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The purpose of this research is to focus on ghosts and ghost stories that have started to be created mainly among people who experienced the loss of family and friends due to the 2011Great East Japan Earthquake, to explore the types and characteristics of ghosts, and to examine the meaning of such acts of experiencing, dictating, and recording monsters. Specifically, the study will focus on two collections of stories about ghosts and mysterious experiences, and analyze them, such as epic stories, types, and characteristics. Through these works, we would like to clarify that ghost stories formed after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake play a role of repose of the souls of the dead and of caring for the survivors.