The Most Terrifying Haunted House －"The Cursed Doll"

Reopening on September 10, 2022... Reopening on September 10, 2022...

Haunted House Producer Hirofumi Gomi

Film art at Toei Studios Kyoto / Toei Kyoto Studios

The most terrifying collaboration ever

The true "The Most Terrifying Haunted House" is born here. Hirofumi Gomi, Japan's only haunted house producer who has worked on over 100 haunted houses, creates the decorations with the art team at Toei Studios Kyoto / Toei Kyoto Studios and delivers a compelling performance by the actors. The true "The Most Terrifying Haunted House" is born here. Hirofumi Gomi, Japan's only haunted house producer who has worked on over 100 haunted houses, creates the decorations with the art team at Toei Studios Kyoto / Toei Kyoto Studios and delivers a compelling performance by the actors.

A traditional Japanese doll (Ichimatsu doll) is displayed in a haunted house. But it is a "The Cursed Doll" that must never be used... To break the curse, the doll's eyes must be hidden... The "The Cursed Doll" awaits in the depths of the haunted house. Can you hide its eyes...? A traditional Japanese doll (Ichimatsu doll) is displayed in a haunted house. But it is a "The Cursed Doll" that must never be used... To break the curse, the doll's eyes must be hidden... The "The Cursed Doll" awaits in the depths of the haunted house. Can you hide its eyes...?

Story

Deep within the prop warehouse of Toei Uzumasa Studios lay a doll. This doll had been cherished by a child actor who died during filming. Afterwards, every time someone tried to use the doll, accidents or illnesses would occur, so it eventually became known as the ""The Cursed Doll"," and no one dared to use it anymore. Decades later, the new manager of UZUMASA KYOTO VILLAGE suggested using the doll in a haunted house. There were hardly any people left who remembered the original, so no one objected. However, strange phenomena began to occur after the doll was set up. Voices could be heard even though no one was there, there were signs that someone had been walking around in the middle of the night, the doll's eyes moved... Suspicious staff members investigated and stumbled upon the taboo from decades ago. This doll was one that should never have been used. Realizing this, the staff tried to remove the doll. However, that night they all fell ill with high fevers and were confined to bed. Another staff member who tried to remove it was involved in an accident and hospitalized. Whenever they tried to get rid of the doll, disaster struck. The desperate staff decided to enlist the help of a medium. Upon seeing the doll, the medium said, "This Ichimatsu doll cannot be put away unless its eyes are covered." However, the medium continued, "The cloth used to cover the doll's eyes must be soaked in sacred water from a certain mountain. But that water has dried up..." "So what can we do?" After much thought, the medium made a suggestion. "A few years ago, a female ghost doll in the haunted house went on a rampage. We must have covered the ghost doll's eyes at that time. Why don't we temporarily remove that cloth and use it to cover the eyes of this Ichimatsu doll?" The staff nodded in agreement. But who would take on that task? Deep within the prop warehouse of Toei Uzumasa Studios lay a doll. This doll had been cherished by a child actor who died during filming. Afterwards, every time someone tried to use the doll, accidents or illnesses would occur, so it eventually became known as the ""The Cursed Doll"," and no one dared to use it anymore. Decades later, the new manager of UZUMASA KYOTO VILLAGE suggested using the doll in a haunted house. There were hardly any people left who remembered the original, so no one objected. However, strange phenomena began to occur after the doll was set up. Voices could be heard even though no one was there, there were signs that someone had been walking around in the middle of the night, the doll's eyes moved... Suspicious staff members investigated and stumbled upon the taboo from decades ago. This doll was one that should never have been used. Realizing this, the staff tried to remove the doll. However, that night they all fell ill with high fevers and were confined to bed. Another staff member who tried to remove it was involved in an accident and hospitalized. Whenever they tried to get rid of the doll, disaster struck. The desperate staff decided to enlist the help of a medium. Upon seeing the doll, the medium said, "This Ichimatsu doll cannot be put away unless its eyes are covered." However, the medium continued, "The cloth used to cover the doll's eyes must be soaked in sacred water from a certain mountain. But that water has dried up..." "So what can we do?" After much thought, the medium made a suggestion. "A few years ago, a female ghost doll in the haunted house went on a rampage. We must have covered the ghost doll's eyes at that time. Why don't we temporarily remove that cloth and use it to cover the eyes of this Ichimatsu doll?" The staff nodded in agreement. But who would take on that task?

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Mission

Remove the blindfold from the ghost doll and cover the eyes of "The Cursed Doll". Remove the blindfold from the ghost doll and cover the eyes of "The Cursed Doll".

blindfolded doll

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Profile

Hirofumi Gomi

Haunted House Producer Hirofumi Gomi

In 1992, he created "Maro Akaji's Panorama Mystery House" at Korakuen Amusement Park (now Tokyo Dome City Attractions), and since then he has been creating haunted houses for about 30 years, totaling over 100.
By bringing back the "cast" to the haunted house, the original fun has been revived, and by adding the elements of "story" and "mission," it has been transformed into entertainment that adults can enjoy.
His representative works include "Panorama Mystery House - Baby Hell," a haunted house where you walk around holding a baby; "City A Near Tokyo - The Cursed House," which is a real abandoned house that was relocated; "The Scary Black Hair House," where you progress by combing the hair of a ghost; "The House of Leg-Cutting," where you experience the experience of taking off your shoes; and "The House of Finger-Picking," where you make a pinky promise with the dead.
His books include "Why are people scared?" (Media Factory), "Why do people line up at haunted houses? - Business planning ideas that attract customers through fear" (Kadokawa One Theme 21), the novel "Possessed Teeth - The House of Mitsu No. 7" (Gentosha Bunko), and the novel "The Woman with Cursed Hair Connecting to Fear" (Gakken Plus).

Fee

600 yen

* park admission fee not included

Usage restrictions

  • Unaccompanied wheelchair users (accompanied persons will also be charged). Depending on the size of the wheelchair, it may not be possible to use the facility.
  • Pregnant women, those under the influence of alcohol, and those who are not feeling well
  • People with a weak heart or other illnesses / people with high or low blood pressure
  • For those dressed up in authentic Period Costume Rental or cosplay
  • Children under 2 years old
  • Unaccompanied preschool children aged 16 or over

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