Shiroyama Academy

July 15th, 1964
Shiroyama Academy Founded - A Beacon of Education for the Physically Disabled
By Yoshihiro Togashi, Editor In Chief

Nestled in the hills of northern Japan, a new chapter in education began today with the founding of Shiroyama Academy. Established by philanthropist Hiroshi Tanaka, this institution...
...academy's mission is clear: to provide a nurturing environment where students with physical disabilities can flourish academically, socially, and creatively. The sprawling campus, meticulously designed with accessible facilities and serene gardens, stands as a...

August 6th, 1968
Shiroyama Boarding School inaugurates New Wing
By Sakura Hyuga

...This new wing will serve as an additional hostel block for the students boarding at the academy...

April 23rd, 1971
Professor Arrested for Molesting 8 Girls
By Hinata Haruno

...Hisoka Kawakami, 53, English Professor at Shiroyama Academy, confessed he used to lure them during nights promising chocolates or some other gifts, whenever he slept in the old hostel block, during the last four months...
...children were in the age group of 9 to 17. After he would lure the girl, he would take her aside and sexually assault her, followed by him threatening to...
...gave some strange details at the end of his confession claiming the walls spoke to him, told him to do so...
...admitted into Kojima Mental Asylum...

June 12th, 1972
3 Suicides in Same School
By Ichigo Yoruichi

...The deceased students, all aged 16, stabbed themselves with kitchen knives within 12 hours...
...in charge of the cafeteria claims that she found 4 knives missing, one yet to be found......all of them seemed perfectly normal mentally and weren't acquainted with each other, say students and professors...

...Shiroyama Academy...

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89 Children, Teachers dead in School Fire

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February 6th, 1980

Shiroyama Academy Reopened - years after Tragedy
By Ryuko Mikami, Editor In Chief

...academy this time...

July 31st, 1982
Ghost Rumors keep Students from School
by Satoru Kawajiri

...more than 20 Students brought home from...
...belief in the Supernatural...
...rumored incidents...

July 15th, 1985

Shiroyama Academy Closed Down for Unexplained Reasons
by Toji Suguru

...the Academy mysteriously closed it's doors on it's 21st anniversary, shortly after it's founder Hiroshi Tanaka, years into his retirement, was accused of a pedophilia scandal and killed himself last month...
...school is regarded 'Cursed' by townsfolk living nearby, and claim they don't visit the area after dark...

- 1990: The novel 'Hauntings of Shiroyama Academy - A True Story' by Ryuzaki Tanaka is published.

- 1993: A feature film loosely based on Ryuzaki's work titled 'Haunting at Shiroyama' is conceived by famous director Akira Okazaki.

- 1995: The film is cancelled after a failed production.

- 2005: Shiroyama Academy makes it into the Japan's Top 10 Most Haunted Places! list by Endo Magazine.

- July 15th, 2007: Haruto Kimura, the protagonist of this story, is born.

- 2024: After the recent disappearance of two college students near the area, Shiroyama Academy is now listed as the third most Haunted place in the world by Google Arts and Culture.