Kibogayama

This article is about a fictional location.Although this story is set in Mie Prefecture, the towns and villages are not associated with any real-world location.

## Kibogayama

Darumasute (top), Udeiri (bottom).

Location marked in blue.

## Information

### Debut

Chapter 2

**Kibogayama** (希 (き) 望 (ぼう) ヶ (が) 山 (やま) , *Kibōgayama*?) is a town in The Summer Hikaru Died.

## History

Kibogayama was once part of a single, much larger domain. Toward the end of the Edo period (1700s), this territory was split into the towns of Kubitachi, Ashidori, Udekari, **Udeiri** (腕 (うで) 入 (いり) , *Udeiri*?), and **Darumasute** (達 (だ) 磨 (るま) 捨 (すて) , *Darumasute*?). It remained this way until at least the early Meiji period (late 1800s). Darumasute was merged with Udeiri and eventually renamed to "Kibogayama".

## Geography

There is one main road running east-west through the upper regions of Kibogayama. This road continues east into Udekari. There is another main road that runs north-south. It is connected to the neighboring village in the north, Kubitachi. The road forks and branches within Kibogayama. The two main branches then intersect and split once again – one road travels southeast through the lower region of the former Darumasute. The other road travels southwest into the neighboring town, Ashidori.

### Neighboring Locales

* Ashidori
* Kubitachi
* Udekari

## Notable Locations

### Mount Tenban

**Mount Tenban** (天 (てん) 盤 (ばん) 山 (さん) , *Tenbanzan*?, lit. "Heavenly Plate Mountain") is the symbol of Kibogayama Town. Most local children are made to climb it at some point during their lives - for example, Yoshiki and Hikaru climbed it when they were in elementary school.

### Shrine

Yoshiki points out an unnamed shrine near Mount Tenban.

### Casual Diner America

**Casual Diner America** (レストランあめりか, *Resutoran Amerika*?) is a family-style restaurant in Kibogayama. The decor and the dishes on the menu are "vaguely American," including a jumbo parfait called the "America Fruit Mountain".

### Mountain & Forest Paths

The Mountain Path is a paved road that spans from Kibogayama to Ashidori. The road is surrounded by forest. At one point, the road passes through a tunnel formed by a bridge overhead. There is also a Forest Path that branches off this road and into the woods. The Forest Path is accessible by foot, but not by vehicle, and it has signage warning of falling rocks and uneven terrain.

Both the Mountain and Forest Paths can be reached by walking from Kibogayama High's eastern gate.

### Darumazuka Tunnel

**Darumazuka Tunnel** (達 (だ) 磨 (るま) 塚 (づか) トンネル, *Darumazuka tunneru*?, lit. "Daruma Grave Tunnel") has become an infamous paranormal hotspot ever since a massive amount of ancient humans bones were found in the area. Mysteriously, they were only bones belonging to the torso. It is thought to be connected to the discovery of arm bones in Udekari and leg bones in Ashidori. Recently, a Ytuber told his audience that he would be visiting this tunnel. He was later seen at the tunnel, but he has since gone missing.

## Etymology

* The kanji in **Kibogayama** are 希望ヶ山.
	+ 希望 *kibou*, meaning "hope". Individually, the kanji are "request, prayer" (希) and "ambition, desire, aspire to" (望).
	+ ヶ *ga*, a particle used to indicate possessive, especially in place names.
	+ 山 *yama*, meaning "mountain".
* The kanji in **Darusamsute** are "daruma" (達磨) and "to throw away" (捨).
* The kanji in **Udeiri** are "arm" (腕 *ude*) and "to contain" (入 *iri*).

## Gallery

Leaving from Kibogayama High's eastern gate (Ch.3)Mountain path from Kibogayama to Ashidori (Ch.3)Forest path from Kibogayama to Ashidori (Ch.3)Yoshiki and Kurebayashi in Casual Diner America (Ch.6)
## References

1. ↑ Volume 4, Chapter 18
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Volume 4, Chapter 17
3. ↑ Mokumokuren, Twitter @mokmok\_len, Sept 18 2023: 第２１話-２
4. ↑ Volume 1
5. ↑ Volume 1, Chapter 6
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Volume 1, Chapter 3
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Volume 5, Chapter 22