Why Images of Ghosts Have Endured in Japan for Centuries. ... By the 1860s, the stage trick had been used for nearly 40 years, and in that decade, real water tanks were used onstage.

Ghost of Yotei's Omamori Could Offer Unique Gameplay Benefits . Clearly, incorporating omamori into Ghost of Yotei, set in 1603 Ezo (modern-day Hokkaido), would be historically appropriate ...

After Japan’s Prime Minister responded to questions around Assassin’s Creed: Shadows and the risk of copycat "defacing" of shrines, the shrine linked to Ghost of Tsushima has banned all ...

Kazutoshi Kodama inspects 'misfortunate properties' in Japan, where psychological distress may occur due to past deaths on ...

Japanese ghost tales were one of the favorite subjects of writers such as Lafcadio Hearn, he introduced many of Japan's ghost tales in translation in his book “Kwadan” in 1904.

Visiting the real-world locations that inspired places in video games can be a great way to see the world, but please don't go hiking up a mountain in shorts like this couple that went to Ghost of ...

Upon release back in 2020, American developer Sucker Punch’s Ghost of Tsushima was generally well-received for its fictionalized depiction of historical Japan. The game’s director Nate Fox ...

Shadows, which like Ghost of Tsushima is set in Feudal Japan, launched last week alongside a day-one patch that quietly made a number of important changes, including to temples and shrines.