Rurouni Kenshin OVA Cultural Details

This page is a guide to the cultural and historical details seen in the first Rurouni Kenshin OVA series released in the US as Samurai X Trust and Betrayal. This title is also available in a director's cut that is the full work as one film, I recommend this version as it is complete without the breaks between the secions.

The structure of this page is simple first a list of all the details for each OVA in the order in which they appear and then, for the ones I have information for, in categories by type.

The items in bold with page numbers refer to entries in two of my books The Anime Companion and The Anime Companion 2, links go to Anime Companion supplement entries for newer items.

I also have a webpage listing some Books on the Bakumatsu and Early Meiji with links to reviews I have written.

You can also get an idea of how I write the entries in the supplement by the number of items which are simple descriptions and have no information.

What I do is watch an anime and take notes of what I see and hear, often pretty sloppy notes, occasionally with the time something happens on a tape. Then I add the notes to a list of potential items to research and when I have an entry from anime or manga with information from a reliable secondary source I can do an addition to the supplement. In many cases, some very surprising, I don't find any good secondary information so I just wait until I stumble across something reliable.

This page is also a special supplement to two of my books The Anime Companion and The Anime Companion 2, for information on ordering the books see the web pages for Stone Bridge Press.

kenshin DVD 1 Tip:
The early DVD releases of this title, both the two disc OVA release and the Directors Cut, have reversable covers. They ship with the "Samurai X" cover visible, on the other side is the Rurouni Kenshin cover. Simply open the case and remove the cover from the sleeve, then reverse it and you have a Rurouni Kenshin cover.
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Lists by OVA:

Use these to determine where entries are.

Act 1: "The Man of The Slashing Sword"

Act 2: "The Lost Cat"

Act 3 "The Previous Night at the Mountain Home"

Act 4 "The Cross Shaped Wound"

Lists by topic:

Clothing and Accessories

Entertainments

Events

Food: Cooking and Eating

Historical Persons

Household and Building Items

Institutions

Martial Arts

Places

Plants and Animals

Religion

Misc


Rurouni Kenshin OVA Act 1: The Man of The Slashing Sword

sake jar

sake cup = choko (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.19)

cape

cart

pampas grass = susuki (The Anime Companion 2 p.94)

top = koma (The Anime Companion 2 p.48)

kimono (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.68)

bandits

headbands = hachimaki (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.37)

spear with short point

swords = Nihontō (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.95)

hand guard = tsuba (The Anime Companion 2 p.107)

wrapping on hilt

chest plate armour

hand cover

grip on sword = tsuka (The Anime Companion 2 p.108)

pants on bandits

loose pants on Shinta = hakama (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.39)

paper used to wipe blade

sword with no guard

white plum mentioned by Hiko = ume (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.143)

roadside statues

stone statues/ graves?

crosses on graves

slave traders

cholera

grave stones

sake offering to dead

Hiko Seijuro

names, Shinta renamed Kenshin = tsūshō (The Anime Companion 2 p.110) & yōmyō (The Anime Companion 2 p.118)

The story takes place just before the Meiji Period (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.81)

1864 Gengi 1

paper lantern on stick

hair style samurai

Kyōto (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.77)

Buddhist statues (19:15 on tape)

Temple in memory = Sensōji (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.114)

cicadas = semi (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.113)

ground cherries Tomoe holds = hōzuki (The Anime Companion 2 p.29)

temple 19:16 on tape

attack while drawing sword quickly = battō-jutsu (The Anime Companion 2 p.9)

Jubei Shigekura of the Kyōto Shoshidai (The Anime Companion 2 p.53)

assassins

camellias = tsubaki (The Anime Companion 2 p.107)

wooden bars on windows

roof tiles = kawara (The Anime Companion 2 p.43)

sandals = zōri (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.151)

Izuka a person

Kenshin pouring water over himself = mizugori (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.86)

bucket traditional

training by waterfall

blade patterns

sword parts

Hiten-Mitsurugi Ryū

ryū (martial arts term) (The Anime Companion 2 p.75)

garden

koi (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.72)

Toshimaro (mentioned)

Miyabe = Miyabe Teizo (The Anime Companion 2 p.58)

pole wrapped in rope as training dummies

Kiheitai (The Anime Companion 2 p.46)

bakufu (The Anime Companion 2 p.8)

umbrella = kasa (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.62)

ki (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.67) ki in kihei is the same as ki in kibatsu - sig of words

Takasugi Shinsaku (The Anime Companion 2 p.96)

large fire buckets on street = tensui-oke (rainwater buckets) 天水桶

black ship ref to

leaving note on assassinated

post tops

Shinsengumi (The Anime Companion 2 p.86)

Saitou [ 斉藤ー はじめ ] shinsen gumi member
For a web page on Saito see:
http://www.miburo.com/info/reallife.html
Thanks to Julie Lim for letting me know about this page.
Due to my own standard of relying on reputable print material, plus my non-existent skills with Japanese, I have not been able to find much on this person.

