Seven Misaki, or Shichi-Nin Misaki in Japanese, is a name given to a group of seven vengeful spirits.
They are spirits of seven people who had met their ends in tragic ways, such as by drowning. They usually haunt places like sea or riverside.
The Seven Misaki's souls are so full of grudge that they will not rest until they succeed at possessing and eventually killing another seven human beings: only then they become appeased and are able to leave this world.
The unfortunate victims of Seven Misaki become the new Seven Misaki. And they too, must look for another seven victims to replace them, so that they can rest in peace.
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*This legend is well-known in Shikoku and Kyushu regions.
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I stumbled across your blog while looking for some information in English on Hashima. My kanji reading is not the best yet, so your information was really informative - Thanks! I'll put you on my blogroll, and check in from time to time to see what else you've translated! Are you at all interested in posting about more Japanese ruins? I'd love to hear your perspective! Creepy stuff! ^_^
It's strange the number seven crops up in the legends of many cultures, whether it is of east or west..isn't it?
I don't know why it's seven! But traditionally the most hated numbers in Japan are four and nine. Because four in Japanese is sometimes pronounced "Shi", which sounds the same as "Death" in Japanese. The number nine, likewise, is pronounced "Ku", which sounds the same as "Suffering" .
Thanks for your comment!!
Wow, you are studying Japanese!?Good luck! Japanese is difficult - sometimes I don't speak it well enough either! Hope you found the information on Hashima useful! I love ruins and I would like to go to one, but I don have anyone adventurous enough to go with yet...But I will try to get more stuff about ruins on this blog! Thanks!!
I want to learn to speak Japanese some day. As of now I only know a few words or phrases and the numbers.
I didn't realise the 7x7 making 49 thing! Clever! What's inside your brain, dear? You must be eating lots of spinach.
If you want to learn to speak Japanese, this is definitely a good place to start!................sorry, I just lied.
1) Sumimasen, ano, otearai wa doko desu ka?
2) Wakarimasen. Ano, boku wa baka gaijin desu.
Hope that hepls in your quest to learn Nihongo. :D
before you ask, yes china and japan share some of the supersition such as "4" which has the same sound as "death" in both chinese and japanese.
..Just some random things that came to my mind.