History of the Archive


History of the Archive

16.10.2024: Added Encyclopedia of Shinto and several Buddhist sources to External sources section.

13.10.2024: Delighted to learn that the Archive has inspired the creation of shichisei.info, a resource on Tendai Buddhism that's relevant to Touhou lore via Matara Okina-sama and it's influence on Shugendo and thus the Tengu. Added the site to external sources.

07.10.2024: Extremely minor update to the Gensokyo Is A Place on Earth?-section and the Yohai subsection. There's a mountain in the Yatsugatake mountain range called Mt. Tengu, which while not surprising is a bit pointed. I am also very bad remembering names of the various kami and it took me untill today when I realized that Izumo Grand Shrine is a shrine dedicated to of one of the kami tied to Okina-sama.

02.10.2024: Unplanned mini update in honor of the eclipse: Added general study of religion subsection to external sources (not sure why I didn't do this earlier). Fixed a typo and an image glitch related to html caching. The site has now over 5000 views!

01.10.2024: Pre-eclipse update: Added a lot of headers into the texts for improved readability [debatable]. Minor additions and structural changes in Part 1. Major expansion of ZUN Moon Rising and Shifting Through The Layers, Passing Into Fantasy sections. Added a mention of Youkai Mountain being the "original form" of Yatsugatake mountains in Gensokyo Is A Place On Earth? Fixed some typos, added a link or two, probably made some changes I already forgot about.

22.09.2024: Autumn equinox update: Added more external sources, small updates to Shinto and Hifuu Club sections. Site has reached over 4000 views.

11.09.2024: Extensive update to External Sources section. The archive has passed 3333 views...where have all of you come from!?

09.09.2024: In honor of Cirno Day, the index page has been made more descriptive and useful.

04.09.2024: Small updates to Taoism, Buddhism, Hifuu Club sections, bigger update to the Supernature section where I added ZUN's quote about him being surprised by the depth of his own characters and how some of the "seemed to move on their own".

14.08.2024: Made this to look a bit more like an actual web page [debatable]

13.08.2024: Added some images and the "...Touhou?" section.

11.08.2024: First version of the site is published.