Comments on: Eating Fried Eel And Melon Together Will Result In DEATH (And Other Japanese Superstitions)

By: a

Mon, 02 Sep 2013 16:10:00 +0000

If that’s true, that is hilarious. I was told it’s because stepping on the side wears it out faster, and buying new mats too often was expensive. What time period did they mean by feudal? I’ve heard feudal Japan refer to quite a lot of time periods…

By: Kira Minaki

Kira Minaki — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:01:00 +0000

I saw something about the eel thing in Kuroshitsuji (Black Butler anime Season 2) but I think it’s actually unagi and ume instead off melon but I’m not quite sure I cant remember >< In the anime it said it had something to do with getting cholera or some nasty tummyache or something.

By: crella

crella — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 06:20:00 +0000

Umeboshi and eels are another no-no, evidently. Just in Kansai?

By: Kimura Okagawa

Kimura Okagawa — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:01:00 +0000

I actually found out the reason for the tatami-mat border thing during a tea ceremony in Japanese class. The thing is, during feudal times, everyone was always afraid of getting offed by a ninja. Well apparently, one of their more popular methods was to sneak into the crawlspaces (or whatever it was) below the floor, and wait for their target to come along. If they decided to sit or stand on the border between mats, the ninja could easily stick a blade through and buttstab them.

By: Cat

Cat — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 19:29:00 +0000

The number thingy reminds me of the Shinigami’s phone number in Soul Eater: “shi ni shi ni ko ro shi”… >:3

By: Viet

Viet — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 19:10:00 +0000

Hmm, this is a new one for me! Never noticed it, but now thinking about it I remember observing such a thing. Thanks for sharing!