Ghost Diary

Satsuki wields the ghost diary

The Ghost Diary was a diary written by Satsuki's mom, Kayako, when she was a student at the school. In the diary, Kayako made detailed notes about all the ghosts she defeated. She also often drew a picture of the ghost. When she left the school, she hid the diary in the back of the picture of her mother the principal. The picture is on a wall in the old schoolhouse.

When the kids flee Amanojaku, they hide in that room, and their cat Kayo paws at the picture, leading Satsuki find to the diary.

List of Ghost Diary Entries

In Episode 1, Tonight the Spirits Will Be Resurrected! Amanojaku, the camphor tree has been cut down, so Amanojaku ends up going into the cat, Kayu.

Episode 1 - Amanojaku

“March 15th. The Amanojaku appeared. When I enclosed a flame inside a magic circle and began chanting, "Jaku, Jaku, go to sleep", it went into the big camphor tree on the mountain behind the school.”

In Episode 2, A Hand Reaches Out From the Toilet... Akagami Aogami, the diary explains why Amanojaku ended up inside the cat.

If you break the object, the ghost comes out from spiritual sleep

“If you destroy the object a ghost in spiritual sleep is occupying, that ghost will begin haunting again. However, if you try to put the ghost back into a spiritual sleep, that ghost will take possession of a person or animal. Decide the spot where you will make it go to spiritual sleep. If you do not follow this, it will be impossible to turn the one who is possessed back to normal until all the ghosts in the school are put back into spiritual sleep. - March 31, Kayako Kamiyama”

In the same episode, the diary explains how to handle the hand from the toilet.

Episode 2 - The hand from the toilet

“Akagame Aogami. It is a ghost who appears from the toilet and asks, "Do you want red paper or blue paper?". Answer 'red', and blood will rain from the ceiling, and you’ll turn all red. Answer 'blue', and you’ll turn blue because you’ll be strangled.
“November 8th. I discovered Akagami Aogami. I drew a Shinto shrine gateway on a jar, filled it with water, and chanted, "I’ll be borrowing your restroom", and it went into spiritual sleep.”

In Episode 3, Raise the Curtains! The Cursed School Arts Festival! Kutabe, they find an entry for Kutabe, but still need for Kayako to possess Momoko to give them additional help,

Episode 3 - Kutabe

“November 12… Using a talisman and a spell, I put Kutabe to sleep in a statue of Jizo. It resided on the fourth step of the stairs, and it was a scary ghost who would turn the words spoken there into reality.”

In Episode 5, The Blood Soaked School Sports Festival: Datto!!, Satsuki calls Datto "the malt liquor mascot", referring to the bull used in the logo for Schlitz Malt Liquor, which is so named because some states require beer with higher than typical alcohol content to be called malt liquor instead of beer. Other locations just call it strong beer.

Episode 5 - Datto

“Datto. A ghost who only cares about running really fast. Because of that he has a habit of collecting many runners' feet. On the day of the sports festival, at 4:44pm, the person running in lane 4 will have his feet chopped off at the 4th corner.”

In Episode 6, The Demon Hand That Tears Through Doors: Night of Tragedy, the diary tells of the coming of Babasare,

“December 27, During the town assembly’s retreat this girl named Mio was home alone when Babasare showed up. And so I came running up chanting "Old hag, hit the road", three times and put it to sleep in a Shinto shrine.”

In Episode 7, The Soul Stolen by the Mirror!: Utsushimi, Satsuki remarks that her mom's penmanship is really poor.

Episode 7 - The ghost in the mirror

“Make a barrier by pointing a mirror toward another mirror. Mirrors facing each other are a portal to the demon world. If we open that door, we can get back the people who are trapped inside the mirrors.”

In Episode 8, The Circuits That Lead to Hell - The Ogre of the Underworld, the diary helps to save Leo,

Episode 8 - The Talisman used to escape the road to the underworld

“February 7 - Townspeople continue to be suddenly spirited away. This must be the doing of a demon from the Road of the Underworld. It lures those who have become lost onto the Road [of the Underworld], then takes them to the River Sanzu. To make it back alive from the Road of the Underworld, hold up the talisman and chant that you want to go home.”

In Episode 9, The Corpse That Wanders the Night - Shirotabi, they need Mio to uncurse Shirotabi.

