Another Twitter user commented that the split rock looks like “a broken fox. Similar beliefs existed in Japan who came up with its own way of protection against diseases.

Twitter user described seeing the split rock in a post, explaining how the rope surrounding the rock had become detached and was laying on the ground.

The “killing stone”’s name refers to a legend that says the stone continues to emit poisonous gas, thus killing anyone who comes into contact with it.Īfter seeing that the stone had split into two almost equal parts, tourists were horrified and uploaded photos of the stone on social media, leading many internet users and locals to believe that the evil spirit had managed to escape. With so much going wrong in the world, should we now also worry about a nine-tailed fox demoness that may be loose in a forest in Japan The answer depends partly on your reading of. After attempting to kill Emperor Toba in a secret plot, her spirit was banished and trapped within the Sessho-seki stone. In 1957, the stone was registered as a historical site and became a popular sightseeing spot for tourists.Īccording to Japanese mythology, the stone contained the spirit of Tamamo-no-Mae, an evil nine-tailed fox with the ability to transform into a beautiful woman. The “killing stone,” known as Sessho-seki in Japanese, is a boulder located near volcanic mountains in Nasu, Japan. A mythological “killing stone” believed to contain the evil spirit of a nine-tailed fox was found split open, causing a frenzy of superstition and horror as locals and internet users believe that an evil spirit has escaped.

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