Mt. Hikami's name is thought to mean "mountain that climbs higher than the sun".
Some posit that it was once written in a way that means "mountain of the sun gods," but that is far from certain.
What is certain is that many tales about the sunset still persist to this day.
"People must only climb the mountain when the sun is setting."
This likely comes from a local ceremony where those going to the mountain to greet their deaths would go at sunset, when the Netherworld was said to be closest to ours.
"One mustn't look at the mountain at sunset."
"You must stay inside when the mountain cries."
The "Dark Sun" was a god of misfortune and calamity.
The setting sun over Mt. Hikami was said to be an omen of this "Dark Sun," drawing people in to their doom.
As for the "cry," tremors are also often seen as a portent of calamity.
On Mt. Hikami it was thought that it was the water rumbling, and it is said that if you could hear it, you were eligible to become a shrine maiden.
Other sources say that locals washed in special water when these tremors happened.
Tales of the Sunset
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Tales of the Sunset | |
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| Kanji | 日上山と夕陽の伝承 ひかみやま と ゆうひ の でんしょう |
| Game | Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water |
| Author | Keiji Watarai |
| Chapter | Eighth Drop: The Witching Hour |
| Located at | Kurosawa's Antiques, Secondary Storeroom |
| Obtained | In the chest of drawers |
| Description | A book about folk stories of the sunset. It looks like it was written by the folklorist Keiji Watarai |
| Additional Description | This is a book by the folklorist, Keiji Watarai. Mt. Hikami's sunsets, the rumbling... Maybe there's some clue in here. |
| Related Notes | |
「日上山」はその名のとおり、太陽を上に
頂く山、という意味であると考えられる。
古くは「陽神山」と書かれていたという説も
あるが、定かではない。
山の周辺には、特に「夕陽」にまつわる
伝承が多く残されている。
山に入るには夕陽が沈む時でなければ
ならない。
これは、死を迎えるために山に入る場合、
隠世との距離が近くなると言われる
「大禍刻（おおまがとき）」に入る、という
儀式を伝えていると思われる。
夕陽が山にある時、山を見てはいけない。
特に「山鳴りを伴うマガツヒ」は、忌籠をし、
外に出てはいけない。
「マガツヒ」は災厄の神とされている。
死を望まない者にとって、日上山の夕陽
は禍々しいものでもあり、「マガツヒ」つまり
災厄として捉えられていた。
山鳴りについては、他の地方にも災厄の
前触れとして伝わっている。
日上山の山鳴りは、同時に「水が鳴る」
と考えられていたようで、その水の音は、
巫女の素質がある者たちだけ聞こえる
のだという。
ある伝承には、水籠という、水に入り忌籠
をすると伝えられている。