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Superstition no.6- Whistling is the beginning of a thief./口笛は泥棒の始まり

Have you heard of any superstition related to whistling?One of them is "whistling is the beginning of a t...
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Musical road/メロディーロード

We'll share an interesting attraction called Melody Road or Musical Road.When you've never heard of it, please chec...
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Superstition no.5- Pillow’s Direction /枕の向き

Which direction do you put your pillow?There is the superstition related to it: putting a pillow toward the north w...
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Superstition no.4- A crow is a messenger of the deity./烏は神の使者

There is the fourth superstition that someone will die when a crow sings.I heard this when I was a child many times...
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Superstition no.3-Hide your thumbs/迷信3-親指隠せ

日本語は英語の後にあります。 There is the superstition: hide your thumbs when you see the funeral car.Otherwise,you could not ...
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Superstition no.1-Don’t cut your nails at night/夜爪切っちゃダメ。

Are you superstitious?In general, the elderly might have believed superstitions faithfully. There are also a lot...
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Japan’s Aesthetics/日本の美意識

Aside from construction sites, the traffic cones sometimes are used to warn people to avoid entering into the certa...
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Charity-Saba-/生飯

Buddhist vegetable meal including rice porridge with red beans at Myoshinji Shourinin temple, Kyoto/京都妙心寺塔頭東林院の小豆粥 T...
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First Dream of the New Year/初夢

What was your first dream of the New Year?The first dream usually mentions the one that people dream during the nig...
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Proverb curved in water basin/吾唯足るを知る

When you go to Zen temples, you may often find this style's water basin.What is this? An important teaching is c...