The Kiryu house and the Tachibana house are connected by special passageways, and are known as the 'Twin Houses'.
It is said that the two houses were linked so that the twin maidens could stay there before the ceremony and undergo purification.
The maidens are not allowed to go outside while purification is taking place, but they are allowed to travel between the two houses using the two passageways: heaven and earth.
The maidens leave the Tachibana house using the Heaven Walkway on the second floor, and leave the Kiryu using the underground Earth Walkway.
The Earth Walkway is also connected to the 'deep path'.
This 'deep path' refers to a large cave system underneath the village, and it is said that at its deepest point is something no human eye should ever witness.
Only selected priests and mourners are allowed to enter this part of the deep path, which leads me to believe that it contains the gateway to hell.
Perhaps this Hidden Ceremony is held underground...
Folk Scholar's Writings V
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For the version of this note that appears in Fatal Frame II, see Folklorist's Note 5 (FF2).- For the version of this note that appears in Crimson Butterfly Remake, see Folklorist's Note 12 (FF2R).
Folk Scholar's Writings V | |
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| Kanji | 民俗学者の手記 五 みんぞくがくしゃのしゅき ご |
| Game | Fatal Frame: Deep Crimson Butterfly |
| Author | Seijiro Makabe |
| Chapter | Chapter 5: The Sacrifice |
| Located at | Kiryu House, Shoji Room |
| Obtained | On the desk. |
| Description | The journal of a folk scholar. It describes a bridge that connects the twin houses. |
| Additional Description | There's an old book on the desk. It seems to contain the notes of an academic who visited the village. |
| Related Notes | Folk Scholar's Writings I, Folk Scholar's Writings II, Folk Scholar's Writings III, Folk Scholar's Writings IV, Folk Scholar's Writings VI, Folk Scholar's Writings VII, Folk Scholar's Writings VIII, Folk Scholar's Writings IX, Folk Scholar's Writings X, Folk Scholar's Writings XI & Folk Scholar's Writings XII |
この桐生家は、渡り廊下でつながった立花家
と屋敷の構造が対となっており、「双子の家」
と呼ばれている。
その役割は、祭りに使われる「双子巫女」を
しばらくの間この家に住まわせ、巫女として
の祓（みそぎ）を行うというものらしい。
祓の期間中、双子は屋敷を出ることは許され
ないが、天と地、二本の渡り廊下を使って
二つの家を行き来できるようになっている。
立花家側からは二階にある天の橋を使うが、
桐生家側からは、地下にあるといわれる
地の橋を使う。
地の橋は、この村の地下に広がる「深道」
（ふかみち）にも繋がっているらしい。
「深道」とは、村の地下にあると言われて
いる自然洞窟のことであり、その一番深い
場所は、見てはならない場所があると
伝えられている。
そこには、一部の宮司や忌人（いみびと）と
呼ばれる特別な人間しか立ち入ることが
許されない。
その場所が「黄泉の門」であるとしたら、
「秘祭」は地下で行われるのだろうか。