9 Things That Can Get You CURSED in Japan
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 มิ.ย. 2024
- It’s October 2021, and in this spooky month I wanted to make a video about something scary about Japan. Then I received an awesome request from one of my members:
"Shogo, please talk about the superstitions in Japan…!"
Superstitions are old teachings broadly believed by many people that lack a rational basis. Japan actually has hundreds of these superstitions
that have been carried down for centuries, and many of them I was actually taught by my own parents myself.
So today, out of the many superstitions in Japan I will pick out 9 of the most horrifying ones that might give you the chills because you might be doing one of these things at this very moment. The picks I introduce will become more and more common acts towards the end, so I hope you stay with me till the end.
Maybe you'll discover something you wish you never found out about... Please prepare yourself before watching this video....
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0:00 Let's START!
1:45 1. Hide your thumbs when a hearse drives by
2:52 2. When crows cry, something unfortunate will happen
4:23 3. Picking higanbana will make the dead rise
5:41 4. Don’t wash clothes at night
7:01 5. The person in the middle of the picture dies
8:13 6. Don’t sleep with your head facing North
9:27 7. Don’t sleep wearing socks
10:33 8. Don’t whistle at night
11:41 9. Don’t clip your nails at night
12:41 Today’s conclusion
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I can imagine some Japanese spirit going “YO GIMME YO THUMBS”
They probably want your likes XD
And then the ghost start sucking the thumb intensely.
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When crows cry, it means Naruto has done something stupid again... "Aho!!!"😆
"When crows cry, something unfortunate happens."
Yeah, because Itachi is near of course.
Nine sounds like 苦, unlucky word that means to be in agony or to suffer. Is that why you told us about 9 things?
Your channel is great, Shogo-san, I'm happy that I found it!
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I forgot where but it’s the opposite from what I was told. Pretty sure it’s not from Japan but for them 9 is a lucky number
Related to the crows crying, there is a rhyme that tells you what it means when you see or hear a specific number of magpies. There are different versions, but they're all similar to:
One for sorrow,
Two for joy,
Three for a girl,
Four for a boy,
Five for silver,
Six for gold,
Seven for a secret,
Never to be told.
Some versions are longer, some are darker in tone.
Glad to hear that Shogo respects Itachi
You would be surprised how much Japanese folklore, history and mythology actually makes it into their animes/mangas. It makes for a worthwhile study all in itself.
In Italy we have a superstition similar to the one of the socks: it is considered bad luck to put your hat on a bed when you take it off at home. This is for the same reason as the socks, because hats are worn by dead people when prepared for burial in their deathbeds
I remember my grandmother scolding me every time I naively put my cap on the bed (and promptly removing it right away!) when I was little
In Indonesia, the Whistle at the night myths is also same, it will invite the devil to your house
Is it number 5 too? Because i heard about if three people take a picture one of them will die
Here in the Philippines too! Hello neighbor! 😅
Same here, in Bosnia! Though, you shouldn’t whistle inside of any area - i.e, whistling in your house during any time of the day.
Same here in Malaysia
A lot of these are extremely common in India too! The most common of these are not clipping nails at night, not washing clothes at night (even bathing late at night around past 10 pm is considered bad), and to not sleep with your head facing north. There is actually a tale about a god who got an elephant head because his father accidentally decapitated him thinking he was an intruder, and later ordered his subordinates to bring a replacement head - a head of someone sleeping facing the north. The first thing they found was an elephant, hence he has an elephant head. So people think that your head might also be taken away like that. But I think in other parts of India the story is a bit different, and where we lived, it was just that it was unlucky or attracted evil spirits.
Seems like India and Japan have A LOT in common...
Whistling at night is also prohibited in families in india, since it can bring bad luck. It is also a superstition prevalent in India. Similarly it is also believed that the crows are the messengers of the Lord of death, so there crying at night is thought of as unlucky and ominous.
And about socks, I don't know. My mom never allowed shoes or socks inside house. They needed to be kept in shoe closet, and house sleepers were used instead. I don't know what is the source of this superstition in India. But people tend to do it.
Omg, thank you for explaining the laundry thing. I lived in japan in 96 and I got scolded several times for doing this and nobody could explain to me why not to do it, only that whatever I was doing was bad.
The coolness of crow that you mentioned cracked me so hard with laugh. I didn't mean to give a bad impression since I also like Itachi Uchiha, but I didn't expect to hear something like that in the middle of telling the topic
Me too I laughed when he said 😂
Number 9 is considered a bad luck number in Japan and since this is Halloween, appropriate for the occasion. I am Hafu but I don't speak Japanese, but as I understand the pronunciation of the number nine sounds similar to the word for suffering.
