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変な地図 [Hen na Chizu]
「特大考察マップ」付き！
主人公はあの栗原さん！！
『変な家』『変な絵』に続く、雨穴「変な」シリーズの集大成！
2015年、大学生の栗原は、意外な事実を知る。
彼の祖母が、正体不明の古地図を握りしめて、不審死を遂げたという。
その古地図には、７体の妖怪が描かれていた。
これはいったい何なのか。なぜ、祖母は死に際にこんなものを持っていたのか。
謎を探るため、栗原は旅に出る。
そこに待ち受けていたのは、海沿いの廃集落、不可解な人身事故、潰れかけの民宿、因縁に満ちたトンネル、そして古地図に秘められた悲しい事実だった――。
祖母はなぜ死んだのか？
妖怪の正体は？
ホラー、ミステリー、サスペンス、冒険、青春、恋愛……
2024年書籍売り上げ1位！雨穴が送る異形の王道小説。
あなたには、この「古地図」の謎が解けますか？
主人公はあの栗原さん！！
『変な家』『変な絵』に続く、雨穴「変な」シリーズの集大成！
2015年、大学生の栗原は、意外な事実を知る。
彼の祖母が、正体不明の古地図を握りしめて、不審死を遂げたという。
その古地図には、７体の妖怪が描かれていた。
これはいったい何なのか。なぜ、祖母は死に際にこんなものを持っていたのか。
謎を探るため、栗原は旅に出る。
そこに待ち受けていたのは、海沿いの廃集落、不可解な人身事故、潰れかけの民宿、因縁に満ちたトンネル、そして古地図に秘められた悲しい事実だった――。
祖母はなぜ死んだのか？
妖怪の正体は？
ホラー、ミステリー、サスペンス、冒険、青春、恋愛……
2024年書籍売り上げ1位！雨穴が送る異形の王道小説。
あなたには、この「古地図」の謎が解けますか？
416 pages, Paperback
First published October 31, 2025
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November 17, 2025
I have read all of Uketsu's books, and this is by far the best!!! I wasn't able to put it down since purchasing it. Can't wait for his future works.
January 7, 2026
Strange Map, published in October 2025, is the fourth book written by Uketsu, the bestselling author of Strange Pictures and Strange Houses. Unlike Uketsu’s previous books, which collect seemingly unrelated short stories under an eventual overarching plot, Strange Map is a proper novel that follows the actions of a single protagonist, the author’s architect friend Kurihara from Strange Houses.
Despite its more conventional narrative format, Strange Map is filled with Uketsu’s characteristic illustrations and diagrams, which aid the reader in visualizing the uncanny spaces of its horror-themed mystery through a remarkable set of twists and turns.
Strange Map opens with the written confession of an elderly woman. In her youth, she writes, she took the lives of countless people. Before she dies, she wants to tell the story of the village where she was born.
In July 2015, the woman’s grandson Kurihara finds the “strange map” of the title in her house and travels to the rural seaside to find the abandoned village. He also finds himself in the middle of a local railway company’s succession scandal.
Was the death of the railway president truly an accident, or was it murder? What happened to the abandoned village? Who exactly did Kurihara’s grandmother kill - and what are the demons on the strange map?
It would be all too easy to fly through this book, but the illustrations and diagrams helped me slow down and focus on details of the story. In addition, I’m used to Uketsu’s characters behaving like chess pieces on a game board, so the depth of characterization applied to Kurihara came as a pleasant surprise.
Strange Map is a super fun and fantastically clever mystery novel, and its elements of gothic horror are as darkly brilliant as anything written by Edgar Allan Poe or Arthur Conan Doyle. I’m looking forward to reading this book again when it comes out in translation!
Despite its more conventional narrative format, Strange Map is filled with Uketsu’s characteristic illustrations and diagrams, which aid the reader in visualizing the uncanny spaces of its horror-themed mystery through a remarkable set of twists and turns.
Strange Map opens with the written confession of an elderly woman. In her youth, she writes, she took the lives of countless people. Before she dies, she wants to tell the story of the village where she was born.
In July 2015, the woman’s grandson Kurihara finds the “strange map” of the title in her house and travels to the rural seaside to find the abandoned village. He also finds himself in the middle of a local railway company’s succession scandal.
Was the death of the railway president truly an accident, or was it murder? What happened to the abandoned village? Who exactly did Kurihara’s grandmother kill - and what are the demons on the strange map?
