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9 True Scary Japanese Stories | Vol. 5

Lets Read!May 10, 202349 min156,648 views
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Kindergarten Trauma

  • πŸ’‘ A child recounts being forced to swallow a thumbtack by a kindergarten teacher for bringing a soy milk carton instead of a regular milk carton, as punishment for a perceived lie.
  • ⚠️ The teacher's extreme reaction, including slapping and jabbing the thumbtack towards the child's nose, left lasting trauma.

Stalker's Obsession

  • 🎯 A woman receives anonymous love letters and concert tickets, which escalates to threatening letters and hang-up calls after she doesn't attend.
  • πŸš“ The police dismiss her concerns, leading her to move multiple times, but the stalking persists.
  • πŸ’₯ The stalker is eventually hit by a car in the street after confronting her, but survives.
  • πŸ’” The ordeal leads to the end of her engagement and a lasting impact on her desire for marriage and career.

Mannequins in the Mountains

  • ⛰️ A hiker discovers four mannequins (two adults, two children) dressed up and placed in a secluded mountain riverbed, peppered with bullet holes and one with a box cutter blade.
  • ❓ The discovery is deeply unsettling, with the hiker questioning the motive and sanity of whoever placed them there.

The Taped Mouth Man

  • 😨 While driving at night, the narrator and a friend encounter a minivan with a man in the back seat whose face is obscured by black tape, later revealed to be tape over his mouth.
  • ⚠️ The man's eyes convey extreme desperation, and the encounter is linked to rumors of Yakuza activity and disappearances at the wharf.
  • πŸš“ The police investigation yields no results, leaving the narrator with lingering unease.

The Mysterious Phone Calls

  • πŸ“ž A young boy repeatedly demands to use the home phone, and when answered, an unknown older woman hangs up.
  • πŸ“± The calls become a pattern, always occurring when parents are out, and the brother's behavior around the phone changes after it's pulled down from a high shelf.
  • ❓ The origin of the calls and how the woman obtained their number remain a mystery.

The Deceptive Date

  • πŸ’” A man matches with a 19-year-old on a dating site, exchanges photos, and arranges a meeting.
  • ⚠️ On the day of the date, the woman arrives with two other men in a minivan, and the narrator suspects a blackmail or extortion plot.
  • πŸƒ The narrator escapes by pretending to be sick and driving away, never hearing from her again.

The Stranger at the Crosswalk

  • πŸš— A young girl is approached by an old man in a white car who claims to be a friend of her father and says her father is in an accident.
  • 🚨 The girl's intuition and the arrival of her friends prevent her from getting into the car.
  • 🏫 The incident is reported to the school and police, and it's later revealed a child went missing near the school under similar circumstances.

The Purse and the Stalker

  • πŸ‘œ A man finds a heavy red purse in a park and turns it into the police station.
  • 🏠 Shortly after, a woman claiming to be the purse's owner appears at his apartment, unnerving him.
  • πŸ•΅οΈ The police later reveal the owner never contacted them, suggesting the woman was following him and knew his address.
  • 😨 The encounter leaves him with a lasting fear of red mini skirts and the park.

The Intruder at Home

  • πŸšͺ A young child is left home alone and hears a knock at the door from a man asking for their parents.
  • 😨 The man becomes aggressive, attempting to break down the door.
  • πŸ†˜ The neighbor intervenes by shouting that she has called the police, scaring the intruder away.
  • πŸŒƒ The incident leaves the child with lasting trauma and fear.
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True Scary StoriesJapanese HorrorStalkingParanormalUrban LegendsCreepy EncountersChildhood TraumaHome InvasionDating Site HorrorMysterious CallsMannequinsSuspicious Strangers
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