幻想鄉
幻想鄉(
幻想鄉原本是日本一個人煙稀少、有妖怪出沒的區域,許多勇士為了驅除、消滅妖怪而來到幻想鄉。人類與妖怪間斷斷續續的戰鬥持續到公元1884年。那年,博麗大結界建立,把幻想鄉從逐漸科學化、懷疑精神存在的現代社會隔離開來;從那時開始,幻想鄉就與現實世界幾無接觸了。目前唯一為人所知,可溝通幻想鄉與現實世界的門戶,就是孤零零的座落在極東深山中、結界邊境處的博麗神社。
幻想鄉的住民以妖怪為主,但人類與其他動物也同樣生活其中。有許多住民原本在外界無處容身─如同在外界,自然的黑暗已不復存在一樣─,使他們出於逃亡、躲藏或尋找庇護的目的進入幻想鄉。
地理位置
幻想鄉是個被博麗大結界圍繞,方圓至少有數十公里以上的陸封區域。不過,在官方資料中並沒有提及幻想鄉的具體大小。幻想鄉著名的地理特色包括:山腳居住著河童、峰頂居住著天狗、在近頂端的湖泊旁坐落著守矢神社的妖怪之山;魔法森林;永遠亭所在的迷蹤竹林;被湖圍繞的紅魔館;一般認為位於一豐饒谷地內的人里;以及分離彼岸與幻想鄉的三途川。
雖然對幻想鄉住民來說,穿過博麗大結界到達外界幾乎是不可能的(八雲紫為例外),不過對他們而言,往來於某些嚴格來說不是幻想鄉一部份的區域,如神、惡魔、幽靈的領域,卻相當簡單。具體而言,這些區域包括彼岸、冥界、魔界、天界(見東方緋想天)、地獄遺址(見東方地靈殿)。
東方儚月抄(小說版)第四章中提及,妖怪之山保留了八之岳在被木花咲耶姬(富士山神)出於嫉妒而摧毀前的原貌。對應於外界,可將「八之岳的遺蹟」看作是位於長野縣與山梨縣間、八之岳中信高原國家公園內的「八之岳連峰」。這為幻想鄉在日本的位置提供了進一步提示,諏訪湖(
時間軸
以下節錄並翻譯自日本東方Wiki條目
幻想鄉歷以1884年大結界封閉為始,基於月相推算——由於曆法之間的偏差,幻想鄉歷比我們快約兩個月。
月份名字
- April - 卯月 uzuki, Deutzia Month
- May - 皐月 satsuki, Planting Month
- June - 水無月 minazuki, Month Of Water (Note: The kanji 無 usually means 'none', but here it's used in an archaic form to show possession)
- July - 文月 fuzuki, Book Month
- August - 葉月 hazuki, Leaf Month
- September - 長月 nagatsuki, Long-lasting Month
- October - 神無月 kannazuki, Godless Month
- November - 霜月 shimotsuki, Frost Month
- December - 師走 shiwasu, Priest-running Month
- January - 睦月 mutsuki, Affection Month
- February - 如月 or 衣更著 kisaragi, More Clothes Month
- March - 彌生 yayoi, Sprouting Month
幻想鄉的新年是卯月一日(四月一日)
歷史事件
- Chinese legend - Chang'e/Jouga drinks the elixir of immortality and flies to the moon
- Kojiki - the white rabbit of Inaba is attacked by alligators it tricks and is saved by Lord Daikoku (~3000 years ago)
- Japanese legend (BCE 300 or earlier) - the Great Suwa War
- hard to date due to the difficulty of determining the start of the Japanese Iron Age
- Before Taketori Monogatari - birth of Fujiwara no Mokou (to Fujiwara no Fuhito?)
