Japanese Superstitions

[CaffineFreek]

Tofugu has some awesome articles relating to Japanese everything... here is one on the number 4:

http://www.tofugu.com/2012/03/27/growing-up-with-an-irrational-fear-of-the-number-four/

Here is one on number culture in japan in general (like why they say phone numbers the way they do):
http://www.tofugu.com/2011/08/30/goroawase-japanese-numbers-wordplay/

Hope it helps. : 3  

[thatgirlwholaughsalot]

I'm half Japanese, and my Japanese relatives are constantly calling me to see if I'm okay if their shoelaces come undone. Apparently, something bad happens to your family if your shoelaces come untied.  

[CaffineFreek]

I know living here in Japan and having a nasty phobia of giant spiders (they are everywhere o.o Why?! dear god WHY!?!) has led me to find out that there are a lot of spider superstitions... especially around what time of day you can safely kill them.... which is NEVER.

Also there is don't step on the colored seams of the tatami... it's kind of like the idea of not stepping on the cracks in the sidewalk/street here in the states.  

[Sebastian Sean]

undercoverclover

i think black IS a lucky color. ask an expert?... neutral

Jentern

-PuDdInG--luv you

isn't the color white bad luck and black good luck?
that's like reverse compared to our country.

I don't think so..I mean, black cats are considered bad luck over there. I could be wrong

There ARE some parts of Europe where WHITE cats are bad luck and black cats are good(or normal).