Okita Sōji (The Anime Companion 2 p.68)

white plum perfume = ume (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.143)

kago (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.58) seen on street

cord noren = noren (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.96)

Nibu wolves

Patriots = shishi (The Anime Companion 2 p.86)

Sake flask = tokkuri (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.137)

chopstick rest

dish - small square ceramic 'bowl'

willows as Kenshin and Iizuka talk by river = yanagi (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.146)

bucket, shallow

caps on bridge posts

cut unhealing

red gate = torii (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.139)

rope with paper streamers = shimenawa (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.118)

stone lion = koma-inu (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.73)

stone lanterns = ishi-dōrō (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.51)

pinwheel toys along road

stone stairway

choshu clan = Chōshū han (The Anime Companion 2 p.13)

Katsura Kogorō = Kido Takayoshi (The Anime Companion 2 p.46)

Tokugawa shōguns (mentioned) = Tokugawa [family] Tokugawashi - (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.137) and shōgun (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.123)

musical instrument = Shamisen (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.116)

Shelves Free standing

bedding = futon (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.32)

pillow = makura (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.79)

coffin in procession

"Though I die and my body decays in the fields of Musashi, my Japanese spirit will live on"

floor covering = tatami (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.134)

TB see: kekkaku (The Anime Companion 2 p.44)

battosai said (trans as killer) See Also: battō-jutsu (The Anime Companion 2 p.9)

musical instrument, round = gekkin (The Anime Companion 2 p.22)

geisha (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.33)

sword attached to chain

obi (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.98) tied in front

hairpins in hair = kogai (hairpin) 笄

comb in hair = kushi (comb) (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.77)

Kyōto burning mentioned = Hamaguri Gomon no Hen (The Anime Companion 2 p.26)

Paper umbrella = kasa (umbrella) (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.62)

Flower - suzuran on side of path as Tomoe walks in rain

Act 2: The Lost Cat

Geta (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.34) on Tomoe

flower seller

Boats at river dock

knife Tomoe carries

okami the Inn keeper is called

painting on panels = shōheiga (The Anime Companion 2 p.87)

Alcove (see: Tokonoma (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.137) with calligraphy mounted in it as Kenshin wakes

sliding door panels = fusuma (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.32)

signs above doors, room names

lower latticework on balcony

trays for food = zen (The Anime Companion 2 p.122)

rice serving bucket = ohitsu (rice tub)

chopsticks = hashi (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.42)

ricebowls = chawan (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.18)

pickles = tsukemono (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.140)

miso soup (made with a light miso) = misoshiru (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.85)

Soup bowls = chawan (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.18)

Square ceramic trays at breakfast

red pickled plum = umeboshi (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.143)

shōji (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.123)

storage behind Kenshin as he talks to Tomoe

bowls lacquer

Katagai - person

tabi (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.129)

screen standing = tsuitate (The Anime Companion 2 p.108)

reed curtains = sudare (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.126)

lattice window

Niwaban-shu = niwaban (The Anime Companion 2 p.63)

pomegranate tree blooming = zakuro (The Anime Companion 2 p.121)

straw raincoat = mino (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.84) and box shaped backpack

flower arranging = ikebana (The Anime Companion 2 p.30)

Kanto mentioned = Kantō Chihō (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.61)

Izuka eats dango (The Anime Companion 2 p.15)

girls sold into prostitution mentioned

flute - straight simple

flowers purple - Ajisai (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.4)

sword metaphor = brandished sword, person like a brandished sword needs a sheath

consort

Jigen = Jigen Ryū (The Anime Companion 2 p.34)

Kyōto Shugoshoko (The Anime Companion 2 p.53)

Stone stairway tree lined with bamboo grove at base, perhaps stairs at Jakko-in?

