Yomotsu Hirasaka (黄泉平坂 or 黄泉比良坂 Yomotsu Hirasaka, meaning. straight slope to Yomi) is an underground path that leads to Jigoku in the 2018 anime.[1]
Description
The Chibiki Stone
Yomotsu Hirasaka is a deep, dark cavern that leads to Jigoku. The cavern is covered with a rocky surface, where the ceiling is rather curved while the ground is decorated with green-yellow rocks of varying sizes scattered across the floor. A human skull is also found littered on the ground. The entrance from Earth is blocked by a stone called the Chibiki Stone (
Localization
While the exact location of Yomotsu Hirasaka's entrance is unknown, it is shown to be located in a forest. The entrance from Jigoku is shown to be facing the left side of Enma-Daiō's palace.[1]
Notable Events
2018 Anime
After preventing the chaos caused by Nanashi, Kitarō and Medama-Oyaji travel through Yomotsu Hirasaka to persuade Enma-Daiō to bring Neko-Musume back to life.[1]
Legend
Yomotsu Hirasaka is the slope that leads to Yomi. At the base of the slope the entrance to Yomi is blocked by a boulder called the Chibiki Stone, placed there by Izanagi after fleeing from Izanami. According to Kojiki, it lies in the Izumo province.
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| Cities and Towns | Chofu • Ikebe • Kaminoke Village • Kurokage Village • Mukuro Village • Paris • Sakaiminato • Shikabane Village • Yōkai Yokochō |
| Residences | GeGeGe House • Shinigami No. 99's House • Sōkai Apartment • Yōkai Apartments |
| Businesses | Chinese Cuisine Dokkyakuki • Dai Furoyashika • Fujimi Hot Springs • Game Play • Hakusanbō's Theater • Honekawa Hot Springs • Gasha-Dokuro Hot Springs • Millenium Research Institute • Opera Hotel • Yagyo Research Institue • Yōkai Hospital |
| Forests | Aokigahara Forest • GeGeGe Forest • Kinoko Forest • Mokuren Village |
| Mountains | Mt. Atago • Mount Daisen • Mount Date • Mt. Fuji • Mt. Kurama • Mount Penglai • Mount Oguro • Osore Mountain • Tono Mountain • Yama-Tengu's Mountain |
| Swamps and Beaches | Nyūdō Swamp • Obebe Swamp • Odoroga Swamp • Yumigahama Beach |
| Lakes | Lake Rado |
| Organization Buildings | Angkor Wat • Atago Shrine • Yōkai Castle |
| Passageways | Bridge of Time • Rainbow Bridge • Yomotsu Hirasaka |
| Others | Elephant Graveyard • Eternal Tree • Gyūki Rock • Ikazuchi Rock • Kappa Pond • Medama Chasm • Spring of Kiyomi • Whale Graveyard • Yashaga Waterfall • Yōkai Hot Springs |
| Residence | Enma-Daiō's Palace • Gaki Village |
| Prisons | Prison of Treason |
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| Worlds | Cat Street • Dream World • Hidden Village • Kinoko Forest (Yama-Tengu's Mountain) • Mirror World |