- 672-707 A.D. - Taketori Monogatari, beginning of Imperishable Night backstory
- Kaguya and Eirin flee from the moon and establish Eientei
- Fujiwara no Fuhito, on whom Prince Kuramochi was modeled, lived from 659~720
- 712 A.D. - Hieda no Are compiles the Kojiki
e - ~1200 years ago (~800 AD?) - Hieda no Aichi, first child of Miare, begins the Gensokyo Chronicles
- Compilation began around Aichi's 18th birthday
- a bit over ~1000 years ago - Yuyuko's father passes away beneath the Saigyou Ayakashi
- the historical figure Saigyou lived from 1118 to 3/23/1190 (2/16 old calendar), and entered the priesthood in 1140
- ~1000 years ago - Yuyuko dies, Saigyou Ayakashi sealed, Yuyuko given reign over Hakugyokurou
- "over 1000 years ago" - War for the Moon's Surface
- almost 1000 years ago - Aya Shameimaru settles in Gensokyo
- several hundred years after Taketori Monogatari - Tewi comes to Eientei
- 1430-1476 A.D. - Vlad "Dracula" Tepes' reign
- "over 500 years ago" - Youkai Expansion Project
- ~1503 A.D.- Remilia Scarlet's birth
- ~1508 A.D. - Flandre Scarlet's birth
- ~300 years ago - Youki Konpaku becomes Hakugyokurou's gardener
- ~100 years ago - period of the 8th Child of Miare, Hieda no Aya
- During this time, humans begin becoming powerful enough to seriously challenge youkai
- Akyuu was the first Child of Miare after the border's creation, so Aya probably died before 1885
- 1872-1885 A.D. - first official circulation of Japanese paper money (predates Hakurei Border)
- 0 (~1885 A.D.) - creation of the Great Hakurei Border
- last time dragons were seen in Gensokyo (Perfect Memento: Dragons)
- travel between Gensokyo and the human world becomes difficult
- 60-year cycle year
- 60 (1945 A.D.) - 60-year cycle year / conclusion of World War II
- the first time the Great Hakurei Border weakens
- 84 (1969 A.D., 20 July) - first Lunar expedition, Neil Armstrong plants a flag on the moon
- 84-?? - Lunar War
- Lunar capsules Apollo 11 through Apollo 17 land from 1969 to 1972
- Apollo 13 is damaged en route to the moon in 1970; only the Lunarians know the real cause
- ~35 years ago - Reisen arrives in Gensokyo
- night of a full moon
- after the Lunar War began, before the 100th year of Gensokyo, about 30 years ago in Bougetsusho
- 90-100 (1976-1986 A.D.) - Ghost Immigration Plan (Perfect Memento: Yuyuko Saigyouji)
- ~110 - Kourindou established
- ~113 - Youki Konpaku retires, Youmu becomes the new gardener
- 7/109 - (Bunbunmaru Newspaper) "Presenting the Ninth Are Maiden"
- before 1998 A.D. - Vampire Incident (Perfect Memento: Reimu Hakurei)
- Scarlet Devil Mansion appears in Gensokyo under auspices other than Remilia's
- Akyuu believes Remilia came to Gensokyo after this incident
正傳前作
現今系列
10/1/114 - (Bunbunmaru Newspaper) "Is the Middle Prismriver Daughter Going Solo?"
5/4/115 - (Bunbunmaru Newspaper) "In Search of a New Sound"
8/4/115 - (Bunbunmaru Newspaper) "Mysterious Luxury Goods arrive in Kourindou"
8/2/116 - (Bunbunmaru Newspaper) "Demon Lurks in Darkness, in Broad Daylight"
9/2/117 - (Bunbunmaru Newspaper) "The Mysterious Truth about the Secret History Association"
Year 118 (2003)
Summer
7/15/118 - Embodiment of Scarlet Devil
8/4/118 - (Bunbunmaru Newspaper) "Succeeded in Taking a Picture of Crime Scene of Midsummer's Continual Sneak Thief"
Autumn
9/5/118 - (Bunbunmaru Newspaper) "The Crimson Rainbow and Angel's Wings That Straddle The Earth"
Winter
Winter - Curiosities of Lotus Asia old chapters 1-3
3/21/118 - Perfect Cherry Blossom
Year 119 (2004)
Spring
4/1/119 - Perfect Cherry Blossom Extra/Phantasm Stage
5/1/119 - (Bunbunmaru Newspaper) "In the Prolonged Winter, Ceremony to Ask for Spring"
5/3/119 - (Bunbunmaru Newspaper) "Mysterious Flower Petals Beneath the Cherry Trees"
