Japanese Urban Legend | The Two-Way Mirror at Midnight 🪞👻

Many ghost stories about 'awase kagami' (facing mirrors) are passed down in Japan. Awase kagami refers to placing two mirrors facing each other, creating an endless reflection of oneself stretching into the depths. One version of the story says— If you count all the way into the depths, the thirteenth reflection of yourself will show your face as it will be at the time of your death. There's also a midnight version: using awase kagami at midnight might let you see spirits or 'something bad'. Mirrors are also a frequently used theme in Japanese ghost story works. In the old anime 'School Ghost Stories,' there was a 'Mirror Dweller' that would pull people into the mirror world. It would then return to reality, disguised as the victim, attempting to replace the real person with 'their reflection.' 'Ghost Teacher Gōbe' actually used the rumor of awase kagami: it's said that standing between two mirrors at exactly 00:00:00 AM allows you to see your 'future self.' Miki and Kyoko snuck into the school at night to try it, and at first, they found it quite amusing to see their grown-up selves. However, starting the next day, they began seeing their future selves in various mirrors and reflections— And each time, their reflection appeared older than the last. Until finally, it showed their death... After watching this kind of anime as a child, I used to quicken my pace whenever I passed a mirror for a while XD Japanese ghost stories are really good at making everyday objects terrifying 👻