I'm glad you were able to push through and share this story. The top hat shadow person has been seen by some other people and they have had similar experiences. He would give of this hate filled disgusting feeling... Malicious even but wouldn't actually physically harm someone. I myself am glad i have never seen him yet but i have had my fair share of the paranormal that it probably just a matter of time.

Yeah that's nuts! I've never experienced anything like that! Binge watching Netflix is a must! I was just watching a video on earthquakes from Japan yesterday. Wow, that after shock was craazy, i could only imagine the first quake. And a shadow man!

I’m Alaska Native, both sides of my family’s have a long history of Healers/Shamans. I’m an empathic, and have always been in touch with spiritual things (I also help people by making medicine bags- either for protection or to help attract positive energy to them) and the reason closets tend to always creep people out, is that there’s very little living energy in them. They aren’t inhabited, they’re almost always dark, and that attracts “things”.

I had a similar experience when I was 6 or 7 yrs old in Colombia. My two sisters and I lived with our grandma back then and I remember that she always wanted us to brush our teeth and wash our feet before going to bed every night. Grandma used to have an old school washing station to wash our clothes on in her back patio and that's where we would climb to wash our feet. My sister's and I always felt uneasy going by ourselves to her back patio, so sometimes we would accompany ourselves and go together to do our business back there. Anyhow, on one night which I will never forget as a child, both of my sisters weren't home that night and I had to go back there and clean up. As I am walking to the dark back of grandma's house, I am turning the lights on as I go further. And when I get to the back patio as I am turning the lights on, I see the dark silhouette of a old man wearing a wide top brimmed hat sitting on the stairs that lead to her 2nd floor terrace. The shadow doesn't move, it just sits there with its fist under its chin as if in a pensive manner. I run to the front of the house and tell grandma, she checks back there and sees no one. I didn't go back there that night and never saw that shadow again, but I will never forget the silhouette of the man with a wide brimmed hat. I live in NJ and enjoy your videos, keep up the good work!

From what I know about Shintoism, I think I might have some explanations. When you go to a shrine, there is the belief that a kami (god/powerful spirit) lives in the shrine. It is believed that kami had powers over the land where they inhabit. Depending on the kami’s personality, they can be nice or very demanding. When visiting a shrine, you are supposed to leave an offering to show your respect to the kami that live in the shrine. This can be something like money or food like 🍙. By not doing so, the kami could get angry or wrathful. You can also pray to the kami for things like protection, good fortune, etc. From what you said, I guess you didn’t do this special ritual (of maybe you did?). Maybe for some reason the Kami was angry and it hurled rain storms, violent winds, and earthquakes. I don’t know if this is helpful or not. But if you didn’t know a lot about this, then this may be helpful to know.

Wow! Your creepy paranormal experience in Japan. I have never had a paranormal experience myself and I honestly never want to. I can see why you wouldn't want to talk about it to much. It's wonderful you want to share this jarring experience with us. I feel honored for this. $100-$200 a month for rent! What!?! That's insanely cheap!🤯 It does sound very creepy your experience! Plus an Earthquake! My goodness! 😨

daaamn man that earthquake sounded scary. I have never seen the top hat guy but i HAVE heard of it before.

You are a great story teller. Look forward to more like this!!

I love hearing personal stories like this. It can be tough to talk about darker spirits. In the video I posted a few weeks ago I had to keep shutting off the camera to let one of the guys calm back down before continuing.

Love it! Thank you, Johnny.

Great video! Thanks for sharing your experiences! I never really had Paranormal experience, but I would be scared too! With the earthquakes i have experienced a couple here in Canada, scary when u are not use to them. Keep up the great work!👍😎

Thank you so much for sharing this! So interesting and scary 😮 I love the just speaking off the cuff and relaxed style of video! Very engaging 👍🏻

That was the creepiest of stories. I watch this video the day that you published it, but I just watched your most recent video -when did your subscriptions blow up! Congratulations! I really enjoy this subject and your channel can't wait to see new videos and excited about your October surprise!

