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Forget facts. Forget logic, forget everything that seems real.

And just... Trust, believe. Abe. Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, You know your life is just a dream, don't you? A creepy experience in Japan by Hot Sauce Fire.

I had a pretty creepy experience back in the early 2000s in Japan.

For a little background, I grew up as a biracial military brat and I spent the better part of two decades growing up in Japan.

Having spent years growing up in Japan and the US, I can confidently say that there is something different when it comes to talking about

paranormal or strange experiences. I imagine that many of you may be familiar with how popular scary Asian stories have become in the last 20 years or so.

So, read on to hear about some of the strangest occurrences that I've encountered.

During my late teens to my early 20s, my social circle and I had a naive obsession with exploring places in Japan known for paranormal activities or urban legends.

We would investigate these creepy areas and this was before the advent of reality television blowing up, like ghost hunting shows.

In Japan, shows like this are broadcast regularly in the summer.

October is the witching season for Western cultures. In Japan it's the month of

August. This was our motivation for partaking in these excursions. So here's my story. As a military brat who grew up in Japan

while attending school on a US military installation, I graduated in the early 2000s.

Following graduation, most of my graduating class moved back to the U.S. to pursue college or start

their adult lives. Most would leave and never return to Japan.

My parent is Japanese, so I had every reason to return. It was December and I had just returned home to Japan after my fall semester at college.

To my relief, a couple of my friends chose to remain in Japan after high school, so I had friends to hang out with while at home on vacation.

One evening, I was out joy riding with my buddies.

We had nowhere important to be, just driving around aimlessly.

Occasionally we stopped by a popular hangout spot for young adults helping to meet some cute girls

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