Discussing original Japanese names of Sekiro areas and environmental details.
I am a curious linguist, English and Japanese are my second and third languages respectively.
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Sources:
Sekiro Shadows Die Twice Official Artworks
English wiki — https://sekiro-shadows-die-twice.fand...
Read more (there is a lot):
Imperial palace
Heijō Palace — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heij%C5...
Heian Palace — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heian_P...
Suzaku Gate — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzakumon
Zuijin — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zuijin
Tō-ji — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C5%8D-ji
Oxcart — https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%89%...
Kemari — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kemari
Gagaku — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gagaku
More on gagaku — https://www.kunaicho.go.jp/e-culture/...
Daigokuden — https://www.japanesewiki.com/building...
Dairi — https://www.japanesewiki.com/emperor/...
Okami and Kuraokami
Headspring God — https://kifunejinja.jp/en/shrine/
Kuraokami — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuraokami
Ō-yoroi — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%8C-...
Dō-maru — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C5%8D...
Eboshi — https://www.japanesewiki.com/culture/...
Kenugata tachi — https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%AF%...
Ikenie — https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%94%...
Female Warriors
Naginata — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naginata
Onna-musha — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onna-musha
Tomoe Gozen — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomoe_G...
Hangaku Gozen — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangaku...
Tokoyo
Tokoyo — https://www.japanesewiki.com/literatu...
Tokoyo no Mushi cult - https://academic.oup.com/ae/article-p...
Sanctuary
Miko — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miko, https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B7%...
Iwakura rock — https://kotobank.jp/word/%E7%A3%90%E5...
Sanbo — https://www.japanesewiki.com/Shinto/S...
Shinsen — https://www.japanesewiki.com/Shinto/S...
Other curious things
Kadomori — https://kotobank.jp/word/%E9%96%80%E5...
Sōhei monks — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C5%8Dhei
Kanmuri — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanmuri...)
Sokutai — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sokutai
Fue — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fue
Divination Board — https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%BC%...
Onmyōdō — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onmy%C5...
Onmyoji — https://www.japanesewiki.com/title/On...
Gohei — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gohei
Great Sakura trees — https://hanami.walkerplus.com/topics/...
... and more in the blogpost (.❛ ᴗ ❛.)
Timestamps:
0:00 — Intro
0:39 — Disclaimers
1:44 — Fountainhead Palace VS Divine Realm
6:05 — Okami's Ancient Text
7:32 — Fountainhead Palace
8:24 — Corrupted Monk of the Palace
12:01 — Vermilion Bridge
16:16 — Okami Clan
20:12 — Residential Area
27:14 — Mibu Manor
33:00 — Sakura Bull
33:37 — Mibu Priest
34:42 — Flower Viewing Stage
38:53 — Okami Leader Shizu
39:26 — Underwater
46:32 — Feeding Grounds
47:25 — Near Pot Noble
51:01 — Palace Grounds
53:37 — Sanctuary
54:28 — Miko
1:00:00 — Sakura Dragon
1:07:50 — Conclusion