Folklorist's Note 1 (FF2)

Fatal Frame II

Folklorist's Note 1 (FF2) Kanji 民俗学者の手記 一 Game Fatal Frame II Author Seijiro Makabe Chapter Chapter II Located at Osaka House, Guest Rooms Obtained On the bookshelf. Description This is a note about All God's Village. Additional Description A book about the village was on the old bookshelf. Related Notes Folklorist's Note 2, Folklorist's Note 3, Folklorist's Note 4, Folklorist's Note 5, Folklorist's Note 6, Folklorist's Note 7, Folklorist's Note 8, Folklorist's Note 9, Folklorist's Note 10, Folklorist's Note 11 & Folklorist's Note 12

The Ceremony Master, Mr. Kurosawa, gave me a very warm welcome.

The village has no "chief".
The Ceremony Master presides over the village.

I wonder if this village was founded by people who wanted to preserve their sacred rituals and festivals?

Most notable among All God's folklore is the "gate to hell" legend that has been passed down for years.

It is an archetypal tale of a gate or hole that marks the border to the world of the dead, also called Hades, the underworld, or the netherworld.

It is a forbidden place that is feared and hated, but it is also worshipped as well.

The idea of hell has been a core belief of humans since ancient times.

This village supports the theory that the belief is universal.

The Forbidden Ritual regarding this "gate to hell" that takes place here is something no one is allowed to see or speak of.

This strict taboo is probably the result of a ceremony concerning the border with hell coming closer to the living world.

Villagers lead a simple life.

Deep in the mountains, they struggled to forage food for their daily meals.

The village has little contact with the outside world.

They continue to practice the ways of old frozen in time.

Fatal Frame: Deep Crimson Butterfly

Folk Scholar's Writings I Kanji 民俗学者の手記 一 Game Fatal Frame: Deep Crimson Butterfly Author Seijiro Makabe Chapter Chapter I Located at Osaka House, Study Obtained On the bookshelf. Description The journal of a folk scholar who visited a place called 'Minakami Village'. Additional Description It seems I've found some old texts about the village. Related Notes Folk Scholar's Writings II, Folk Scholar's Writings III, Folk Scholar's Writings IV, Folk Scholar's Writings V, 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

High Priest Kurosawa has welcomed us into his village with open arms.

The village does not have a mayor, and it would appear that Mr Kurosawa, in his position as High Priest, is responsible for governing it. This would appear to be another indicator that this village was originally formed by a deeply religious community that placed a high value on their ceremonies and rituals.

The myth of the 'gateway to hell' remains a pronounced presence in the local folklore. This is a gate or chasm that leads directly to the world of the dead, or the underworld.

Such entrances to the underworld are usually detested, yet feared, and in some cases are even believed to be worshipped.

I will do whatever it takes to learn more about this ancient and deeply rooted belief in the gate to hell while I am here.

I have heard that a 'Hidden Ceremony' relating to the gateway is held in this village, though it would appear that it is forbidden to observe it or even to talk about it.

The fact that the ceremony involves approaching the gateway probably means that some kind of seclusion ritual must take place beforehand.

The locals here lead a simple existence. The village's location in the mountains makes it difficult to grow crops, and daily life is a real struggle.

They have very little contact with the outside world, and continue to live as they have always done, regardless of how the world may have changed. They appear to have been left behind by the relentless march of time.