Also known as: Sagami Gulf, Sagami Bay

A bay with a temperate climate located south of Kanagawa Prefecture, around 25 southwest of Tokyo.

Tooyama Yasuhide's subordinate, who was formerly one of his mounted guards and possesses a young woman in the current era. Appears to be Yasuhide's second-in-command. Likely fictional.

Also known as: Saiga-ikki (雑賀一揆)

The Saiga Sect (or Saiga Revolt) was a band of various locals, clans, and landowners concentrated in the north-western part of Kii Province (now Wakayama City in Wakayama Prefecture). They owned thousands of arquebuses, presenting a considerable military force, and sometimes fought as mercenaries.

Suzuki Magoichi, leader of the Saiga Sect, commanded them in the siege of Ishiyama Hongan Temple against Oda Nobunaga. The Oda army suffered heavy casualties against the Saiga Sect, and even Nobunaga himself was said to have been injured.

In 1580, when Kennyo was driven from Ishiyama Hongan Temple, he took shelter with the Saiga Sect, but the sect split apart into those who wanted to follow Nobunaga and those who wanted to fight him to the bitter end.

After Nobunaga's death, the sect fought Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu, but was eventually crushed, and its members scattered and sought service with various daimyo.

Lit.: "hypnotic barrier"; a barrier erected for the purpose of hypnotizing or brainwashing all living beings and spirits within its radius; a jike-kekkai can be used for this purpose.

A prefecture located in the Kantou Region of Japan on the main island of Honshuu which borders Tokyo. It was formerly part of the ancient province of Musashi, which was the largest province in the Kantou and also produced much of the food that fed the region. Its capital is the city of Saitama.

The prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, and a large number of its residents commute to Tokyo each day from Saitama's cities, which can be described as suburbs of Tokyo.

Owner of Saitou's Shop in Iya who is friendly with Ushio and is as fond of fishing as he is.

Title: Shimotsuke no Kami

Master of Akada Castle, a courageous and honorable vassal of Uesugi Kenshin. He fought in many of Kenshin's battles, including the fourth Battle of Kawanakajima, the capture of Ecchuu, etc.

He supported Uesugi Kagekatsu in the Otate no Ran after Kenshin's death and participated in the negotiations with Takeda Katsuyori. He defended Kaidu Castle from Oda Nobunaga's invasion. In addition to his war merits, he also served as a magistrate for the clan.

A castle built by Akechi Mitsuhide in 1571 after he received Shiga-gun in Oumi from Oda Nobunaga. It fell to the army of Toyotomi Hideyoshi after the defeat of Mitsuhide in the Battle of Yamazaki. It was rebuilt by Niwa Nagahide, but was demolished 1586 to fortify Ootsu Castle.

A friend of Tachibana Yoshiaki's eldest brother Teruhiro who asks for help with supernatural phenomenon at the Tokyo Racecourse. He is an employee of the horse racing association, described as a simple and good-natured man. He has no psychic abilities himself.

Takaya's neighbors in their apartment complex, who take Miya in when their father becomes violent. They have three children of their own, but seem genuinely concerned about Takaya and Miya, refusing to return Miya when their father demand his children back in his drunken rages.

Also known as: 宮千代丸、松三、孝長

Son (or possibly younger brother) of Sanbonji Sadanaga, he became head of the Sanbonji Clan and master of Fudousan Castle after Uesugi Kagekatsu become head of the Uesugi Clan. He committed suicide in the Battle of Uozu Castle along with twelve other Uesugi commanders. He was apparently still a young man at the time.

Race: Mazoku

Three Demonic gods from the Shingon Sect tengu creed, the Sanki Daigongen are primarily enshrined at Misen's Sanki Temple within Daishou Temple and are attended on by tengu of all sizes. They use their mighty divine power to save all living things.

They are:

- Tsuichou-kishin (追帳鬼神) - the demonic god who governs happiness and prosperity and is an avatar of Dainichi.
- Jibi-kishin (時眉鬼神) - the demonic god who governs wisdom and is an avatar of Kokuuzou.
- Mara-kishin (魔羅鬼神) - the demonic god who governs submission and is an avatar of Fudou-Myouou.

Lit.: River of Three Crossings

The Sanzu river is the Japanese Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx, which the Japanese believe the dead must cross on the seventh day after their death. The crossing can be easy or difficult depending on the deeds performed by the deceased during their lifetime.

The riverbed of the Sanzu no Kawa is reserved for unfilial children who die before their parents, thereby causing their parents great sorrow. This place is called the Sai no Kawara (賽の河原), or "Children's Limbo." The child is condemned to remain there to build a tower of stones, pebble by pebble, for the memorial service of his or her parents, but the pagoda is knocked down by a demon before it can completed, and the child must begin again. The cycle continues until the child is finally saved by the Kṣitigarbha bodhisattva.

There are many Sai no Kawara sites located throughout Japan where grieving parents go to pray for the soul of their child and to console their own sorrow, that their child may rest. One of these which goes back to at least 1658 is located on the bank of Lake Ashi in Motohakone, at the foot of the shrine gate of Hakone Shrine.

