Wonderful shots. I love the "zooms," giving us more and more color as we scroll thru the post.

Re the number 4, in Japanese, too, it is a homophone for the word "death." I once worked on what was called the "5th" floor of a Japanese building, but it was actually the floor directly above the 3rd floor. So, the building did NOT have any 4th floor.

Apparently the owner was superstitious and believed that naming a floor the "Death" floor might result in ... death!

Kinda makes sense, if one is superstitious.

(p.s. You state that red " is believed to bring bad luck." However, from the context, it seems like it should say "GOOD" luck. You may want to check and confirm or correct. ... Yes, I've worked for many years as an editor. ☺ )