“If you chant the spell at the grave, this doll actually resurrects the dead. But the bad news is the resurrected spirit is really pissed off.”

In Episode 10, The Tunnel With No Exit - Anamaneki, the diary is no help, and once again Kayako has to explain things.

“I tried to put the Anamaneki of the Mamiana tunnel to spiritual sleep, but the regrets tying the ghost to the living world were so strong, I was drawn in by its bitterness and barely escaped before I was dragged completely in. For now, all I can do is to not get close to that tunnel.”

In Episode 12, The Nurse Who Tells Your Death - Mother's Feelings, The diary says that Kayako wasn't sure what to think of the cursed nurse.

Episode 12 - The cursed nurse

“I put the cursed nurse to spiritual sleep in the infirmary. To put her to spiritual sleep say, "The patient's illness has been cured. The patient's illness has been cured." I mean, you say it twice. But some people say the cursed nurse is actually the grim reaper, so I don't know if this really worked or not. Sue me.”

In Episode 13, The Picture That Swallows People: Da Vinci, the spell to put da Vinci to spiritual sleep is obscured by a stain on the page, and can't be read.

Episode 13 - da Vinci

“June 29. I put the evil spirit da Vinci to spiritual sleep in my beautiful painting. But if someone were to paint the same thing I painted, da Vinci would probably be reborn. Envelope him in incense smoke and chant the spell...” (the remainder of the quote can't be read under a stain on the book).

“It happened November 1st. This very attractive and mysterious girl who looked a lot like me helped me put da Vinci back to spiritual sleep.”

In Episode 15, The Devil's Spell - Ritual of Darkness, it tells the story of Shinobu.

Episode 15 - The transfer student

“May 12. Shinobu Matsuda - Grade 6 - Class 4, summoned Yamime from another world and got possessed. ...Bind her with red string and bathe her in sunlight.”

In Episode 16, The Public Housing Block That Consumes People! Nest of Evil Spirits, Momoko gets the watchman to tell the name of the spirit which is haunting the building.

“August 10. Souma appeared at Bridgit’s house. Apparently, this is a rare Feng Shui ghost, and the earth has varicose veins, like Bridgit. Gross! In order to make Soma go to spiritual sleep, you need to make a doll into a spirit receptacle, and then chant a spell in the middle of the earth's varicose vein. But unless you patch up the disturbance, a new Souma will take its place.”

In Episode 18, Akane-San of the Broadcasting Room: Voice of the Dead, Satsuki doesn't have the book, but still figures out how to put Akane to spiritual sleep. They read the book later,

Episode 18 - Akane of the broadcast room

“June 15. I put the evil yet somehow alluring Akane to spiritual sleep. I asked her what she was looking at me like that for, and she started screaming. At first I thought she thought I was ugly, but then I just realized she hated the number four. I chanted four until she was dead. Then I realized I could have just played those four notes and saved myself a lot of grief.”

In Episode 19, Curse of Death: The Headless Rider!!, Satsuki can't find the page, because it's a picture of a horse, not a motorcycle,

Episode 19 - The Headless Rider

“February 28. A headless horse ghost went on a rampage, and I stood at the waterfront, held a doll to the light, chanted a spell and put it to sleep. Headless ghosts are extremely strong spirits, so you must be cautious even after you put it to spiritual sleep. It tries to crawl out of the head it's captured in after a little while, emitting strong power and trying to resurrect itself.”

In the dubbed edition of Episode 20, Farewell, Amanojaku... The Arrival of Ohma, Satsuki doesn't read from the diary, but instead rambles on about how powerful Ouma is. In the subtitled version, she reads this entry:

Episode 20 - Ouma

"For those of the Kamiyana bloodline, who have made this land their home for generations and whose calling has been to put evil spirits to spiritual sleep, the greatest test is fighting the Spirit of Vengeance, Ouma. The reason for this is, most ghosts will not be resurrected as long as their places of spiritual sleeping aren't defiled, but even after being put to sleep, Ouma stores his spiritual power and keeps coming back. In addition, Ouma is very much able to control things around him, and he even revives ghosts from spiritual sleep and controls them. That's why, no matter what happens, he must be put to spiritual sleep."

"Spiritual sleep method: I surrounded him with flames from torches, and then chanted the spell using all of my spiritual powers to channel it, and put him to spiritual sleep in the bell at the temple."