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Tokyo subways
« on: Jan 24, 2009, 06:00:09 PM »
These subways are old - and have had a dark history sometimes.  Japan is a beautiful countrywith beautiful people and culture, but there is a massive suicide rate here - most commonly by jumping in front of a train (I have seen 2 die that way, some of my colleagues and students have seen far more).

I travel the subways a lot, often at night - and I have seen the shadows in the corner of the eye, usually that is just it - but I have seen on a couple of occasions 'lost souls' - eyes are blank and they tend to appear then disappear quickly.

Not really scary, but saddening.

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Re: Tokyo subways
« Reply #1 on: Jan 24, 2009, 06:03:20 PM »
Very sad. I don't know if I could use the subways to travel if I saw "shadow people"...
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Re: Tokyo subways
« Reply #2 on: Jan 24, 2009, 06:06:39 PM »
shadow people and lost souls tend to be harmless and usually out of sight - but it is the BEKs and demons that people have to watch out for (thankfully I have not encountered them)
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Re: Tokyo subways
« Reply #3 on: Jan 24, 2009, 06:26:27 PM »
Damien, what is a BEK?
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Re: Tokyo subways
« Reply #4 on: Jan 24, 2009, 06:31:21 PM »
a BEK is a Black Eyed Kid - where their eyes are completely black,often o be considered to be a demon
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Re: Tokyo subways
« Reply #5 on: Jan 26, 2009, 11:57:49 PM »
BEK is like that kid in the movie "The Grudge", if I remember correctly it comes before the actual spirit and isnt a good sign, If you seen the movie its a real scary thing to see even on screen. It gave me the heebie jibbies. :SmileyFear:
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Re: Tokyo subways
« Reply #6 on: Jan 27, 2009, 04:34:37 AM »
yes, that is quite right - and that movie is based on a legend here - they are seen everywhere in Japan.

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Re: Tokyo subways
« Reply #7 on: Jan 27, 2009, 01:44:17 PM »
Oh just thinking about that movie gives me the heebie jeebies.  Those are the kinds of movies that have me looking over my shoulder for days.  I think if I ever saw a BEK, I would turn tail and run. 


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