150 subscribers huh? :) Thanks for sharing this story with us. I feel thoroughly creeped out now, probably shouldn't have watched it so late at night. Definitely one of the scarier experiences I've come across.

I have seen the top hat guy myself, twice. I have never spoke of it until now. The look on your face as you tried to tell us about him, was the same look I had on my face hearing you mention him. I've heard of others who have seen him. Not sure what it means, but keep up the good work! Love the stories.

Seven or eight feet tall, blacker than darkness, wearing some sort of "top hat", full of hatred and anger... oh boy, you saw the famed Hat Man, a peculiar Shadow People manifestation which is known to be quite "aggressive" and full of negative energy. Be thankful he never came back, his hauntings are known to be pretty terrifying

Please do more real ghost stories from Japan....

I'm gonna be honest I thought you had someone living in your house mooching your food until you described this babadook thing

Love your channel!!!! I enjoy scary stories even though they scare me a lot lol but this is so scary! Closets freak me out a lot >_

Hey, I came to your channel from Loey's video. This is only the 2nd video I've watched of yours, but I actually like this off the cuff style more than the scripted one. You seem much more comfortable in front of the camera here. The other one wasn't bad, but you did have a more "robotic" or "stiff" tone in that video, where this one is more natural. Great stories! Thanks for sharing! I look forward to checking out some more of your content! Keep up the good work!

I don't think I will be able to go to sleep after watching this video (I just subscribed to your channel ) and this story has me on the edge of my seat

Wow, so glad I met you! This was crazy! Thank you! 💙💙

I really enjoyed this video. You held my attention the whole way through. I experienced my first big earthquake in Japan a couple months ago and I know the feeling you mean, that sort of feeling of “it’s out of my hands now and I may die”. The alert sound still gives me the creeps to be honest. Regarding the presence in your apartment when you were first describing the layout I was like “that sounds great!” Since my apartment in Japan is a much smaller more modern affair but after hearing about your experiences there I’m not so jealous haha. I have made the mistake of watching this at 1am but all the same I appreciate you sharing your experience.

my fav video so far

I am new to this channel, but this is the video that made me want to subscribe. I felt before most of you're videos seemed stiff or practiced. But this one allowed the viewers to see who you are and I loved being able to see your emotions come through the video. Much love 💚

scary.. thank you for sharing

Sounds like the makings of a good horror movie,thank you for sharing!.

this was a great video thank you for sharing your experience with us ☺️ and i would of been crying if that figure appeared in front of me

You mention a shrine near your apartment ... it funny but it is often believed among older people in my country (I'm from Singapore) that places near temples, mosques and churches are a lot more haunted places than normal spaces. In fact one of the most famous haunted road in my country is lined with many temples and also, people would consciously chose not to buy houses next to temples and mosques.. Maybe next time you should try to avoid apartments near to such things ..

Just learned about you and your channel. Excellent content and you have a good reading voice which is difficult to find these days. I'm also Japanese born from Ishinomaki, Sendai but adopted and partially raised in New Canaan, CT. Now living in Reno, NV I've become very interested in the paranormal since I frequent the Tahoe Wilderness and Nevada's deserts. Anyways I subbed!

Creepy story! But honestly I would have been out of there when I was hearing scratching and seeing shadows! Nope! Nope! Nope!

Love scary stories like this. So sorry that it freaked you out so much though!

Watching....... on a dark & stormy day

omg I can understand feeling a negative spirit and if you feed it by paying attention to it it'll slowly grasp onto you a little bit more every time. My Senior Year in College there were some haunted places/dorms and I lived in one and there was this presence that I felt in this one room and I kept being drawn to it. It only started getting scary when I started feeling it outside of this room.

