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.

Orginal blogpost — https://shetanislair.com/en/posts/the-world-of-sekiro-fountainhead-palace

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Sources:
Sekiro Shadows Die Twice Official Artworks
English wiki — https://sekiro-shadows-die-twice.fandom.com/wiki/Sekiro:_Shadows_Die_Twice_Wiki

Read more (there is a lot):

Imperial palace
Heijō Palace — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heij%C5%8D_Palace
Heian Palace — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heian_Palace
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%9B%E8%BB%8A
Kemari — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kemari
Gagaku — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gagaku
More on gagaku — https://www.kunaicho.go.jp/e-culture/gagaku.html
Daigokuden — https://www.japanesewiki.com/building/Daigokuden.html
Dairi — https://www.japanesewiki.com/emperor/Dairi%20(the%20Imperial%20palace).html

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-yoroi
Dō-maru — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C5%8D-maru
Eboshi — https://www.japanesewiki.com/culture/Eboshi%20(Japanese%20traditional%20formal%20headwear).html
Kenugata tachi — https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%AF%9B%E6%8A%9C%E5%BD%A2%E5%A4%AA%E5%88%80_%28%E9%87%8D%E8%A6%81%E6%96%87%E5%8C%96%E8%B2%A1%E5%B7%A5%E7%AC%AC1354%E5%8F%B7%29
Ikenie — https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%94%9F%E8%B4%84

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_Gozen
Hangaku Gozen — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangaku_Gozen

Tokoyo
Tokoyo — https://www.japanesewiki.com/literature/Tokoyo%20(eternal%20night).html
Tokoyo no Mushi cult - https://academic.oup.com/ae/article-pdf/60/3/182/18756214/ae60-0182.pdf

Sanctuary
Miko — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miko, https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B7%AB%E5%A5%B3
Iwakura rock — https://kotobank.jp/word/%E7%A3%90%E5%BA%A7-1271570
Sanbo — https://www.japanesewiki.com/Shinto/Sanbo%20(Shinto).html
Shinsen — https://www.japanesewiki.com/Shinto/Shinsen%20(Food%20and%20Alcohol%20Offering%20to%20the%20gods).html

Other curious things
Kadomori — https://kotobank.jp/word/%E9%96%80%E5%AE%88-45639#E7.B2.BE.E9.81.B8.E7.89.88.20.E6.97.A5.E6.9C.AC.E5.9B.BD.E8.AA.9E.E5.A4.A7.E8.BE.9E.E5.85.B8
Sōhei monks — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C5%8Dhei
Kanmuri — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanmuri_(headwear)
Sokutai — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sokutai
Fue — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fue
Divination Board — https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%BC%8F%E5%8D%A0
Onmyōdō — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onmy%C5%8Dd%C5%8D
Onmyoji — https://www.japanesewiki.com/title/Onmyoji.html
Gohei — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gohei
Great Sakura trees — https://hanami.walkerplus.com/topics/article/1127717/

... 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