Midoro Pond Travel Information, Facts And More
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Midoro Pond
COUNTRY
Japan
ADDRESS
Kita-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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About Midoro Pond
Midoro Pond is a shallow pond located in Kyoto, Japan. It is believed that the pond was formed during the last Ice Age. The nutrients and decomposition of plants in the pond make it a valuable resource for research. It is a national natural treasure of Japan, conserving flora and fauna. Though the pond looks beautiful, stories related to this pond make it scary and no one dares to visit this pond. The pond is connected to various unnatural deaths and is believed to be haunted.
How To Reach Midoro Pond
If you are daring enough to access the location, it is situated close to Takaragaike Park Football Stadium and Kyoto Hakuaikai hospital. You can also use local transport to arrive at the location.
Bus
Take a bus to the nearby Kyoto Station, Matsugasaki Station or Kyoto Kansai Airport Limousine Bus pick up. After reaching there, grab a taxi or any other local transport medium to reach the place.
Train
Some of the nearby train stations to the location are Kita-Oji Staiion, Nikenchaya Station, Kitayama Station, Kuramaguchi station. You can pick any option but be careful as the location is reportedly haunted.
Some Lesser Known Facts About Midoro Pond
- According to the locals, many patients from nearby mental hospital committed suicide in this pond. It is also said that the corpse of the person died in the pond is sucked under the surface and remains unfound. While the researchers says that the pond is not more than twenty meters deep in some areas while it is only a metre in most of the area so it is not possible that the corpse remains unfound as claimed by the locals.
- One more interesting story was of a taxi driver, who picked a passenger from busy streets of central Kyoto. She was a woman dressed in white with long black hair. The woman asked a taxi driver to take her to Midoro Pond. When arrived at the destination, the taxi driver turned back to take his money and was surprised to see that the passenger was vanished. What he can see, a mysterious puddle of water on the seat.
- Many people claimed that the feeling of sorrow and pity arose whenever they travelled through the nearby areas of the pond.
- There are also claims of clothes being tugged, some hands pulling the unwilling person towards the surface, and viewing apparitions at the centre of the pond. Though it is not proved, but many people believe in the ghosts and paranormal occurrences and the existence of such a mysterious pond always attracts the attention of people who wants to know the truth behind this pond.
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