[Another World] My Story of Getting Lost in a Strange World Where Everything was Orange

On a Japanese online forum, a certain “Master” began to talk about a mysterious experience. The forum participants also started posting their own eerie experiences one after another.

I’ve wandered into places that I know but somehow have a different atmosphere, or rather, just a strange, unpleasant atmosphere

• [3] I’ve seen black humanoid things, but since there’s no punchline, no one believes me
• [4] I once saw a pure white bird about 2 meters tall. Later when I looked it up, I found out no such bird exists
• [22] Around 4 AM, I suddenly woke up to the sound of a large bird flapping its wings in my room. This phenomenon continued for about 2 days, and thinking it might be a paranormal phenomenon, I sprayed Febreze all over my room, which is said to have exorcism effects, and it stopped
• [29] I had a dream where my right arm disappeared, and since that day my right arm hasn’t been feeling well
• [33] Around 5 AM, I woke up feeling like I had a scary dream. I didn’t think much about it and went back to sleep. That day my grandfather died, and later I found out his time of death was around 5 AM
• [52] There was a period when I would wake up with my pillow covered in hair. Since I’m very healthy and didn’t feel anything wrong, I just cleaned it up and didn’t do anything else. It stopped completely after about a year. Looking back now, I feel frustrated thinking I should have taken some measures back then
• [56] About 5 years ago, I had an accident on the highway and my car was totaled. Miraculously, I wasn’t injured at all, but right after that I got a phone call. My grandfather had died at exactly the same time as my accident. I wonder if he took my place.

Inspired by the participants’ supernatural experiences, the Master decided to share their own mysterious experience.

Well then, can I tell you about my parallel world? story? Can I? I will

• [15] Hurry up and tell us

You know how in dreams you sometimes see your own house or places you know well, right? In those dreams, don’t you ever feel something is different… like there’s something off?

• [20] I had a dream about a sister who doesn’t actually exist, and after I woke up, I couldn’t stop crying for some reason. That’s a dream I’ll never forget

The Master begins to tell their experience. During summer vacation in Japan, it’s a common sight to see elementary school children playing at public pools.

I’ve had many dreams that gave me that feeling, but there was a time when I wandered into such a place in reality. You know what I mean. Anyway, it was on my way back from the public pool. I was in fifth grade, I remember clearly. Late July, around the 20th maybe? I remember that much. I went to the pool with a friend (though we only talked during breaks, not someone I stayed friends with into adulthood). I parted ways with them right after leaving the pool. Anyway, on the way home the sunset was out and everything around was orange. I lived near the sea in an area with many factories when I was a child, but something felt odd. There was no wind. Well, maybe it’s not strange that there’s no wind, but there was absolutely none, eerily none at all. Looking at the street trees, not even small leaves rustled, and looking at the sea, the surface of the waves didn’t ripple (?) at all. There weren’t even clouds. And it was uncannily orange, everything around was orange. Usually family cars with about 4 seats frequently pass by, but there were no cars at all. In fact, there was no sign of any living creatures. However, the convenience stores, streetlights, and other buildings remained the same, but everything else felt somehow off. It was like everything was slightly out of place. I made it to my house, but something was wrong, the door wouldn’t open. It wasn’t just that the door wouldn’t open, the doorknob wouldn’t turn at all. Honestly, the atmosphere was creepy and I just wanted to get home. I wanted to play my Nintendo 64, but this really freaked me out

“64” refers to the popular game console “Nintendo 64” at that time, which was something elementary school children looked forward to playing after returning home.

• [45] The ceiling of my nursery school was covered with footprints and handprints. Now it’s been rebuilt and no longer exists

It’s not just that it wouldn’t turn; it wouldn’t budge at all. If it were just stiff and wouldn’t turn, you’d hear some creaking sounds, right? There was none of that. It truly wouldn’t move. It was like a world where time had stopped for everything except me? But the sea was moving. It felt like there were no living beings except for me. Cars and such things weren’t in garages, on roads, in parking lots, or anywhere. No wind, no clouds, and just orange, orange, orange everywhere. The convenience stores and residential areas were still there, but I couldn’t see inside the convenience stores at all. Whether it was the reflection of light, anyway, the glass was orange. While I was standing there, the door opened by itself. Then my mother came out, and at that moment, all the orange disappeared at once and it became completely dark. All the strange feelings and odd sensations were gone. She was worried and was about to go looking for me. She had also contacted the police, so I got a big scolding. But that’s just a story about how I cried a lot

The Master’s mysterious experience captivated the forum participants. In Japan, it’s common for childhood supernatural experiences to be shared online, with stories of “parallel worlds” or “alternate dimensions” being particularly popular.