| “ | Listen! 200 years ago... Sandal maker Mayugoro's bathroom caught on fire and burned down this whole area. The shrine and old documents were destroyed. | ” |
Great Fire of Mayugoro was a fire that happened in Itomori 200 years before, cir. the 19th century.
Cause[]
The fire started from the bathroom of shoemaker Mayugoro Yamazaki and spread to the entire town.
Destruction[]
While casualties are unknown, the fire destroyed the shrine of Itomori, and all documents of its tradition.
Aftermath[]
As the meaning of its ritual tradition was lost in the fire, Itomori habitants became clueless of the foreseen disaster that would eventually happen in 2013, killing 1/3 of its people in the original timeline.
Yamazaki Mayugoro are still infamous even 200 years later, as the fire was named after him.