mon (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.89) (on noren)

rice pot (in stove) = kama (The Anime Companion 2 p.38)

stove = kamado (The Anime Companion 2 p.39)

iris = ayame (The Anime Companion 2 p.7)

bamboo cut into wooden spoon holder

wicker chest Kenshin sleeps against

books

ink brush and stone

Buddhist altar, Tomoe stands in front of in flashback = butsudan (p.16)

Yoshida Shōin (The Anime Companion 2 p.118)

square lantern on floor = kaku andon (The Anime Companion 2 p.38)

alcove old style = Tokonoma (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.137)

gate to temple/shrine with stone stairs

Higo clan

beating prisoner interrogation

Furutaka a person

store house = dozō (The Anime Companion 2 p.17)

Masu-ya where weapons were found = Masuya (The Anime Companion 2 p.56)

Kondō Isami (The Anime Companion 2 p.49)

Hijikata Toshizō (The Anime Companion 2 p.28)

Tennen Rishin a sword technique

Mugai a sword technique = Mugai Ryū (The Anime Companion 2 p.58)

Gion festival = Gion Matsuri (The Anime Companion 2 p.23)

gion festival floats

red lanterns on street = aka-chōchin (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.4)

hat bowl shaped

Yamashina (The Anime Companion 2 p.116)

Lantern display style

Tohdoh Heisuke - shinshegumi member

head band with metal strip

inn = ryokan (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.107)

Kawara-Machi district

Go (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.36) - mentioned

Shogi (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.123) - mentioned

flower pot-on wall behind Tomoe

puppet play on float

Fox mask on child

A plot to take the emperor to Hagi (The Anime Companion 2 p.25)

Sanjo Kawara-Machi

Ikeda-Ya = Ikedaya Jiken (The Anime Companion 2 p.30)

candle =rōsoku (The Anime Companion 2 p.74) and tall holder

firefly = hotaru (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.47)

laundry platform, fight on

chain vests = kusari-katabira (The Anime Companion 2 p.51)

Shigesuke Heima

Hokushin Ittō Ryū (The Anime Companion 2 p.28)

go (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.36) board

Ikumatsu (The Anime Companion 2 p.31)

hara kiri, Miyabe commits = seppuku (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.115)

Kyōto burning seen = Hamaguri Gomon no Hen (The Anime Companion 2 p.26)

Kenshin & Tomoe move to Ōtsu(The Anime Companion 2 p.70)

Jail Takasugi in

Kohagi-ya - ryokan where Kenshin lived

Act 3 "The Previous Night at the Mountain Home"

roof style

axe

persimmons, green = kaki (The Anime Companion 2 p.37)

purse, woman's

cords to tie up sleaves, Kenshin wears, removes and places in sleave. = tasuki (cord to tie sleeves)

stone walk way

Buddha carved into rock face = Hieizan (The Anime Companion 2 p.28)

lake = Biwako (The Anime Companion 2 p.10)

group in white with flat hats = kaihōgyō (The Anime Companion 2 p.36)

tai (The Anime Companion 2 p.94)

low tray for food = oshiki (The Anime Companion 2 p.70)

screen, standing = tsuitate (The Anime Companion 2 p.108)

water pot

hearth = irori (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.50)

hearth hook = jizaikagi (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.55)

lantern on floor = kaku andon (The Anime Companion 2 p.38)

daikon (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.21) mentioned

hashi, iron, for coals = hibashi (metal hashi) 火箸

candle holder on desk = teshoku (The Anime Companion 2 p.100)

mirror

hoe = kuwa (The Anime Companion 2 p.53)

banner = nobori (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.96)

work pants Tomoe wears

pipe = kiseru (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.70)

tobacco box = tabako bon (tobacco stand or tray)

