One day, a woman was involved in a railway accident at a certain railroad crossing. Her name was Reiko Kashima.
At first glance, it was obvious that she was killed instantly when she was run over by the train. The impact ripped her body apart, to the point that her original form was unrecoverable.
The police gathered the pieces of her body, but no matter where they looked, they could not find her left leg.
It is said that the spirit of Reiko Kashima, who lost one of her legs, will visit anyone who learns of her story within three days. If the person chants the name "Kashima-san" three times when she appears, Kashima-san will disappear. If the person does not chant the name, however, they will be killed by Kashima-san and their leg will be taken away.
This is the urban legend of "Reiko Kashima".
The legend of Reiko Kashima spread throughout Japan in the 1970s. In some regions, she is also called "Kijima-san", and although the cause of death and chant differ, the story of a female ghost who has lost a part of her body visiting those who hear her story is almost the same.
Some rumors also claim that if a person who hears the story of Kashima-san does not tell the story to five other people, Kashima-san will come after them.
Needless to say, this is a variation of the "letters of misfortune" that were popular in the 1970s.
The content of the original rumor is also a mixture of various motifs from existing rumors and societal news of the time.
Due to the attributes that came from "letters of misfortune", the rumor of Reiko Kashima explosively spread throughout the country. In the process of spreading the rumor, various motifs were acquired, and Reiko Kashima became well-known throughout Japan, even though her existence was constantly changing.
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