It would be all too easy to fly through this book, but the illustrations and diagrams helped me slow down and focus on details of the story. In addition, I’m used to Uketsu’s characters behaving like chess pieces on a game board, so the depth of characterization applied to Kurihara came as a pleasant surprise.
Strange Map is a super fun and fantastically clever mystery novel, and its elements of gothic horror are as darkly brilliant as anything written by Edgar Allan Poe or Arthur Conan Doyle. I’m looking forward to reading this book again when it comes out in translation!
January 10, 2026
A pleasantly surprising new work from Uketsu, and perfect for reading in one sitting.
Compared with Strange House and Strange Pictures, Strange Map doesn’t seem especially enticing before you start. But once you begin, the tense plot grabs you by the heart and practically forces you to keep turning pages until you finish.
The central trick isn’t complicated, but the story is arranged smoothly and logically, and the foreshadowing pays off in a natural, unforced way. It’s an extremely satisfying read. The logic holds together throughout, the pacing is brisk, and the characters’ motivations feel reasonable—this, to me, is the book’s biggest strength. And since the title is Strange Map (変な地図), the core gimmick is, of course, map-related. You may be able to guess a little along the way, but the final reveal still delivers that rewarding “everything clicks” feeling. Readers who care only about intricate trick construction might feel a bit disappointed, but the plot itself is absolutely not to be missed.
令人惊喜的雨穴新作，适合一口气读完。
相比于奇怪的房屋和奇怪的画作，这一本奇怪的地图在没有阅读之前给人的吸引力并不大，但一旦开始阅读，紧张的情节就会抓住你的心脏，迫使你尽快把此书读完。
核心诡计并不复杂，但剧情的编排通畅合理，伏笔的回收也自然不刻意，读起来是相当酣畅淋漓。剧情上全程逻辑较为通顺，阅读起来流畅，人物动机合理，这是我认为本书最大的亮点。诡计的设计上，既然书名叫 変な地図 ，自然核心诡计也是和地图有关，虽然阅读过程中能猜到一点点，但最终得知真相时也有谜底揭开的爽感。可能爱好纯粹的诡计设计的读者会有些失望，但本书的剧情绝对不容错过。
Compared with Strange House and Strange Pictures, Strange Map doesn’t seem especially enticing before you start. But once you begin, the tense plot grabs you by the heart and practically forces you to keep turning pages until you finish.
The central trick isn’t complicated, but the story is arranged smoothly and logically, and the foreshadowing pays off in a natural, unforced way. It’s an extremely satisfying read. The logic holds together throughout, the pacing is brisk, and the characters’ motivations feel reasonable—this, to me, is the book’s biggest strength. And since the title is Strange Map (変な地図), the core gimmick is, of course, map-related. You may be able to guess a little along the way, but the final reveal still delivers that rewarding “everything clicks” feeling. Readers who care only about intricate trick construction might feel a bit disappointed, but the plot itself is absolutely not to be missed.
令人惊喜的雨穴新作，适合一口气读完。
相比于奇怪的房屋和奇怪的画作，这一本奇怪的地图在没有阅读之前给人的吸引力并不大，但一旦开始阅读，紧张的情节就会抓住你的心脏，迫使你尽快把此书读完。
核心诡计并不复杂，但剧情的编排通畅合理，伏笔的回收也自然不刻意，读起来是相当酣畅淋漓。剧情上全程逻辑较为通顺，阅读起来流畅，人物动机合理，这是我认为本书最大的亮点。诡计的设计上，既然书名叫 変な地図 ，自然核心诡计也是和地图有关，虽然阅读过程中能猜到一点点，但最终得知真相时也有谜底揭开的爽感。可能爱好纯粹的诡计设计的读者会有些失望，但本书的剧情绝对不容错过。
November 23, 2025
Uketsu does not disappoint! I loved this new prequel-like story about Kurihara, because he truly is the star of the show after all.
December 15, 2025
Stranged minded almost gone. Ahlussunnah wal jama'ah.
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December 16, 2025
栗原氏の過去、家族、人物像を見せてくれた一冊。廃集落と鉄道のミステリーを栗原氏と推理し、ドキドキしながら一気に読んだ。集落の女性達の境遇に胸が締め付けられ、栗原氏とあかりさんの祖母達の人生や苦しみを思い、やるせない気持ちになり、でも真実にたどり着きたくて読み進めた。次の作品にも期待。
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January 2, 2026
Probably my favorite from 雨穴 so far ✨
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