Kokkuri is a Japanese version of a ouija board, which became popular during the Meiji era. Rather than using a store-bought board with letters and a Planchette, 'players' write down hiragana characters and place their fingers on a coin, before asking 'Kokkuri-san' a question. This is a popular game in highschools and, similar to the western ouija board, rumours and legends surround it.
Some include Kokkuri-san only telling players the date of their death, while others say you can ask Kokkuri-san anything but you must finish the game correctly, either by saying goodbye to Kokkuri-san before leaving the table or disposing of the kokkuri game utensils within a certain time limit, such as spending the coin or using the pen used to write the hiragana. Failure to do so will result in misfortune or death for the players.
