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Rogetsu Kagura
RougetsuKagura
Japanese name 朧月神楽
Romaji name Rougetsu Kagura
Other names N/A
Location(s) Rogetsu Isle
Participants Vessel, Organs
Frequency Every 10 years on September 17th
Purpose Purely a tourist attraction
Game Fatal Frame IV: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse


The Rogetsu Kagura (朧月神楽) was a ceremony performed on Rogetsu Isle every decade on the evening of September 17th where the Vessel and five Organs performed a traditional Japanese theatrical dance known as kagura. The ceremony was based on a much older and more extravagant ritual known as the Rite of Descent. After the Day of Tranquility, the rite became taboo, and the Kagura sprang up in its wake.

Ceremony[]

Preparation for the dance began months before the intended performance day. The Guardians would help choose the Organs depending on their personal Moonsong and would spent five months preparing them for their duty. The same went with the Vessel, who was also chosen based on personal Moonsong and skill.

The dance was performed at night, since the moon was the intended channel for the dance. The islanders would place masks that they would receive for such an occasion. The goal of the Kagura was to get the audience into an “empty body”, or trance like state, where their soul would leave their body and by the end of the performance, return with their lost memories.

Failure[]

During the 1970’s, an ancient ritual was reattempted called the Rite of Descent, which was intended to have the Vessel create a portal to the Hollowed Realm, a place of life and death. This was forbidden and was performed in secret at the same time as the tourist Rogetsu Kagura. The Vessel’s mask shattered, causing blooming and in turn caused the tourist’s performers to collapse and die instantly.

Trivia[]

  • Kagura is a Japanese word referring to a specific type of Shintō theatrical dance.
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