Round Schoolhouse, Hokkaido

Formally the Numahigashi elementary school in Bihai City, this round schoolhouse is said to be a hot spot for paranormal activity.

Built-n 1906 as a learning center, it was used as an elementary school through the 40s, 50s, and 60s. The school was built in a once prosperous coal mining town near Bibai in the late 1960s. When the coal mine closed, the town and its round concrete schoolhouse were left abandoned. There are reports of children going missing in the later years of the school. Locals warn people not to visit the abandoned school yard as they often hear terrible noises coming from the nearby forest. Now they say anyone who enters the crumbling ruin disappears or returns insane.