The Case of 2018
The Chōshi Globster is the carcass of a mysterious large creature that has been reported multiple times from the shores of Chōshi City in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
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The Case of 2018[]
On or about May 26, 2018, the carcass of a mysterious creature washed ashore on Kimigahama Beach and a strange odor wafted into the surrounding 1 km. Local residents thought it was a giant squid or whale carcass. Zense Takizawa Bakin, an employee of Turtle Company, a paranormal research firm headed by cryptid researcher Bintaro Yamaguchi, conducted an investigation of this object.
When he went to investigate and found it on the beach, the smell was not as strong, and no birds or insects were attracted to the carcass. He found a tentacle-like part that appeared to have been separated from this corpse. It was similar in appearance to the body of a squid, dolphin-like in texture, and had hair on the part that corresponded to the palm side of the human body. He tried to extract this tentacle with a cutter, but gave up when he could not cut it properly. Zense Takizawa Bakin then decided to collect the meat from what appeared to be the body. The skin was thick and rubbery. He carefully cut the torso so that fluids and organs would not spew from the carcass, and was able to collect a sample of the flesh. This sample was cryopreserved at the Yokai Museum under the care of Bintaro Yamaguchi.
Because the carcass in this case was not crushed by decomposition and retained its skeleton, Bintaro Yamaguchi analyzed it as a chunk of whale flesh. He thought that the high frequencies generated by plate movement on the ocean floor might have upset the whales' sense of direction. Based on this, he thought a major earthquake might occur in the near future.
The Case of 2021[]
On January 29, 2021, another Globster washed ashore at Kimigahama Beach. It was about 70-80 cm in size, whitish in color, and beige or pinkish in some places. It is said that what appeared to be internal organs were visible. It was located 4 to 5 meters from the edge of the surf at low tide. When the finder visited the same spot the next morning, the carcass was already gone. It was thought to have been carried away by the waves.
Bintaro Yamaguchi suggested high-frequency influences, similar to the 2018 case study. On the other hand, another expert thought it might be a condensed mass of marine snow.
Sources[]
- https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/articles/-/70667?page=1#goog_rewarded
- https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/articles/-/222476?page=1
- https://www.asagei.com/298871
- https://mnsatlas.com/?p=37359&=1
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