Japanese: "don't sleep with socks"
Americans: "we'll pretend we didn't hear that"
But seriously what happens if your feet are cold
@@Notiravgsarah you use blanket
@@dantzel1848 not enough for my cold feet 😂 I have to put the fuzzy socks on to sleep
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@@giboi03 we don’t 😂😂😂 I mean unless you’re passed out drunk somewhere... that’s a different story tho
Interesting that crows got that association in Japan. Traditionally in the West, ravens (very closely related to crows) are also associated with death and misfortune, likely because they are scavengers.
As the old poem went:
"Quoth the raven, nevermore."
I always enjoy the goofy echo sound effect when he says something dramatic
I am surprised to find out there are more similarity than I expected between Japanese and Korean myths although I never heard of some of them.
For higanbana, they are mostly found around Buddhist temple in Korea. I thought Japanese people think their house will catch fire when they pick or bring higanbana home.
Thank you for sharing a really interesting story.
I mean Japan invaded Korea many times something had to stick to them from that. No disrespect
@@jonwicked7031 Yeah, probably some of them are inherited to us from the early 20th century occupation era. Or, maybe the influence was vice versa. Who would know?
I could also find similarities to Indian superstition, especially the nail cutting.
Native Americans had a similar superstition with cameras.
Also some cultures cover mirrors after someone dies to prevent spirits from becoming trapped within.
Sleeping with head facing north, whistling at night, cutting nails at night, crying crows are some superstitions that same in India
With the superstition about hanging your clothes out to dry at night, I was wondering if it still counts when you hung your clothes out during the morning, but left it out overnight because daytime wasn't long enough to dry it completely. RIP to me (2nd child & tallest in my family of 7) and my younger sister (middle child & only girl between 4 boys). Most family pictures either have me or my sister in the middle.
Crying crows was a big superstition in my family. My Indian parents taught me that our ancestors try to make crows cry to make us aware something bad is going to happen.
The same thing happened to Prince except with him it was doves that cried… 😅
Oh, that's why crows are shown a lot before a terrible scene. Though i think it's an international thing. I see it in the west too
Hey Shogo can you make a video about the Muramasa sword's also known as cursed swords made by Muramasa Sengo thanks in advance have a good day
I know about the don’t clip your nails at night one from the Kowabana podcast, but I haven’t heard of the others until now. Thanks Shogo.
I don't think you've talked about haiku's yet, but I got interested in them thanks to some VN's and know I want to learn more about them. I think it could be an interesting topic. And since your explanations are easy to understand, maybe they'll be easier to understand
Yeah haiku's are a good idea
It could be, not just crows, but birds that react before earthquakes and hence the superstition of pending doom.
Animals in general seem to act before humans feel the tremors.
Birds would be the first thing we'd see react.
I love stuff like this, I would love to see more videos like it if you ever get around to making them again, Shogo-Sensei!
the one about crows is very much like in Europe - if the crow that you happen to pass through, cows harshly, expect trouble👽
Here, at least when I was a child, waving a wooden spatula at night was strictly forbidden because it would attract floating head(s) to the house
Thank you for such a fun and interesting video! I really learned a lot
I've heard the story of Yatagarusu before as being a "messenger" of the gods and I've always though I'd like its symbol as my personal Damon. Crows are my favorite of all birds because of their great intellect, their strikingly beautiful looks, and the various mythos about them in cultures all over the world. This is why I named my business "Crow's Creek Customs". Also, there's a murder of crows that lives on the hilltop that my house is on and we hear them crying out every day.
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Nice themed video on Halloween. In India, there is a superstition that if a crow caws, there is a chance that a guest will arrive soon in the house. Also, regarding sleeping it is believed that as South is considered as the direction towards which the deceased legs is faced and burned, its better to put your face towards southern direction.
Spider lilies are common in the southeastern part of the United States. I'm not sure beyond that. The whistling at night thing is interesting to me because the Dine (Navajo) also have that taboo for similar reasons.
I will guess that 10 is an unlucky number...
I love hearing about these things, thank you!
and again a super intresting episode thank you.
Thx Shogo-san, really good clip.
I love your channel, just discovered it and i want to see all of your videos so far! greetings from Mexico! i love Japanese culture and i'm learning things i was not aware of :D
The crows , washing clothes at night , wishling and the nail cliping at at night are same as our… it is considered bad in our culture too…. By the way i respect itachi too😂
Who's to say that new superstitions will not replace the old ones?
There is the phenomenon of modern urban legends after all.
