"Test of courage" redirects here. For the 1991 boxing match of that name, see Ray Mercer vs. Tommy Morrison.
Kimodameshi (肝試し or きもだめし; lit. "guts test"),[1] known in English as a test of courage, is a Japanese activity in which people explore frightening and potentially dangerous places to build up courage.[2][3]
At night, usually during the summer, a group of people visits an ominous place such as a cemetery, haunted house, or secluded forest path to carry out specific missions there.[4][5][6][7] The exercise teaches the group that, working together, they can overcome their fear.[8]
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