Jigoku

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Jigoku
Name
Japanese	地獄 (じごく)
Rōmaji	Jigoku
Meaning	Jigoku; Hell
Location statistics
Controlled by	Enma-Daiō
First Appearance
Manga	One Way Ticket to Hell (1960)
Anime	Series 1 Episode 1 (1968)

Jigoku (地獄 (じごく) Jigoku, lit. Hell) illustrates the afterlife world of Japan and Buddhism. In certain times, in the GeGeGe no Kitarō franchise and the Hakaba Kitarō series, both Kitarō and Medama-Oyaji are able to travel to the Jigoku. Enma-Daiō is the great ruler of the Jigoku. In the 2007 anime, Enma-Daiō is revealed to be the head of the 13 Kings of the Underworld that reside in the Jigoku.

While the Jigoku is usually referred to the hell of Japan, foreign underworlds notably the western underworld has also been noted throughout the series including the 2007 and the 2018 anime adaptations and the Akuma-kun series.

Geography

Jigoku consists of The Eight Greater Hells (八大地獄, Hachidaijigoku). They include the following:

• Tōkatsu Jigoku (等活地獄, lit. The Reviving Hell)
• Kokujō Jigoku (黒縄地獄, lit. The Hell of Black Threads)
• Shugō Jigoku (衆合地獄, lit. The Crushing Hell)
• Kyōkan Jigoku (叫喚地獄, lit. The Screaming Hell)

• Daikyōkan Jigoku (大叫喚地獄, lit. The Hell of Great Screaming)

• Jōnetsu Jigoku (焦熱地獄, lit. The Burning Hell)

• Daijōnetsu Jigoku (大焦熱地獄, lit. The Hell of Great Burning)

• Abi Jigoku (阿鼻地獄, lit. Hell of Avīci), also called Mugen Jigoku (無間地獄, lit. The Hell of Uninterrupted Suffering)

Access

As the last heir of the Ghost Tribe, Kitarō's chanchanko allows him to travel safely to and from the Jigoku or return him to the mortal world if forcibly brought there. In the 2018 anime, he tells Miage-Nyūdō that he possesses this ability even without the chanchanko.

Kitarō, sometimes with the help of others, often guides or sends evil beings to the Jigoku, usually by the Ghost Train or a bus. The vast majority of these evil beings are humans who have committed heavy sins and malicious acts in their lives.

History

2007 Anime

Kitarō's involvement with Jigoku is the strongest in the fifth anime adaptation. The series is most known for the introduction of the Jigoku Key, which grants Kitarō tremendous amounts of power that originate from the Jigoku. These are called the Jigoku's Ultimate Secret Art. Within the series, two techniques were introduced:

• First Technique: Gokuen Ranbu - this technique originates from Shōnetsu Jigoku, granting Kitarō the ability to call forth powerful flames from the Jigoku.
• Second Technique: Buraishin - this technique originates from the Needle Mountain Hell (針山地獄, Hariyama Jigoku), granting Kitarō the ability to call forth the power of strong steel-like needles from the Jigoku, which is capable of penetrating anything.

In the movie based on the 2007 anime adaptation, GeGeGe no Kitarō: Nippon Bakuretsu!!, Kitarō uses Rettō Seiha, which is Jigoku's ultimate secret technique. Kitarō activated this technique with the aid of the 47 Yōkai Warriors, who all combined their powers to help Kitarō defeat Yato-no-Kami.

Inhabitants

Enma's Throne

• Enma-Daiō
• Gokuraku-Chō
• Gozu
• Mezu
• Shinigami

13 Kings of the Underworld

• Sō-Daiō
• Gokan-Ō
• Henjō-Ō
• Taizan-Ō
• Gion-Ō
• Godō Tenrin-Ō
• Byōdō-Ō
• Jion-Ō
• Renge-Ō
• Shinkō-Ō
• Shokō-Ō
• Toshi-Ō

Other Authority Figures

• Datsue-Babaa
• Gokusotsu
• Jigoku Ticket Taker
• Ken'e-Jijii
• Majin
• Nururibō
• Oni
• Yagyō-san
• Jigoku-Musha

Jikki

• Gaki
• Batsuki
• Densōki
• Keki
• Kodokuki
• Miki
• Namidaki
• Reiki
• Ryōki
• Yakushiki

Bizarre Olympics Participants

• The Bird That Takes One Step a Millennium
• Living Oasis
• The Nameless Creature That Extends About 10 Kilometers
• Walking Plant

Other Inhabitants

• Chimi
• Jigoku-Dōji
• Kiba-Gurui
• Kumo-Otoko
• Mimizu-Otoko
• Nezumi-Otoko Tribe
• Sasori-Onna
• Tengan

Beasts

• Sanzu River Serpent
• Jigoku Kaibutsu
• Jigoku Kaijū
• Jigoku-Ari
• Jigoku no Banken
• Giant Bake-Garasu
• Hell Karasu
• Hell Bird

Souls

• Chiro
• Hageyama
• Iwako
• Sagaru Mizuki
• Neko
• Kinnosuke Ochiba
• Ochiba's Doctor
• Yūko (Jigoku Arc)

Trivia

• There is a monument in Jigoku that resembles the Corona de hierros by José Chávez Morado.