#superstition – Little Japan Dictionary

日本の迷信 (Nihon no Meishin) – Japanese Superstition No.4

12th March – 弥生茶柱が立つと、幸運が訪れる If there is a tea leaf stem standing in the tea, happiness will come to you In Japan, having 柱 (Hashira = pillar) has meaning of good luck, so people used to believe making Hashira brings happiness to the house. Also when counting Buddha and god, Japanese count as 1体,Continue reading “日本の迷信 (Nihon no Meishin) – Japanese Superstition No.4”

16th February – 如月

日本の迷信　（Nippon no Meishin）‐　Japanese Superstition <<<Those might help your life better!>>> There are various superstitions in Japan, not only negative ones as I explained in last blog but also the positive ones. Today’s blog is about the superstitions which have happy meaning! 蛇の抜け殻を財布に入れておくと、お金がたまる If you put the cast‐off skin of a snake, you won’t have troubleContinue reading “16th February – 如月”

15th February – 如月

日本の迷信　（Nippon no Meishin）　‐　Japanese Superstition <<<Try to avoid those actions!>>> Just like the all other countries have their own superstition, Japan have many too! There are weird but interesting superstitions told from long time ago. Today’s blog, I would like to introduce the negative ones and then tomorrow the positive ones! 夜に爪を切ると、親の死に目に会えない If you cut yourContinue reading “15th February – 如月”