noun
Yotsuya Kaidan; The Ghost Story of Yotsuya
Proper noun; the title of a classic Japanese ghost story, often adapted into kabuki and film.
四谷怪談は、江戸時代に書かれた有名な怪談です。
Yotsuya Kaidan is a famous ghost story written in the Edo period.
The title combines the place name 四谷 (Yotsuya) with 怪談 (kaidan, 'ghost story'). The exact historical derivation of the story is well-documented, but the etymology of the title itself is straightforward.