Saruwatari Nobumitsu was son of Saruwatari Nobusuke and a retainer of the Shimazu Clan. He held Kaseda and Hazuki as his fiefdoms and was extolled as a brave warrior. He fought in the invasion of Higo and led 1,000 soldiers (out of 6,000 - 8,000) in the Battle of Okitanawate of May 3, 1584 against the Ryuuzouji army. His heir Yajirou was killed in the battle.

He was killed in 1587 during the Battle of Nejirozaka during Toyotomi Hideyoshi's pacification of Kyuushuu.

Also known as: Kuranosuke—nickname (内蔵助)
Titles: Mutsu no Kami, Ecchuu no Kami, Chamberlain

A daimyo of the Sengoku, born in Owari. His father was Sassa Morimasa. His two older brothers, Sassa Masatsugu and Sassa Magosuke, died in battle, so Narimasa became head of the clan and master of Hira Castle in 1560. He distinguished himself in the loyal service of Oda Nobunaga and fought in many of Nobunaga's battles. His name was first on a list for the Kurohoro-gumi, an elite group of Nobunaga's bodyguards.

In 1580, he backed Jinbou Nagazumi against both the Uesugi Clan and the Ikkou-ikki in Ecchuu, and was given half the province. The following year, he was named governor (Kami) of the entire province when Jinbou Nagazumi lost his standing. He made Toyama Castle his main castle and performed extensive repairs and renovations on it.

After Nobunaga's death in 1582, Narimasa continued to engage in fierce battles with Uesugi Kagekatsu. He took the side of Tokugawa Ieyasu and Oda Nobukatsu against Toyotomi Hideyoshi, but later surrendered to him in 1585 when Hideyoshi laid siege to Toyama Castle with 10,000 troops. He lost Ecchuu, but was given a fief in Higo in 1587 for merits in the suppression of Kyuushuu, along with instructions on refraining from hasty reforms. Ignoring those instructions because of illness or perhaps misunderstanding, Narimasa immediately set out on Hideyoshi's nationwide land survey, resulting in rebellion of the province. He was charged with misgovernment and committed ritual suicide.

He wrote the following as his death-poem: "The shell of my begging bowl in which I have placed the evil delusions of these recent days now breaks" (この頃の　厄妄想を　入れ置きし　鉄鉢袋　今破るなり).

Narimasa is said to have brutally killed his concubine, Sayuri, along with her family for a rumor of infidelity. The legend goes that Sayuri cursed him before she died, and the curse was responsible for his death at the hand of Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

In Mirage of Blaze: He is kanshousha who has entered the «Yami-Sengoku» as one of the Oda's commanders, described as a tanned, fearless-looking young man, a "mountain cat in human skin." He and Mori Ranmaru don't appear to be on the best of terms. He later seeks his death at Sayuri's hands in remorse for the way he brutally tortured and killed her in their previous lives.

Satomi Yoshitaka was the son of Satomi Sanetaka and became head of the Satomi Clan by killing the then-head, his cousin Satomi Yoshitoyo (son of his father's older brother Satomi Yoshimichi) in 1534. The traditional version of the story goes that Yoshitoyo killed Yoshitaka's father, who was in communication with the Houjou, and Yoshitaka killed him in revenge. In recent years, however, historians have theorized that Yoshitaka and Sanetaka, father and son, allied themselves with the Satomi Clan's bitter enemy, the Houjou Clan, in order to take over the clan. They then changed the records to hide the fact that they betrayed the Houjou Clan after their plan succeeded.

As clan head, Yoshitaka fought numerous battles with Houjou Ujitsuna and Houjou Ujiyasu. He pushed into Shimousa and Kazusa, making his stronghold Kuruji Castle in Kazusa, and brought about the golden age of the clan. He battled the Houjou to the last and died at Kuruji Castle at the age of 68.

A student at Old Castle High School in junior class C who is friends with Inaba Akemi and is apparently a fellow fan of SEEVA.

The SEEVA fan club exclusive ticket that she intended to give to Akemi at school was confiscated by the student council's patrol committee, leaving her in tears.

A indoor baseball stadium located in Tokorozawa City, Saitama Prefecture, originally built in 1979 without the roof. It is home field of the Saitama Seibu Lions professional baseball team.

The Seishou Bypass, or West Shounan Bypass, is a toll road in Kanagawa Prefecture owned and managed by Central Nippon Expressway Company. It is designated as a bypass for National Route 1 and closely follows the coastline of Sagami Bay, facilitating access between the Tokyo urban area and the city of Odawara. It was first opened in 1967 and completed in 1972.

A type of medium-sized fast military boat used from the Warring states period until the Edo period.

A history and natural museum founded in Sendai City in 1961, located at the ruins of the Third Wing of Aoba Castle. At the core of its collection is material concerned the history of Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, and the Date Clan

The capital city of Miyagi Prefecture, it is also the largest city in the northeast region of Japan. It is home to one million people, and is aptly nicknamed Mori no Miyako, the Capital of Trees.

A flat glassy area at an elevation of 333m (1093 ft) located in Susa which overlooks the Sea of Japan and several islands. It contains a campground, cafe, and hiking trail.