The Eight Consciousnesses is a classification developed in the tradition of the Yogacara school of Buddhism. In Tatsuya’s scenario Cthulhu is said to be the master of Mu Continent.Īraya shrine refers to ālaya-vijñāna (Japanese: 阿頼耶識 araya-shiki), or the “All-encompassing foundation consciousness”. It also appears in many Lovecraft stories. Mu is said to have been the origin for worship of the sun and that all sun symbolism is connected to Mu (Japan would thus be connected to Mu according to theories due to Amaterasu, sun flag and Land of the Rising Sun.) He claimed that he had translated the ancient Mayan writings, which supposedly showed that the Maya of Yucatán were connected to an older continent. Mu first appeared in the works of Augustus Le Plongeon (1825–1908), after his investigations of the Maya ruins in Yucatán. Mu Continent is said to have been a lost continent similar to Atlantis. Xibalba (, Shibarubaa), also known as Ameno Torifune (), is a location in the Persona 2 duology. Tanabata River is connected to the story of the star-crossed lovers Orihime and Hikoboshi (Altair and Vega). The Hirasaka ward as well as SMILE Hirasaka might be a reference to the slope that leads to Yomi (Yomotsu Hirasaka) at Higashiizumo, Shimane Prefecture.Īoba is actually the name of a really small park in Shizuoka. Mount Katatsumuri (snail mountain) as well as Caracol both refer to the actual Caracol (snail) Maya site at Cayo District of Belize The game centers on heroine Maya Amano, editor of Kismet Publishing’s teen magazine, Coolest, and her quest to uncover the mysteries of a recent string of serial killings by someone known only as JOKER. I have read that there are at least two Ebisu beaches in Japan.Įbisuhama is considered one of the best beaches in Japan. Persona 2: Eternal Punishment takes place some years after the events of the original Persona, in the Japanese city of Sumaru. That’s where Ame no Uzume is said to have lured Amaterasu out of the cave with her Kagura dance when Amaterasu hid there because of Susanoo.Įbisu beach refers to Ebisu/Hiruko, the son of Izanagi and Izanami, a fortune god who is connected to jellyfish and who is always depicted as smiling. Mount Iwato refers to Amano Iwato (heavenly rock cave) at Takachiho, Miyazaki Prefecture (Kyushu). They are also known as the Mutsuraboshi (six sisters). Subaru is the Japanese writing for the Seven Sisters (Pleiades) in Japan. Sumaru is named after the Subaru (unite) car manufacturing company. Sumaru is designed to resemble Yokohama since the wards Konan-ku and Aoba-ku are actually wards of Yokohama and you can see on the map they are on the same spot. Sumaru City map from The Persona World Guidance Book Persona 2 however has many interesting locations connected to the real world and myths/rumors which are worth checking out as well though and the next time I go to Japan I will certainly also go to Yokohama. I love SMT’s potrayal of Tokyo especially since I have been to Tokyo once. Rumormongers are people you can find throughout Sumaru City that will share rumors with you when you talk with them. Part 34: Part Thirty-One: A Feudal Fairy-Tale.
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