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(Translated and arranged by Saya)
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| Tojinbo Cliffs |
From 5chan (I omitted "Anonymous"s๐)
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(Note: the title of the song is "Flower of Happiness.")
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In the middle of the screen, behind a man in red shirt
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For those who don't know where it is
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Please watch it and tell me what you think about it!
I'm surprised no one has said anything in the comments.
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I watched it but I am not so sure.
Bt the way, why are you watching such a video in the first place ?
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Sakai City, Fukui Prefecture (Note: the name of the city which created this video).
In other words, this place is Tojinbo.
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Well what do you expect? Tojinbo is a suicide spot after all.
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>>9
I heard of that before but can a ghost be this clearly visible?
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I bet it's just a staff giving orders to the rest of the people.
He failed to conceal himself from the camera.
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>>10
Why would he stand on the edge of a cliff like that?
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If you watch you will see there's enough space in front of them for a staff to stand and give orders.
There's no reason for anyone to stand behind them.
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The person is wearing shoes.
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We can clearly see the shoes.
Maybe it's a staff who is making sure the people won't fall off the cliff.
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>>18
Don't you think it would expose them to a greater danger to allow someone to stand there?
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Those are legs so there's definitely someone there.
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>>19
Is it possible for someone to stand that close to someone else?
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In this setting where everyone is facing the camera and singing, would they have someone stand in such a place and then film them all together?
Anyway, could they really have let them sing in such a dangerous place?
Perhaps they were singing in a different place but they edited it to make it look like they were on a cliff. But in that case, I suppose this kind of videobombing would not have happened.
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I am not sure how good the technology is now,
but judging by the sunlight I don't think it's fake.
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There is definitely someone there but it doesn't feel right.
The black bit that is sticking out seems out of alignment with the shoes.
At any rate, it doesn't make sense to have someone stand there.
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>>29
Right. Even supposing that it were a person, how would you explain the weird silhouette?
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The person is not facing the camera but looking away?
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>>30
He appears to be looking down at the ground.
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>>30
He is facing to the left and bowing his head down.
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Why is he standing in that way?
It scares me.
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He doesn't appear to have a head too.
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If he was squatting down, his hip wouldn't have been in that position.
If he was standing, his head would have been visible.
There are too many inconsistencies.
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It could be that they forgot to edit it out.
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>> 47
they are using a drone. I don't think it's fake.
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I imagine it would be easy to lose one's footing there. Perhaps the person was there to help in case someone was in danger of falling.
Maybe this man nearly fell during the rehearsal.
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>>53
If he nearly fell during the rehearsal, I don't think they would have let him stand at the same place again.
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A hand wearing a watch can be seen at 1:22
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>> He is the only one who is wearing a short-sleeved shirt whereas everyone else is wearing long-sleeved clothes. Why is that???
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So they are filming at the famous suicide spot.
But I heard the suicide cases have decreased thanks to Pokรฉmon GO.
At Tojinbo, 240 people have committed suicide in the past 10 years alone.
That is 24 people every year, and 2 people every month.
Ask anyone what are the most famous suicide spots in Japan, and they will reply Aokigahara (Note: the famous so-calked "suicide forest" https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aokigahara) or this Tojinbo.
But in August 2016, they had zero suicide case, clearly because of Pokรฉmon GO. Which is good news!
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>>63
That must be around the time when many ghosts were appearing (Note: they must be referring to "ghosts" in Pokรฉmon GO, although I am not sure because I am not familiar with the anime or game๐
).
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Is this really Tojinbo?
Wow, they have some nerve shooting a video there...
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>> 85
Exactly. The place is dangerous with or without ghosts lol
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I found this ghost picture on Twitter which was taken at Tojinbo and it looks similar to this video.
It looks like there's another girl in front of the couple but no one was there at the time when it was taken.
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Let's not dig too deeply into this.
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>>70
Leaving this unsolved would only give you sleepless nights.
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I would like to watch the video but I am too scared. I will watch it tomorrow.
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For those who still don't get it
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>>81
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>>81
Yes that thing is DEAD.
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>>81
It looks even scarier when you see it in the video.
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>>81
Ohh SO creepy.
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All I see is a person wearing a watch bending forward and hiding behind the man.
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>>84
I thought that was what everyone was seeing.
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>>84
It looks like he is stooping.
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>>89
Why stoop and hide behind someone like that. LOL
It looks too precarious.
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You mean this?
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You are too good at drawing lol
But that's exactly it.
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>>93
It looks even more like a ghost photo now LOL
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You guys are such talented artists lol
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Hmmm
Yes, this is a ghost for sure! lol
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That's kawaii.
But if the person was leaning his head on the other man's back, he would have stooped down to that degree.
But in the video the person is definitely standing straight.
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This is real.
There is no plausible explanation as to why a person should stand behind another person, and also only the lower half of his body is visible even when the camera moves to the side.
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Even if it was only a person, why would they have the person hide in that manner and have him appear in the video?
If this was a horror movie I would understand why but this is meant to be a video where everyone is happily singing a song together.
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In the long shot, you notice that there is more than enough space in front of them for someone to stand.
I really don't understand it.
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So far, no one has been able to give me a convincing explanation.
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My guess is that the ghost was there to support the man so he wouldn't fall!
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Can a ghost be captured on a video like this?
He continues to be visible even when the camera angle changes.
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Whatever the truth of the matter is, it wouldn't change the fact that it's creepy.
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I wish I hadn't seen this late at night.
I am covered with goosebumps.
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If you stood behind someone like that, wouldn't you use your left hand to support yourself?
I don't understand why this person is letting his arm dangle at his side.
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>>168
MY THOUGHTS EXACTLY.
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This will remain as an unsolved mystery case.
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I wonder what made you first notice it?
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>>171
My theory is that the OP is the ghost himself who wanted to draw our attention to his presence.
Comments
But the arguments make sense. And it looked really real.
It's not actually scary. But quite intriguing.
On another note, the Pokemon GO effect in this story is hilarious.
At the height of the game's popularity, the players were really annoying with their careless attitude on the road. Especially when they move together in huge numbers.
I'm guessing they were so bad even the spirits couldn't take it and just moved away temporarily.
I never played the game though. Wonder if the game is still popular now.
Very interesting read, Saya-san. Thank you :D.
- nunu -
Thank you so much for your comment!
thanks a lot, Saya-san, so i don't have to watch the video and still able to sleep. it's creepy... even though it looks bright....
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regardless of all that and the jokes, it seems like a viral video marketing to me
Such a weird little mystery. Hmmm
Yes it's interesting! Maybe it's neither a person or a ghost but just a Pokรฉmon ๐คฃ⭐ Thank you so much for your comment!
Ahahaha
Anyway thanks for translating Saya, great discussion as always
ahh pokemon go. i still play it! people have gotten more careful nowadays but at the start ppl just walked whereever. how dangerous... i guess pokemon doesnt have the right atmosphere for ghosts to haunt people during. =P
And being so absorbed in Pokรฉmon Go must keep evil spirits at bay! Also you wouldn't be in the right mood to jump from a cliff when people are around you playing the game, I suppose!
Thank you so much for your comment!๐๐งก✨