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haunted house; ghost house attraction
A walk-through attraction at amusement parks, festivals, or cultural events designed to scare visitors with ghostly or horror-themed elements.
お化け屋敷に入った。
I went into the haunted house.
怖いけど、お化け屋敷は大好きだ。
It's scary, but I love haunted houses.
夏祭りで友達と一緒にお化け屋敷に挑戦した。
At the summer festival, I tried the haunted house with my friends.
USAGE:
A popular attraction at Japanese amusement parks and summer festivals. Haunted houses in Japan often feature traditional Japanese ghosts (幽霊) and monsters (妖怪) rather than Western-style horror. Summer is the traditional season for ghost stories and haunted house attractions in Japan.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- お化け屋敷に入る (to enter a haunted house)
- お化け屋敷に挑戦する (to try a haunted house)
- お化け屋敷が怖い (to be scared of haunted houses)