Japan’s ‘Most Terrifying Staircase’ Looks More Like a Concrete Ladder

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Excavated in a 10-meter-high river slope, in the Japanese town of Gero, the 'scariest staircase in Japan' has attracted a lot of attention on social networks, after an amateur photographer shared several snapshots. From certain angles, it seems almost vertical, with steps so narrow that you can barely climb on a rusty handrail. The structure dates back to the early 1960s, when local authorities decided to build a concrete embankment to protect t…