{"id":14074,"date":"2026-11-06T02:03:15","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T06:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/lucky-888-my-tour-of-designing-luck-in-china-japan-and-korea\/"},"modified":"2026-11-06T02:03:15","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T06:03:15","slug":"lucky-888-my-tour-of-designing-luck-in-china-japan-and-korea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/lucky-888-my-tour-of-designing-luck-in-china-japan-and-korea\/","title":{"rendered":"Lucky #888 \u2014 My Tour of Designing Luck in China, Japan, and Korea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/hop.clickbank.net\/?affiliate=infohatch&amp;vendor=J1R2C\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10614 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png\" alt=\"Profit Gen\" width=\"400\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png 400w, https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px-300x163.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"879\" height=\"1010\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/888-Final-.jpg?resize=879%2C1010&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-117477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/888-Final-.jpg?w=879&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 879w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/888-Final-.jpg?w=261&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 261w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/888-Final-.jpg?w=768&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 879px) 100vw, 879px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For episode #888, I couldn\u2019t resist going down a rabbit hole about the number eight and what it can tell us about luck, language, money, and fate. Join me for a nerdy tour of China, Japan, and Korea, including a million-dollar license plate, disappearing hotel floors, a casino room designed around one gambler\u2019s birthday, and the lucky number hiding in Toyota\u2019s name. This is my excuse to dust off some of my East Asian Studies background and indulge a few wonderfully weird interests. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please enjoy!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>This episode is brought to you by:<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<div class=\"podcast-player\">\n<div class=\"podcast-player-inner-wrap\">\n<p>Lucky #888 \u2014 My Tour of Designing Luck in China, Japan, and Korea<\/p>\n<p><noscript><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.art19.com\/shows\/58dacbdc-646e-4585-9914-19c3de11d1ba\/episodes\/07d7a417-7e0c-4fb4-be7b-f91a7f5471ce\/embed?type=micro\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 30px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional podcast platforms<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Listen to this episode on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-tim-ferriss-show\/id863897795\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/1d9CpkSIYFRGlHyMbWFzzp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spotify<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/overcast.fm\/+AAKebvHY8V4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Overcast<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcastaddict.com\/podcast\/2031148#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Podcast Addict<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pca.st\/timferriss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pocket Casts<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/castbox.fm\/channel\/id1059468?country=us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Castbox<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/music.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLuu6fDad2eJyWPm9dQfuorm2uuYHBZDCB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube Music<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/9814f3cc-1dc5-4003-b816-44a8eb6bf666\/the-tim-ferriss-show\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon Music<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.audible.com\/podcast\/The-Tim-Ferriss-Show\/B08K58QX5W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Audible<\/a>, or on your favorite podcast platform.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Transcripts<\/h3>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Show Notes<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Language and number symbolism<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Money, architecture, and casinos<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Japan: writing, Toyota, and pilgrimage<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fate, protective symbols, and 666<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Timestamps<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Timestamps:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>00:00<\/strong> Episode 888: How do you design luck?<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>01:44<\/strong> Why eight is lucky in Chinese culture.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>04:48<\/strong> Expensive phone numbers, license plates, and Olympic dates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>07:04<\/strong> Lucky skyscrapers and apartment prices.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>08:00<\/strong> Four, death, and disappearing hotel floors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>09:31<\/strong> Casinos, feng shui, and designing for good fortune.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>12:12<\/strong> A gaming room designed around one gambler\u2019s birthday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>13:47<\/strong> Uncle Sam\u2019s lucky-money products.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>14:20<\/strong> Japan: Tim\u2019s exchange-student experience.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>14:36<\/strong> How Japanese writing works: kanji, hiragana, and katakana.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>16:53<\/strong> Hachi, suehirogari, and the shape of growing prosperity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>18:33<\/strong> From Toyoda to Toyota: eight lucky strokes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>19:25<\/strong> The Shikoku pilgrimage, 88 temples, and Craig Mod.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>19:57<\/strong> Sponsor: AG1.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>21:32<\/strong> Korea: saju palja, eight characters, and the language of fate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>23:43<\/strong> 666 and the number of the beast.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>24:20<\/strong> Heavy metal, the evil eye, and Ronnie James Dio\u2019s grandmother.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>26:21<\/strong> Why six and 666 can mean good fortune in China.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>27:24<\/strong> 88, 886, and a numerological goodbye.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>This episode is brought to you by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/drinkag1.com\/tim\">AG1<\/a><\/strong>. 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