Private Tokyo Ghost Tour: A Haunted Night Walk Through Shinjuku

At 44.6 meters, Hakoneyama is the highest point in Tokyo's 23 wards. It was built by hand in the 1670s, when earth was piled up to give a feudal lord a better view across his garden. Two centuries later the army took the land, and the mound looked down on the Army Medical School. A nurse testified that specimens were buried there at the end of the war, to hide them from the occupation. Construction found them in 1989. On this private Tokyo ghost tour, you will climb Hakoneyama after dark. There is a rumor that a voice can be heard counting numbers here at night. A children's playground sits on an execution ground. A lane packed with izakaya was once a geisha quarter, where the names of houses that disappeared long ago can still be found carved into the pillars of a shrine. As a private tour, you can follow the stories that catch your attention. Ask questions, stay longer where something grips you, and leave with recommendations for what to explore next in Tokyo.