Have you ever heard about the existence of cursed villages?
Because today we'll be talking about one of them: The Inunaki Village.
According to the legends, this village was located in the Fukuoka prefecture, on the
western side of the country.
It was a hidden and isolated place between farmlands, built near a dam which years later
burst and buried it under rubble.
According to some versions, that village was the home of the Inunaki clan, a family who
decided to withdraw from society and refused to be loyal to the emperor.
This was a town of great warriors and strategists, who isolated themselves in the outskirts of
the country, placing a huge sign at the entrance that read: "The Japanese laws and constitution
do not apply here", so people would stay away.
Unfortunately, soon after, the system descended into chaos, and violence took over.
The village became a lawless territory, and from then on, merchants and travelers started
to avoid it, specially due to the rumors surrounding that place: Anyone who dared go into Inunaki
would not be able to escape, and would instead be killed.
And from then on, the city disappeared from the map…
It isn't known how much is true about the legend, since no place is known that matches
this description.
The area where Inunaki was supposedly located is now a cluster of wild vegetation, making
it difficult to access it.
Rumors say there is only one way to reach it: Through a dark and mysterious tunnel where,
during its construction, hundreds of workers died after a portion of it collapsed.
And if anyone dares passing through its old and solitary road, nobody will welcome them:
Just a few abandoned cars, left by people who tried to reach the village but could never
get out of there.
It is believed that cannibalism was practiced in Inunaki, and that murder was not seen with
the same horror as normal people do.
Others say that the village was once the stage of a terrible illness, which would explain
the government's efforts to keep it isolated.
And so that the population wouldn't get out, the Japanese army would drop provisions for
them from helicopters once a month.
Even then, those who have managed to come back have brought nothing more than terrifying
tales: A place with no gods, no laws, and no empathy, where whatever we do is free of
consequences, and all crimes go unpunished.
One of the most overwhelming stories talks about a villager who went crazy, and murdered
many of his neighbors.
After World War II Japan faced a terrible period of poverty and depression.
The inhabitants of Inunaki, being completely isolated, started to suffer from hunger and
misery.
Nobody was worried about them, and so, nobody came to their aid.
Only a few people remained, with nothing better to do than taking care of their farms, and
if they were lucky, hunting a wild animal to fill their bellies for the day.
One cold and dark winter night, one of the villagers, a middle-aged man, succumbed to
madness: He grabbed an ax, and violently murdered all of his neighbors: Men, women, and children.
It is believed that some escaped, although nobody knows what happened to them after.
And after the dam burst, it was presumed that the village ended up becoming completely desolate.
Inunaki seemed to be completely forgotten until 1999, when a famous Japanese show received
an anonymous call claiming that the village still existed.
The caller described the tunnel, the violence of the villagers, and how chaos reigned supreme.
However, to this day, there seems to be no evidence to confirm this information.
Some say that maybe it's not a physical place, but an extrasensory dimension.
Others claim that it did exist, but that it disappeared due to its own depravity.
And many believe that from the supposed entrance of the tunnel, you can still hear screams
of horror, warning curious people about what would be their fate if they decide to pass
through it, and enter Inunaki…