Hagi (The Anime Companion 2 p.25)

cord sitting cushion

rice bales behind Kenshin

Katagai

medicine peddlers

medicine peddler's pack

battosai, Izuka uses the word

grinder = yagen やげん or 薬研

red dragon flies

small purple flowers

comb = kushi (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.77)

paper ribbon for holding hair

lip rouge in shell half

town with water ways

pack consists of boxes in boxes

sake (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.109) heated in cold weather

candle = rōsoku (The Anime Companion 2 p.74)

candle holder = teshoku (The Anime Companion 2 p.100)

writing desk

persimmons (ripe) = kaki (The Anime Companion 2 p.37)

toilet Tomoe in

jizo statue with a scarf = jizo (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.55)

tansu (The Anime Companion 2 p.97) behjind Kenshin

buddha statue

candle stands

shuriken(The Anime Companion 2 p.89) thrown

root crops

"I will protect you"

crane takes flight

torii in water

Act 4 "The Cross Shaped Wound"

wrist guards

ninja (who places snow in his mouth) = ninjutsu (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.95)

biting tongue suicide by

ax as weapon

chief of field operations for bakufu

gold coins

fire on hillside in shape of 'dai'= okuri (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.100)

building, with second story

red banner, shinsengumi flag

point of sword

stance

sea battle

banners (108:00 on tape) red with imperial crest

burning fortress

red & white banner with chrysanthemum symbol

late battles take place during the Boshin Sensō (The Anime Companion 2 p.10)



Lists by Topic:

Clothing and Accessories

chain vests = kusari-katabira (The Anime Companion 2 p.51)

comb = kushi (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.77)

Geta (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.34) on Tomoe

headbands = hachimaki (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.37)

kimono (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.68)

obi (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.98) tied in front

pants on Shinta = hakama (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.39)

sandals = zōri (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.151)

straw raincoat = mino (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.84)

tabi (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.129)

Entertainments

geisha (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.33)

Go (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.36) - mentioned

go (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.36) board

musical instrument = Shamisen (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.116)

musical instrument, round = gekkin (The Anime Companion 2 p.22)

Shogi (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.123) - mentioned

top = koma (The Anime Companion 2 p.48)

Events

Gion festival = Gion Matsuri (The Anime Companion 2 p.23)

Ikeda-Ya, attack at = Ikedaya Jiken (The Anime Companion 2 p.30)

Kyōto burning = Hamaguri Gomon no Hen (The Anime Companion 2 p.26)

late battles take place during the Boshin Sensō (The Anime Companion 2 p.10)

Meiji Period (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.81)

Food: Cooking and Eating

chopsticks = hashi (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.42)

dango (The Anime Companion 2 p.15) Izuka eats

miso soup (made with a light miso) = misoshiru (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.85)

pickles = tsukemono (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.140)

red pickled plum = umeboshi (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.143)

rice serving bucket = ohitsu (rice tub)

ricebowls = chawan (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.18)

rice pot (in stove) = kama (The Anime Companion 2 p.38)

sake heated cold weather (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.109)

sake cup = choko (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.19)

Sake flask = tokkuri (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.137)

stove = kamado (The Anime Companion 2 p.39)

trays for food =
Flat: oshiki (The Anime Companion 2 p.70)
With legs: zen (The Anime Companion 2 p.122)

Historical Persons

Hijikata Toshizō (The Anime Companion 2 p.28)

Ikumatsu (The Anime Companion 2 p.31)

Katsura Kogorō = Kido Takayoshi (The Anime Companion 2 p.46)

Kondō Isami (The Anime Companion 2 p.49)

Miyabe Teizo (The Anime Companion 2 p.58)

Okita Sōji (The Anime Companion 2 p.68)

Saitou [ 斉藤ー はじめ ] shinsen gumi member
For a web page on Saito see:
http://www.miburo.com/info/reallife.html
Thanks to Julie Lim for letting me know about this page.
Due to my own standard of relying on reputable print material, plus my non-existent skills with Japanese, I have not been able to find much on this person.

Takasugi Shinsaku (The Anime Companion 2 p.96)

Yoshida Shōin (The Anime Companion 2 p.118)

Household and Building Items

See also: Food: Cooking and Eating

Alcove (see: Tokonoma (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.137) with calligraphy mounted in it as Kenshin wakes

bedding = futon (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.32)

Buddhist altar, Tomoe stands in front of in flashback = butsudan (p.16)

candle = rōsoku (The Anime Companion 2 p.74)

candle holder = teshoku (The Anime Companion 2 p.100)

cord noren = noren (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.96)

floor covering = tatami (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.134)

hearth = irori (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.50)

hearth hook = jizaikagi (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.55)

hoe = kuwa (The Anime Companion 2 p.53)

square lantern on floor = kaku andon (The Anime Companion 2 p.38)

laundry platform

painting on panels = shōheiga (The Anime Companion 2 p.87)

