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Touhou characters have unique abilities, and many of them are based on Japanese folklore and religion. Reimu Hakurei , the miko of the Hakurei Shrine and the main character of the series, is often tasked with resolving supernatural "incidents" caused in and around Gensokyo , and she is joined by Marisa Kirisame after the second game.
A miko (), or shrine maiden, [1] [2] is a young priestess [3] who works at a Shinto shrine. Miko were once likely seen as shamans, [4] but are understood in modern Japanese culture to be an institutionalized [5] role in daily life, trained to perform tasks, ranging from sacred cleansing [4] to performing the sacred Kagura dance.
In addition to its use in purification rituals, it may be included in an ōnusa (wooden wand with many shide), and serve as the object of veneration in a Shinto shrine. A type of food called Goheimochi is thought to have been named after the staff. [1] The characters Reimu Hakurei and Sanae Kochiya from Touhou Project wield gohei.
The Hakurei Shrine Reitaisai (博麗神社例大祭, Hakurei Jinja Reitaisai, Hakurei Shrine's Regular Grand Festival) is the largest of the many dōjin conventions hosting exclusively Touhou Project content. Although the coordinator of this convention has nothing to do with Team Shanghai Alice officially, the name "Hakurei Shrine Reitaisai ...
Kiki Kaikai (奇々怪界, lit."Strange and Mysterious World") is a shoot 'em up video game developed and published by Taito for arcades in 1986. [2] Set in Feudal Japan, the player assumes the role of a Shinto shrine maiden who must use her o-fuda scrolls and gohei wand to defeat renegade spirits and monsters from Japanese mythology. [3]
Shrine maidens typically tie their hair into a ponytail with either takanaga or mizuhiki washi paper. Mizuhiki is a type of string made from twisted paper that is dipped in glue, dried, and hardened. It is usually composed of several strands with the center dyed a different color. When used by miko, it is either red and white or all white.
It is the 14.5th installment in the Touhou Project series and the first game to be illustrated by Moe Harukawa (who worked on Forbidden Scrollery). It was released in May 2015. A PlayStation 4 port was released on December 8, 2016, [2] making Urban Legend in Limbo the first official Touhou game to be available on a gaming console.
Turning their attention to the new shrine, the Moriya Shrine on the mountain, the girls find Sanae Kotiya, the messenger who ordered them to shut down the Hakurei Shrine. Sanae is the priestess serving the god Kanako Yasaka , who plots to gather the faith of all of Gensokyo's denizens in order to prevent the faith from declining any further ...