5/3/119 - (Bunbunmaru Newspaper) "First Radio Broadcast in Gensokyo a Failure"
5/3/119 - (Bunbunmaru Newspaper) "Fairy Mischief? Invisible Rainstorm is Heavy"
Summer
6/3/119 - (Bunbunmaru Newspaper) "Large Number of Straw Effigies Found In Forest Behind Shrine"
Rainy season - Curiosities of Lotus Asia old chapter 4
7/-/119 - Immaterial and Missing Power
7/4/119 - (Bunbunmaru Newspaper) "Out of Season, the Great Setsubun Festival at the Scarlet Devil Manor"
Summer - Curiosities of Lotus Asia old chapter 5
7/15/119 - Imperishable Night
8/3/119 - (Bunbunmaru Newspaper) "Strange Treasure Hunter Lopes Around the Night"
8/3/119 - (Bunbunmaru Newspaper) "Youkai Practices Animal Abuse"
8/4/119 - (Bunbunmaru Newspaper) "Mysterious Fire in the Bamboo Forest"
8/5/119 - (Bunbunmaru Newspaper) "Ghost Procession on a Midsummer Afternoon"
8/15/119 - Imperishable Night Extra Stage
Autumn
9/2/119 - (Bunbunmaru Newspaper) "The New Insects' News Service"
9/4/119 - (Bunbunmaru Newspaper) "Mysterious Patterns in Flower Field"
Autumn - Curiosities of Lotus Asia chapter 1 "Unrelated Mound of Higan Flowers"
10/2/119 - (Bunbunmaru Newspaper) "The Field Where the Cats Gather"
Winter
12/1/119 - (Bunbunmaru Newspaper) "In Modern Gensokyo, a New Dream Medicine"
Winter - Curiosities of Lotus Asia chapter 2 "Purple-transcending Light"
Winter - Curiosities of Lotus Asia doujinshi version
Winter - Curiosities of Lotus Asia chapter 3 "Imprisoned Light, Window of Snow"
1/4/119 - (Bunbunmaru Newspaper) "Daring Monetary Offering Fraud"
Year 120 (2005)
Spring
3/4/120 - (Bunbunmaru Newspaper) "Enormous Shooting Star Explodes in Mid-air"
Spring - Curiosities of Lotus Asia chapter 4 "Colorless Sakura""
Spring - Eastern and Little Nature Deity chapter 0
Spring - Phantasmagoria of Flower View
4/1/120 - (Bunbunmaru Newspaper) "Flower Viewing Continues at the Shrine"
4/1/120 - (Bunbunmaru Newspaper) "Patchouli's Pressed Flower Exhibition Opening Soon"
5/1/120 - (Bunbunmaru Newspaper) "Formula Discovered for Calculating Width of the Stygian River"
Summer
6/1/120 - (Bunbunmaru Newspaper) "Ice Fairy Eaten by Giant Toad"
Rainy season - Eastern and Little Nature Deity chapter 1
8/3/120 - (Bunbunmaru Newspaper) "The Strange Reverse Rainbow in the Summer Noon"
Summer - Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red "Wind's Extra"
Summer - Curiosities of Lotus Asia chapter 5 "A Nameless Stone"
Autumn
10/13/120 - (Bunbunmaru Newspaper) "Night Sparrow's New Promising Enterprise"
11/1/120 - (Bunbunmaru Newspaper) "Moon Capital Exhibition Now In Progress at Eientei"
11/2/120 - (Bunbunmaru Newspaper) "Rabbit Mob Protests Shrive Festival"
Autumn - Curiosities of Lotus Asia chapter 6"Unworking Shikigami"
Winter
2/1/120 - (Bunbunmaru Newspaper) "The Midwinter Moon's Great Explosion"
Winter - Curiosities of Lotus Asia chapter 16 "Price of a Paper at Luoyang"
Winter - Curiosities of Lotus Asia chapter 17 "Moon and Kappa"
Winter - Curiosities of Lotus Asia chapter 18 "Dragon's Camera"
Year 121 (2006)
Gensokyo calendar dates are unknown for this year.
Summer
8/26/2006 - Curiosities of Lotus Asia chapter 19 "Miraculous Cicada"
10/26/2006 - Curiosities of Lotus Asia chapter 20 "Sake from Deity"
Autumn
12/26/2006 - Curiosities of Lotus Asia chapter 21 "The Universe the Youkai Saw"
12/27/2006 - Hieda no Akyu's Gensokyo Chronicle published
Winter
2/26/2007 - Curiosities of Lotus Asia chapter 22 "Moist Moon"
Year 122 (2007)
這年的幻想鄉日曆相關日期全不明。
122 - 守矢神社到臨幻想鄉
春季
6/26/2007 - Curiosities of Lotus Asia chapter 24 "Benefit from Shrine"
8/?/2007 - Start of Cage in Lunatic Runagate, Silent Sinner in Blue
秋季
2007年8月17日 - 東方風神錄
123年(2008)
這年的幻想鄉日曆相關日期全不明。
夏季
夏季 - 東方緋想天
冬季
冬季 - 東方地靈殿