Hello i just found your channel though a nother you tuber im so glad i found you thank you

I really like your videos Johnny. Admittedly, I thought your channel name was a little daft. But I really appreciate your storytelling and sharing your experiences. thank you for sharing.

Made it to the channel buddy!

Idk what I'd do during an earthquake. I'm so glad the shadow man didn't follow you. Much love❤️

Japan seems to be a haunted country. Lol I admit I have been dreaming of being in Japan and it felt slightly creepy since it was night time.

So spooky!!! I would’ve been out by the first few time hearing the scratches in the closet haha. Wow, that figure... ugh makes me shiver. I’ve lived in South America during my childhood, one thing that fully stayed with me is the earthquakes, they freak me out, so I can relate to the unsettling feeling of...death, I suppose, that you could feel during one. 😊 hope that makes sense. They just feel unnatural when the earth beneath your feet that is so solid starts to move in violent ways haha Anyway loveddd the video. Subbed. 😊💜

That's crazy, and I'm so glad that you're okay. I've heard stories about people seeing a shadow man with a top hat before. So if that's the case, then maybe it wasn't even the building itself, but just something that was drawn to you somehow?

Cool

Awesome channel,sir spooks recommended

Nice story, Johnny. I do have a horrible experience too and I wish to share it with you. I talked to my psychic friend about it and then the conversation just went on until we talked about demonic forces. That shadow figure that is blacker than black is actually the same thing my friend experienced. I'm glad I didn't have a personal encounter but I had my share of experiences with my sleep paralysis. Hope I could share them to you. Sorry if I seem to be shameless but I sent you a message on Instagram. Anyway, I look forward for more stories from your channel. I really enjoy it much. Cheers!

Woah!!

Shadow figures gives me an unexplainable cold sensation that runs through my body, I have dreams of a female shaped shadow figure that stands or runs along ceilings & walls. I have occasions when I am wide awake petting my cat & looking in to his eyes, I see a reflection of a figure very similar to what I see in my dreams standing on my ceiling.

I use to live in Japan. I had great memories. I saw plenty of ghosts in my room in my closet and a tarantula. It was as big as one at least.

Ooooooh, you saw the Hat Man! It's a shadow person, he's nothing to do with that shrine but he's pretty awful.

I had a pretty scary moment in Japan...but I honestly don't know if it was paranormal or not.

Creepy! I think I've actually heard of top hot shadow men as a paranormal phenomenon. A friend of mine had a similar experience with one haunting his apartment.

Really good story 😍 the man that you saw comes also by people with sleep paralise. I dont know of i write it good, but what they cant move in there sleep but see everything arround them. And they see a dark long man with a head on, just like what you see. On netflix they have made a documentry of it.

Hey I'm going to japan soon whats taka tehole (if I'm pronouncing it right) sounds amazing

Sounds like you saw Silver Chariot Requiem.

The hat man was who you saw shadow people

was this experience before or after the other hat man story, because this is twice you've come up against him. Creepy.

Sir Spooks suggests you. Giving it a go.

Wicked.

Not gonna lie the earthquake alert kinda scared me

I almost started crying when I saw your sad face because I felt really bad

Entity didn't want you in the shrine to be protected by the lion statues, Komainu ward of evil sprits

To accept death is a tremendous moment! I know.

my brithday is on october 16 and i love kitsune fox lol i'm also a big fun of bendy and the ink machine and your channel and i have also gacha life app lol hahahaha x3

In the part where you visit the shrine with your boyfriend, what or who was the shrine dedicated to? A specific God or Guardian?

Pretty spacious apartment. How many square feet? And how old was the building?

It's strange that the shadow figure din't freak you out whereas the black figure did. Were both these figures representing the same entity or was this area just infested with various spirits?

Did your boyfriend ever see the shadow in your apartment? Was he from the area? Also, I think when it comes to the energy around the shrine, maybe the spirit from your apartment attached itself to you and the protection from the shrine was trying to keep it out!

boyfriend?