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The Ahon Roo Ferro cave system sits at the base of Mount Otokoyama in the Hokkaido region, Japan - and was given the name "Entrance to Hell" by the local Ainu people, after the mysterious death of a man who walked in.
The rural town of Pippo has about 4,000 inhabitants and is usually just a stopping point for travelers making their way to the bustling city of Asahikawa, a few kilometers away. Reporter Seiji Nakazawapour was on his way to the north of the country when a man he met on his journey told him about the cave that serves as a "gateway to hell." A Sora24 reporter wondered if this was just an urban legend spread by superstitious locals and decided to check it out for himself.
With nothing more than an obscure location on Google Maps, he set out to search for the cave. He expected to have to walk through a dense forest to find the "Gateway to Hell," but was quickly surprised to find a sign on the side of the road pointing to the cave entrance. The cave itself can even be seen from the main street.
The Gate to Hell - a mysterious cave in Hokkaido, Japan, fenced off but can be broken into (Photo: social media documentation according to section 27A of the Copyright Law, Seiji Nakazawa/SoraNews24)
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One of the reasons there is not much information about this cave is because the Ainu do not have a written language. This means that folklore and their traditions are transmitted orally. One of the stories passed down from generation to generation is about an elderly villager couple who found themselves lost in a cave and managed to escape after a long search. One of them was determined to go back there, while the other said he would never do so. One who wanted to return died under mysterious circumstances shortly thereafter, while the other lived for many more years. Following the superstition, a huge sign with the words "No entry" was placed outside the cave.
Warning signs at the "Gate to Hell" (Photo: documentation on social networks according to section 27A of the Copyright Law, @arena_green/Twitter)
The entrance is fenced, but brave and determined adventurers can break in by crawling under the barrier. The reporter who found the cave preferred to listen to the instructions rather than go inside. He did examine the surrounding cave to make sure it wasn't just a tunnel. As he circled the entrance, he found a solid rock wall, meaning that the only way the cave could lead to it was down - and from there the way out is unknown.
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