Yada Village

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**Yada Village** (夜蛇やだ村, *Yada-mura*) is a village located in the mountains of the Yamanashi Prefecture.

## Overview

### Geography

Yada Village is a small village surrounded by mountains and a forest in which snakes dwell. A river runs through the village. Just outside the village is a waterfall.

The village can be reached via narrow footways that run through the forest, but there are also broader roads through which cars can pass.

### Structure

A wooden bridge has been built across the river. The village consists of few traditional Japanese-style buildings.

Notable buildings are the mayor's house and the hut; the buildings are across from each other on opposite sides of the river. While the mayor's house is fairly large and consists of multiple rooms, the hut only has one room and a bathroom. Guests often stay in the hut.

Furthermore, there is a shrine for Yadagami-sama by the waterfall.

### Yadagami-sama

*Main article: Yadagami-sama*
**Yadagami-sama** (夜蛇やだ神様, *Yadagami-sama*, lit. Snake God of the Night) is a deity and the protector of Yada Village. According to the Yadagami legend, the waterfall close to the village is its birthplace.

## History

15 years ago, there were plans to construct a dam by Yada Village. Heavy machines were transported to the village, but they mysteriously vanished prior to the planned construction. The construction plans were subsequently shelved. Some believe that Yadagami-sama made the machines disappear.

Four years later in the summer, Spitz and Shepherd Feier visited the village. After asking various people about Yadagami-sama, they retreated to the hut where they had been staying went to bed around ten p.m. When Spitz woke up at six a.m., his brother had vanished. A missing person report was filed, but all searches were fruitless.

### Yadagami-sama Murders Case

*Main article: Yadagami-sama Murders Case*
Eleven years later, Spitz comes to the village yet again to search for his brother, this time with Ron Kamonohashi and Totomaru Isshiki. Around the same time, a surveyor arrives at the village to inform the mayor and the residents of a dam construction project that would destroy the village; the plan is met with protest. The next morning, the surveyor's corpse is found in the waterfall basin outside the village.

Toto, Ron, and Spitz investigate the incident alongside the local police. The villagers believe Yadagami-sama is responsible for the surveyor's death because he angered the deity with the construction plans.

## Known inhabitants

* Unnamed mayor (former)
* Mii
* Suzuki
* Muroi (frequent visitor)

* Shepherd Feier (in secret, former)

## References

1. ↑ *Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective* manga; Chapter 18, pages 11-12
2. ↑ *Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective* manga; Chapter 18, pages 12-15
3. ↑ *Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective* manga; Chapter 18, page 25
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 *Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective* manga; Chapter 18, page 13
5. ↑ *Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective* manga; Chapter 18, pages 12-14
6. ↑ *Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective* manga; Chapter 20, page 13
7. ↑ *Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective* manga; Chapter 18, page 15
8. ↑ *Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective* manga; Chapter 18, pages 18-24
9. ↑ *Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective* manga; Chapter 19, page 7
10. ↑ *Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective* manga; Chapter 19, page 9
11. ↑ *Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective* manga; Chapter 18, page 12
12. ↑ *Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective* manga; Chapter 18, page 20
13. ↑ *Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective* manga; Chapter 18, pages 12-17
14. ↑ *Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective* manga; Chapter 18, pages 24-25
15. ↑ *Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective* manga; Chapter 19, pages 3-7
16. ↑ *Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective* manga; Chapter 19, page 11