Himuro Mansion

Himuro Mansion Kanji 氷室邸 （ひむろてい） Game Fatal Frame Located at Mutsu Region Function Residence Status Exorcised

Himuro Mansion is the setting of the first Fatal Frame game. Located in the Himuro Mountain area in the southern part of the prefecture, the mansion is centuries old, dating back far further than the Edo period of Japan. It was the residence of the powerful Himuro family, the head of which was a major landowner who controlled the region. The mansion is surrounded and protected by five shrines in the surrounding mountains that house five gods, with Himuro Mansion itself housing the legendary Holy Mirror.

The mansion is situated above the Hell Gate, which the Himuros were charged with keeping sealed by sacrificing a Rope Shrine Maiden once every 10 years as part of the Strangling Ritual. All of its occupants were wiped out after the ritual of 1837 failed, causing a disaster known as the Calamity.

Several decades later, a folklorist named Ryozo Munakata purchased the mansion and moved in with his wife and daughter. The family were plagued by paranormal incidents, culminating in the disappearance of the folklorist's daughter and the suicide of his wife, and finally renovations were halted. Afterwards, the mansion stood empty for decades, and details of its exact location and the rituals that were performed there were lost. People who went missing in the region sometimes turned up mutilated, with their head and limbs torn off, and locals shunned the place.

Also Known As

• House of Mutilation

Residents

• Himuro Family

Kirie Himuro & Himuro Family Master

• Munakata Family

Ryozo Munakata, Yae Munakata & Mikoto Munakata

Visitors

Pre-Calamity:

• Kirie's Lover

Post-Calamity:

• Bound Man
• Wandering Monk
• Clock Boy
• Crawling Girl
• Girl in the Well
• Junsei Takamine
• Koji Ogata
• Tomoe Hirasaka
• Mafuyu Hinasaki
• Miku Hinasaki

Rooms

See Rooms in Himuro Mansion

Fatal Frame III

See Rooms in the Manor of Sleep#Himuro Mansion

Portions of Himuro Mansion appear as part of the Manor of Sleep in Fatal Frame III, manifested by Miku's memories of her experiences there while she is under the Tattooed Curse.

Misc. Info

• Despite claims by some fans that the mansion exists in real life, the infamous 'Based on a True Story' tagline was not used in the Japanese release, and there is no evidence to suggest that it is a real place.
• Himuro (氷室) is Japanese for 'ice house' or 'ice room', which were underground cellars filled with ice and snow to store perishable foods.
• The Himuros seem to have been samurai at one point, as the mansion is an old samurai residence, and old samurai armour can be found around the building with the Himuro family crest on it.
• According to a development document dated 1 June 2001, one third of the mansion was originally supposed to have consisted of Western-style rooms as part of a plan to remodel the entire building in a similar style, but construction was halted due to frequent eerie phenomena and it was left unfinished. This appears to be an early version of the Munakatas' story, which it closely resembles.