This is a story about a tomb of Masakado who died with a grudge. The tomb is considered sacred and must never be defiled, as it may offend the deceased.
In 1924, the Ministry of Finance constructed a government building on the land where the tomb was located. However, the Minister of Finance and 18 other bureaucrats died, leading to the panic-induced demolition of the building.
In 1945, after World War II, the GHQ (General Douglas MacArthur’s official general headquarters) attempted to build a government building on the same site. However, the project was cancelled after a construction worker died.
In the 1980s, the Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan purchased a portion of the land and built its headquarters building. Employees who faced the tomb site and worked near the windows became ill, one after another. Eventually, the Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan went bankrupt.
The building has since been demolished, and in 2021, Mitsui developed a new plan to maintain the tomb site. During the construction of the new plan, the entire surface was covered with tempered glass to prevent dust from flying and to avoid any disrespect.