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In Japanese culture, maternity wards numbered 43 are considered taboo, as the word for the number means "still birth". [8] The number 666. Fear of the number 666 is known as hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia. Per Biblical prophesy, the "Number of The Beast", signifies the return of the Devil and Antichrist.
According to Paul Louis Couchoud, "The number 666 has been substituted for 616 either by analogy with 888, the [Greek] number of Jesus (Gustav Adolf Deissmann), or because it is a triangular number, the sum of the first 36 numbers (1+2+3+4+5+6+...+36 = 666)".
A significant portion of Japanese superstition is related to language. Numbers and objects that have names that are homophones (Dōongo / Dōon Igigo (同音語 / 同音異義語), lit. "Like-Sound Utterance" / "Like-Sound Different-Meaning Utterance") for words such as "death" and "suffering" are typically considered unlucky (see also ...
Yōkai (妖怪, "strange apparition") are a class of supernatural entities and spirits in Japanese folklore.The kanji representation of the word yōkai comprises two characters that both mean "suspicious, doubtful", [1] and while the Japanese name is simply the Japanese transliteration or pronunciation of the Chinese term yaoguai (which designates similarly strange creatures), some Japanese ...
O-Parts Hunter, known as 666 Satan (Japanese: 666 ～サタン～, Hepburn: Roku-Roku-Roku Satan) in Japan, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Seishi Kishimoto. It was originally published by Enix , who later became Square Enix , in their Monthly Shōnen Gangan magazine from August 2001 to December 2007, with the chapters ...
An akuma (悪魔) is an evil spirit in Japanese folklore, [1] [2] sometimes described in English-language sources as a devil or demon. [2] [3] An alternative name for the akuma is ma (ま). [4] Akuma is the name assigned to Satan in Japanese Christianity, and the Mara in Japanese Buddhism.
The classic Japanese demon. It is an ogre-like creature which often has horns. Onibaba The demonic hag of Adachigahara. Onibi A demonic flame which sucks out the life of those who come too close to it. Onihitokuchi A species of one-eyed oni that kill and eat humans, large enough to devour a man in one bite. Onikuma
Enenras mostly reside in bonfires; when they emerge, they take human shape or form.It is said that an enenra can only be seen by the pure of heart. Enenras are mostly considered to be demons or divine beings of darkness and smoke; legend says that there are two types of enenras, the first and most common type being enenras who are born purely as enenras, whilst the second and more rarely ...