During the Edo Period, ghost stories became very popular and fine pieces of literature, such as Ugetsu Monogatari, The Peony Lantern, and Yotsuya Kaidan, were created.
江戸時代にはには幽霊話が大流行し、雨月物語、牡丹灯籠、四谷怪談などの名作が作られた。