestral souls return to their household altars during the mid-August "obon" holiday.
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This picture taken on July 30, 2024 shows a kimono-clad performer roaming around while groaning like a zombie at a haunted house of the Namjatown indoor theme park in Tokyo. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP)
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Halloween may not be for months, but it's already peak haunted house season in Japan, where seeking a bone-chilling fright is a long-established summer tradition.
Kimono-clad ghosts