TOKYO, Apr 04 (News On Japan) –
On April third, three auspicious days on the standard calendar—Ichiryū Manbaibi (a day when a single grain multiplies a thousandfold), Tora no Hi (Day of the Tiger), and Taian Nichi (a day of nice brightness)—coincided, making it a so-called “super lucky day.” Many individuals took the chance to check their fortune.
In Tokyo, the Nishiginza Chance Center in Yurakucho is named a go-to spot for purchasing lottery tickets. Despite the chilly rain within the morning, lengthy traces shaped outdoors the stand.
A pair on a lottery date shared: “We heard it’s a lucky day today—Ichiryū Manbaibi, Day of the Tiger, and one more… (Q. Do you usually buy lottery tickets?) Not really. (Q. So you chose today specifically?) Yes, because we think we’ll win. The biggest prize is 15 million yen.”
The Nishiginza Chance Center has produced 524 lottery millionaires up to now, with a complete payout of 89 billion yen.
One girl in her 50s stated, “Since several lucky days overlap, I came because Dr. Copa called it a ‘lucky day’. (Q. What would you do if you won?) I’d quit my job, buy a house in Paris, and spend my days copying art at the Louvre.”
When did these fortunate days like Ichiryū Manbaibi turn out to be a part of Japanese tradition?
According to Kotaro Yamada, a curator on the Calendar Museum, “Writings from the Edo period describe Ichiryū Manbaibi, and by that time, many auspicious and inauspicious elements had already been incorporated into the calendar.”
One man, who was already in line earlier than the sales space opened, recalled profitable large prior to now: “I once shared a 70 million yen prize with 11 others. I got 5 million yen.”
After shopping for tickets, many shoppers had been seen putting their wallets in opposition to their foreheads and praying.
A person from Myanmar, when requested what he would do if he gained, stated, “If I win, I want to help with the civil war, earthquakes—huge disasters back home. If I win two tickets, that’s 1.2 billion yen. I’d donate at least 100 million or 200 million yen to Myanmar.”
For those that missed out on the April third “super lucky day,” there are nonetheless two extra triple-lucky days in April.
The first is Friday, April twenty fifth, which mixes Ichiryū Manbaibi, Ten’on-nichi (a day stated to deliver blessings from heaven), and Kishuku-nichi (a day when demons don’t intrude, making every thing go easily).
The second is April thirtieth. It contains Tsuchinoto-mi no Hi (a day believed to deliver monetary luck), Taian Nichi (day of nice brightness), and Bokura-nichi (a day related to maternal blessings), making it one other uncommon triple-lucky day.
Source: FNN