- This is a philosophy park.
- This entrance called 'The gate of the ghost'.
- There is the stone image of the ghost in that cage.
- I am afraid of ghosts.
- Is a foreign ghost different from a Japanese ghost?
- Why do you think so?
- The scary point of Japanese horror movie..
- and foreign horror movie are different.
- The Japanese people has a potential sense of fear.
- Most of Japanese are afraid of a superstition.
- We called it MEISHIN in Japanese.
- Many superstition were created..
- during the Edo period.
- It was old entertainment more than 200 years.
- But, The people thought it to be a true story.
- They can not make the correct judgment.
- That is disturbing knowledge.
- His name is ENRYO INOUE.
- 100 years ago.
- He tried to solve this problem.
- This park was his school TETSUGAKUDO.
- What did he do?
- He solved ghosts scientifically.
- For example?
- KOKURISAN.
- Is it real nature an animal ghost?
- It is not a ghost.
- Is it a japanese ghost?
- It came from the foreign country.
- The name is Table-turning.
- It came from the USA in 1884.
- It is confirmed in Italy in the 15th century.
- Leonardo da Vinci wrote it.
- Why does the coin move?
- The subconsciousness of the person moves it.
- There are a lot of unique stone images..
- in this park.
- He was called Dr. ghost.
- Why did he begin it?
- Enryo established school 'Tetsugakugan'.
- This school is Toyo University now.
- But, He quit work.
- What happened?
- Tetsugakugan incident occurred in 1902.
- He insisted on even..
- the graduate of the private university..
- to be without taking examination..
- and to make a teacher.
- But,
- His school's graduation examination was offense.
- There was an inappropriate question.
- What is question?
- The question was..
- 'If the motive is good,
- would it be excusable to kill superiors
- such as parents?'
- The content was..
- from one passage of the book written by Muirhead.
- What of it is a problem?
- killing superiors is..
- Does it include the Emperor?
- It is the problem for the Meiji government.
- Enryo resigned from Tetsugakugan.
- And, He set up new school 'Tetsugakudo' in this park.
- We are talking about something difficult.
- Okay. Next. Let's go to Shinjuku.
Related spot
- Shinjuku History
What was there before building Metropolitan Government in Shinjuku? - Nakano Millionaire
People called the bridge which does not watch a something. - Prison break of Nakano
Two prisoners escaped. Urgent caution was announced by the whole Tokyo. Where did they run away to? - Edo-jo Castle
Dokan Ota built Edo-jo Castle. Ieyasu Tokugawa made the castle his place. The Emperor lives here since 1888.