One of Takaya's classmates at Old Castle High School in junior class B who leads a group of students opposed to the Mikuriya Juri-led student council. He seems particularly antagonistic towards Takaya. Described as not large or handsome, but imbued with a certain presence.

Race: Human

The Sea of Japan, also known as the East Sea, lies to the north of the Japanese Islands and is bordered by Japan, Korea, and Russia.

A prefecture in north-central Honshuu Island stretching along the Sea of Japan; its capital is Niigata City. The prefecture was combined from the ancient provinces of Echigo and Sado.

A psychic assigned to the Special Inquiry Division charged with investigating Wide-Area Peculiarities #36, Reiko was previously in private practice after growing up in a temple. She is familiar with ritual methods of exorcism, can sense spiritual energy, and has considerable spiritual stamina herself.

She is described as intelligent and strong of will. She's around 30, wears her hair in a smooth bob-cut, is tall and slender, and has 'the look of an office lady'.

The Nikkou Toushou Shrine is a Shinto shrine dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu, built in 1617 and located in Nikkou City. It is the most well-known and head of all Toushou Shrines. This is where Ieyasu's remains are entombed and where he is enshrined as a deity, the Great Toushou Avatar, guardian of Japan. It is one of the "Shrines and Temples of Nikkou", a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The shrine complex contains numerous National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties. Famous structures include:

- Youmei ("Sun-Bright") Gate (陽明門), lavishly covered with brightly-colored carvings
- Sacred Stables
- The Five-Story Pagoda, rebuilt in 1818 after being destroyed by fire
- Hundreds of stone steps leading through Japanese cedar to a torii gate and the copper Treasure Pagoda containing Ieyasu's remains
- Kara Gate leading into the inner sanctuary
- The Sakashita Gate (坂下門), entrance to the inner shrine, also called the Forbidden Gate because it was barred to all but the shogun during the Edo Era. It was built in 1636 and remains virtually unaltered from that time.
- The Inuki Gate (鋳抜門), entrance to the stone fence-enclosed space which holds the Treasure Pagoda with Ieyasu's remains inside. Originally stone and rebuilt in the time of the 5th Tokugawa shogun, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi.
- The Treasure Pagoda (宝塔) which holds Ieyasu's remains. Originally constructed of stone, it was destroyed by earthquakes in the time of the 5th Tokugawa shogun, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi and rebuilt in copper.

The shrine is richly decorated with carvings and sculpture, including:

- The "three wise monkeys" (Sacred Stables) who hear no evil, see no evil, and speak no evil
- The "sleeping cat" (carved above the Kuguri Gate)
- The twelve zodiac animals (Five-Story Pagoda)
- 78 tapir, an imaginary creature with a long elephant-like nose and curled hairs on its neck
- Winged dragon (Holy Water Basin)
- 129 lions, with a pair guarding the Stone Fence
- Sparrows
- Soku-iki, a scaleless creature with curled hair on their necks and the nose of a pig (Yomei Gate)

Mt. Nikkou, located in the north-west part of Tochigi Prefecture, is one of the 100 famous mountains of Japan and centers on Mt. Nantai, Mt. Nyohou, and Mt. Tarou.

Lit. "Path of Man"; the second highest realm of the Six Realms of Buddhism: human beings who are both good and evil, who have enlightenment within their reach, but are often too blinded by their desires to grasp it.

Lit.: Japan Central Horse Racing Association
Also known as: Japan Racing Association, JRA

A public company founded in 1954 in Japan to manage horse racing, race courses, betting facilities, and horse-training facilities.

Lit.:"protector", a government post similar to the governor for a region.

Masks worn by performers in the oldest Japanese theatre art.

Cousin of Yasuo who introduced him to the Himuka cult. He was not chosen to be one of the bird-people. Yasuo dislikes his father, who likes to boast about how much money his makes.

An ancient province of Japan, today the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture. It bordered on the Ecchuu and Kaga provinces.

「ナウマクサンマンダ・ボダナン・ハラチビエイ・ソワカ」

A mantra of Chiten, used during the earth-tranquilizing ritual created by the Uesugi.

"noumakusamanda bodanan" = a devotion to the Buddhas/"homage to all the Buddhas"
"harachibiei sowaka" = reverence to Chiten, or "hail Chiten!"

In Japanese mythology, the nue is a chimera formed from the head of a monkey, the body of a tanuki, the legs of a tiger, and a snake-tail. The nue can transform into a black cloud and brings illness and misfortune.

In Mirage of Blaze: The troops of the various clans, lumped-together masses of onryou, are called the «nue». Mori Ranmaru commands the Nue-shuu of the Oda, who are onryou with strong powers.