Shogo: Don't clips your nails at night
Me clipping my nails at 31st October night (11 PM) while watching the video:
Meh what
😎😎😎
I didn't know about this one, now I want more videos of this kind
‘In the old day when we had cameras’ SHOGO NOOOO 😭
As soon as this video went into the conclusion I went on my phone to see which direction my bed was facing. Luckily my head faces southwest
The number 9 (kyuu) is unlucky in Japan
Great combination of horror and comedy
the photography superstition is interesting, as it obviously developed recently no pun intended. seems these superstitions are ubiquitous over south-east asia. my buddhist gramma also believe photographs suck out your soul, hence why she always blinks or closes her eyes in pics
Once again , than,s to you Shogo for showing your culture , it was very interesting 👍
Thats really interesting!
i love mythology and old legends.
especially with Crows or Ravens, they have a special place in mythology and superstitions in many cultures. The Celts for example have the morrigan, the goddess of death on the battlefield, she is associated with crows, Odin, the Norse god of magic, wisdom, battle and death has two ravens which tell him everything that happens.
death, knowledge, wisdom, messengers of the gods, but also a bad omen... humans seem have similar thoughts about this animals all over the world.
Thank you for your work on this channel, i think its pretty unique because you talk aboput a lot of things in a very deep and open way, including the darker sides.
So amazing high quality videos ☺️
Now I think I get why the Yatagarasu card had the effect it does in the Yu-Gi-Oh! card game! Also the superstition about crows is reminiscent of western superstition regarding ravens and how they're often associated with, say, Hell or Pluto/Hades among other things. Very cool! Also did you know, the Navajo /Diné people have something similar about whistling? That's just something I learned recently. Domo arigato gozaimasu, Shogosan.
"Ir you hang your laundru out to dry at night it will be haunted by the spirits of the dead." The guy who has a dryer: haha lol
Getting a video discussing Yokai would be nice. I recently just learned of the Hainu. I also heard a story once about someone from Japan how they supposedly ran into a strange Yokai in black monk's robes, bulging eyes and a very long tongue that I used to stick down someone's throat. I'm not sure if it's a new or very old Yokai, but it was implied to be rare. I thought it might be the filth-licker, but some of the story details seemed off. If I can find the video I'll share it with you. I know it's on Darkness Prevail's channel.
Lol "because I don't like Bugs in my house" that delivery slayed me! Well played Sir! Well played.🧐
Hpi HalloWeeb, Sensei! Amazing tho, most of those superstitions are the same here in our country. Interesting.... 🎃♥️🇵🇭
Is that why Bad things would happen in Resident Evil games in rooms with crows?
Someone please explain to me how wearing socks to bed is physically counterproductive.
When the crows cry, feels like the next 07th expansion worl
The crow story is in india too. We too offer food for souls and the crows will come and eat it. It is said that the dead people comes in the form of a crow. Placing the head on north and sleeping is also prohibited here due to same reason. We were not allowed to whistle at night. Cliping the nails at night will bring misfortune to us.
Happy Halloween 🎃 Shogo
it seems that we have a lot of similar superstitions. crying crows are a sign of bad event, picking flowers in a cemetery rises the dead, washing clothes is a bad omen, not whistling at night, nail clipping at night shortens your life and many more. also, I'm from Philippines.
i love that you explain your logic of sleeping with your head in different directions as a kid. thats pretty funny.
FUN FACT:
When many crows gathered and cawed out a lot to each other back in the day, it was usually because they could see when a battle of people was about to take place. They would gather, wait and then feast on the dead afterwards. So in that regard they were actually a sign of death coming. 🙂
Thanks for your videos, there are very interesting. I heard about 4 is a bad lucky number and Japanese a try to avoiding. Is that true?
Yo! Happy Halloween, Shogo! 🤟😎🎃🎃🎃
Konnichiwa Shogo san. I'm 66 and other then a brother I have no family left in Italy. But this episode took me back in time to the "teachings" of superstition/occult of my nonna, Grandma. A black cat crosses your path? Find another way home. Incounter a funeral procession? Look away and count to 7 and a half. Never walk under a ladder. Best one! When I would get sick she'd go to church not once but twice a day for me and just to be safe she would perform" il malocchio". A form of excorcism. De devil's horns in the left hand and cross in the right. Cover all the basis!!! Greetings from Buffalo, NY.
Ah yes, the most dangerous Yokai of them all - your Japanese neighbours!
At least 4 of these myths are also observed here in the Philippines, which was probably passed down from our Japanese co-trader friends who resided here centuries ago... Glad to hear that our cultures are not that totally different from each other!
The whistling at night ‘superstition’ is almost identical to many indigenous beliefs here in Canada. It is basically a beacon to spirits!
My grandmother always growled me for whistling at night. It is quite scary
Here in my country, Bangladesh we have 3 common superstitions with you. First, "when the crow cries, something bad will happen". Second, "if you whistle at the night snake will come to your house" and the last common superstition is "cutting the nail at night will bring suffering to you"
It utterly fascinated me just how similar Native American cultures are to Asian cultures. We share many if not most of these superstitions. Particularly not sleeping with the head to the north and the omens of crows of other birds of prey.
