Translated literally from Japanese, Oiran Buchi means "prostitute gorge." During the Edo period (1603 - 1868), a gold mine existed in the woods near the gorge. The Takeda family, which ran the mine, also had a brothel for miners. When its fortune collapsed, the family decided to kill all 55 prostitutes. So, the Takeda family erected a wooden platform over the gorge and hosted a part for all the oiran. When the women were appropriately inebriated, family members sneaked off the platform and cut its ropes, sending the prostitutes plunging to their deaths. It's said the screams of the women can be heard from the bridge that now spans the gorge, and their spirits haunt the surrounding woods.
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