Water has been deified on Mt. Hikami for centuries.
The water from the Lake of the Departed envelops the mountain in mist.
To the locals the water is the source of the soul, and where the soul returns to in death.
This belief likely spread due to water being tied to everything within the wet and humid climate.
The people fear nature, revere it, and live among it.
This may show the true character of the locals.
Water & Mt. Hikami
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Water & Mt. Hikami | |
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| Kanji | 日上山の水信仰 ひかみやま と みず しんこう |
| Game | Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water |
| Author | Keiji Watarai |
| Chapter | Thirteenth Drop: The Dark Sun |
| Located at | Kurosawa's Antiques, Office |
| Obtained | Beside Rui |
| Description | A book about Mount Hikami's fixation on water. It was written by the folklorist, Keiji Watarai. |
| Additional Description | It's about folk tales surrounding Mt. Hikami. I should probably take a look at it as well. Was Rui reading this before she went to sleep? |
| Related Notes | |
日上山には、古くから「水」を御神体と
して祭ってきた。
山頂の彼岸湖から流れ落ちる大量の水は、
川となり、滝となり、山全体を包む霧となる。
人々は循環する水を信仰し、水は魂の源、
魂の帰る場所としてきたのだ。
そして、水や温度に包まれたこの風土の
中で、すべての存在が水でつながっている
という信仰へと発展していったのだろう。
人々は自然を畏れ、敬い、
共に暮らしている。
それこそが、この国の人々の根を表す
ものではないのか。