Genetically Native Americans came from the same ancestors as Asiatics
3:30 Fun trivia. The man with the long bow is the portrait of Emperor Jimmu, widely known as the first emperor of Japan based on the archives of Nihon Shoki & Kijiki.
The ghosts in my pajamas watching me wear socks to bed and clipping my nails at night: 👁👄👁
Crows calling (cawing) reminds me of the whipporwills (type of bird) in the west who would sing loudest just as a person died, and would then try to snatch the person's soul as it left the body.
Very interesting to hear such things from other countries. In germany we have alot of these too, examples black cat crossing the way😅, crows=bad omen and so on. Drying kimono at night would make sense because sunlight is fading the colors of the silk and make the fabric brittle🤔
I was thinking about the rats digging up corpses in Japan before embalming was invented. Rats are omnivores and will eat just about anything. The rats back in those days were digging up corpses to eat them. The poisonous Higanbana prevented the rats from eating the corpses. The poisonous plant is also dangerous to children and scary stories are told to keep most curious children away.
There are many pretty flowers and plants that are poisonous, even to the touch. Belladonna, nightshade...
Nine is three squared. Three is a common unlucky number, so bad luck to the power of itself.
Unfortunately, I hung my underwear out to dry in the evening and forgot about it for a couple days. Your video reminded me. It’s a little discolored now, but it smells rather fresh for being possessed. 😁
The second one is also a superstition in my country but instead of crows, it's dogs.
5:26 Pretty much nonexistent over here. I didn't even knowof it until you mentioned it. xD
When I was a kid I had a friend who was half Japanese and once I was whistling and she told me about the story of not to whistle at night I got so scared that because of that I don't know how to whistle in this very day.
Hmm. In a village where my family comes from (in Europe) they bury people with their head to the north. My grandfather told me this - "so in the end of the world they wake up with their faces to the south where the sun is". Don't know actually if this relates to other countries - in my city right now.. graves are with the cross to the north (where the head is).
And sound of the crows is creepy, no matter the culture you're born into..
Well the higanbana one I already knew about this one and the first times I saw them was in Tokyo ghoul and in nioh 1 in the ogress mission wher the tears of the ogress would make those specific flowers spawn
You can tell some parents at the time probably came up with something like cutting your nails at night, etc since they don’t want their kids cuttin up their fingers then, pretty neat to hear these though
3:07 When I see a crow or a blackbird, I tell it (the raven), "Nevermore!" I'm quoting Edgar Allan Poe, Shogo-kun and his poem "The Raven."
"I wonder what our ancestors would think of us letting our smartphones suck our souls everyday for Instagram or TikTok" ...well said Shogo well said
I have one from my family.
Never knock on the door from inside the house.
The number nine is a bad luck number in Japan because when it's spoken it sounds like suffering.
Omg Mr.Shogoさん, with all that i should be dead for many years, sleeping with socks, doing laundry and cliping my claws at night, whistling too but still no friends, sleeping like a compass, earing crows laughing of each other's... please help ?
Now I understand the significance of crows in anime. Doing laundry at night is dangerous because of vermin and home invaders.
"don't do the laundry at night"
has done the laundry at night everytime, in Persona 5....
Azming work 🔥🔥🔥
Superstition#10: Tatami mats can grow and can block the Subscribe button if left unchecked. Shogo is doing his due diligence.
Shogo, you claim you don’t like bugs coming into your house? How about Daffy Duck? 😆
Your story about photographs, Is that also the reason why you often see parents on one side and children on the other side in a family picture, the middle left empty ?
Long ago I saw this with some business relations of my father with japanese people. They payed us a visit and we got a family photo of all of them.
The one about the crow sounds similar to the banshee. When you hear a banshee cry, someone will die or a something unfortunate will happen.
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Did you mention only 9 Things becouse in Japan if you Mention 10 Bad things is a Bad Thing?
In India Hinduists belive that if you sleep while your Head is facing North is a very bad Thing becouse it's facing the North Pole, and that can cause Damages to your Head! That is why they sleep to East, becouse it is considered to be the Best Position for Sleep!
At 7.15 "if you take a picture, your soul will be drained." I don't understand it completely as I'm white, but some Indigenous Australians have a very similar belief to this! :O
Also, there's one, I think related but maybe not, about viewing images of people who've passed on. For this reason, there's often a warning before shows with images or voices of people who have since died, particularly on the public owned stations, ABC & SBS Australia.
The clipping your nails at night curse is a thing in South Asia as well. My parents always told me not to clip them at night.