Paper screens = shōji (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.123)

pillow = makura (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.79)

reed curtains = sudare The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.126

roof tiles = kawara (The Anime Companion 2 p.43)

screen standing = tsuitate (The Anime Companion 2 p.108)

Sign on curtain mon (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.89)

sliding door panels = fusuma The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.32

store house = dozō (The Anime Companion 2 p.17)

tansu (The Anime Companion 2 p.97)

water pot

Institutions

bakufu (The Anime Companion 2 p.8)

choshu clan = Chōshū han (The Anime Companion 2 p.13)

Kiheitai (The Anime Companion 2 p.46)

Kyōto Shoshidai (The Anime Companion 2 p.53)

Kyōto Shugoshoko (The Anime Companion 2 p.53)

Niwaban-shu = niwaban (The Anime Companion 2 p.63)

Shinsengumi (The Anime Companion 2 p.86)

Tokugawa shōguns (mentioned) = shōgun (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.123)

Tokugawa shōguns (mentioned) = Tokugawa [family] Tokugawashi (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.137)

Martial Arts

battō-jutsu (The Anime Companion 2 p.9)

grip on sword = tsuka (The Anime Companion 2 p.108)

hand guard = tsuba (The Anime Companion 2 p.107)

Hokushin Ittō Ryū (The Anime Companion 2 p.28)

Jigen = Jigen Ryū (The Anime Companion 2 p.34)

Mugai a sword technique = Mugai Ryū (The Anime Companion 2 p.58)

ninja (who places snow in his mouth) = ninjutsu (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.95)

ryū (martial arts term) (The Anime Companion 2 p.75)

shuriken(The Anime Companion 2 p.89) thrown

swords = Nihontō (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.95)

Places

Hagi (The Anime Companion 2 p.25)

Ikeda-Ya, attack at = Ikedaya Jiken (The Anime Companion 2 p.30)

Kanto mentioned = Kantō Chihō (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.61)

Kyōto (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.77)

lake = Biwako (The Anime Companion 2 p.10)

Masu-ya where weapons were found = Masuya (The Anime Companion 2 p.56)

Ōtsu(The Anime Companion 2 p.70)

Temple seen in act 1 flashback = Sensōji (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.114)

Yamashina (The Anime Companion 2 p.116)

Plants and Animals

flowers purple - Ajisai (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.4)

camellias = tsubaki (The Anime Companion 2 p.107)

cicadas = semi (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.113)

daikon (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.21) mentioned

firefly = hotaru (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.47)

flower arranging = ikebana (The Anime Companion 2 p.30)

ground cherries Tomoe holds = hōzuki (The Anime Companion 2 p.29)

iris = ayame (The Anime Companion 2 p.7)

koi (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.72)

pampas grass = susuki (The Anime Companion 2 p.94)

persimmons = kaki (The Anime Companion 2 p.37)

pomegranate = zakuro (The Anime Companion 2 p.121)

tai (The Anime Companion 2 p.94)

white plum perfume = ume (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.143)

willows as Kenshin and Iizuka talk by river = yanagi (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.146)

Religion

Buddha carved into rock face see: Hieizan (The Anime Companion 2 p.28)

Buddhist altar, Tomoe stands in front of in flashback = butsudan (p.16)

fire on hillside in form of letter = okuri (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.100)

group in white with flat hats = kaihōgyō (The Anime Companion 2 p.36)

jizo statue with a red scarf = jizo (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.55)

red gate = torii (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.139)

rope with paper streamers = shimenawa (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.118)

stone lion = koma-inu (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.73)

stone lanterns = ishi-dōrō (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.51)

Temple seen in act 1 flashback = Sensōji (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.114)

Water, Kenshin pouring water over himself = mizugori (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.86)

Misc

banner = nobori (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.96)

hara kiri, Miyabe commits = seppuku (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.115)

inn = ryokan (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.107)

kago (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.58) seen on street

TB see: kekkaku (The Anime Companion 2 p.44)

ki (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.67)

names, Shinta renamed Kenshin = tsūshō (The Anime Companion 2 p.110) & yōmyō (The Anime Companion 2 p.118)

okami the Inn keeper is called

Patriots = shishi (The Anime Companion 2 p.86)

pipe = kiseru (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.70)

red lanterns on street = aka-chōchin (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.4)

umbrella = kasa (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.62)


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