{"id":207,"date":"2015-04-11T09:00:44","date_gmt":"2015-04-11T16:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/?p=207"},"modified":"2021-06-15T14:16:04","modified_gmt":"2021-06-15T21:16:04","slug":"hyaku-monogatari-one-hundred-candles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/hyaku-monogatari-one-hundred-candles\/","title":{"rendered":"Hyaku Monogatari &#8211; One Hundred Candles"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"207\" class=\"elementor elementor-207\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e273e98 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e273e98\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-352dbcc\" data-id=\"352dbcc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b50290 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b50290\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hyaku Monogatari &#8211; One Hundred Candles<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88b3a22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"88b3a22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"448\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/sc164515.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-209\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/sc164515.jpg 448w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/sc164515-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b018f9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b018f9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><em>Hyaku Monogatari &#8211; One Hundred Candles<\/em> (also referred to as &#8220;One Hundred Stories&#8221; &#8211; a literal translation from Japanese), is a traditional Japanese parlor game. Traditionally played on the eve of a full moon in the summer (a time Japanese folklore names as ripe with spirit activity), the game consists of a group of friends telling scary stories, and legend dictates that the evening culminates with the appearance of a spirit.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The exact origins of the game are unknown; records of the game can be found as far back as the 1600s, but the game is believed to be far older than that. Historians believe that the game originated among the samurai class as a test of courage. The book\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Yurei-Attack-Japanese-Ghost-Survival\/dp\/4805312149\"><em>Yurei Attack! The Japanese Ghost Survival Guide<\/em><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">by Hiroko Yoda and Mike Alt suggests that based on the name, &#8220;Hyaku Monogatari&#8221;, the game may have been based on a supposedly true story of an 11th century invasion of Kyoto by supernatural beings, &#8220;The Hundred Demons&#8217; Night Parade&#8221;.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The tales of the supernatural and folklore that were told during these games became known as &#8220;kaidan&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a79162e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a79162e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20200731_Candles_IMG_2308-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1631\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20200731_Candles_IMG_2308-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20200731_Candles_IMG_2308-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20200731_Candles_IMG_2308-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20200731_Candles_IMG_2308-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20200731_Candles_IMG_2308-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20200731_Candles_IMG_2308-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20200731_Candles_IMG_2308-500x500.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-403d1f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"403d1f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Supplies<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e41c453 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e41c453\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The game requires the following elements:<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">1. 100 candles &#8211; they must be slow-burning and able to stay lit for up to eight hours<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">2. A space with three rooms or two rooms with a long, dark hallway separating them<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">3. A group of friends with 100 scary stories to tell between them<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">4. A low table<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">5. A mirror<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">6. In the earliest versions of the game all the players must wear blue robes or clothing. In modern times, this requirement has been dropped, though there have been fewer spirit sightings in modern times &#8211; best to keep as close to the original as possible!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-455b91f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"455b91f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Candles-Blown-Out.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-217\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Candles-Blown-Out.jpg 666w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Candles-Blown-Out-300x182.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e521d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9e521d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Playing Hyaku Monogatari :<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc4ba77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc4ba77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">For the initial set-up, pick one room to make comfy for your guests and another (preferably far away down a dark corridor)to fill with 100 candles. In the candle-filled room, also set up a low table and a mirror. Make sure this room is as dark as possible, so the only light will come from the lit candles. Right as your party begins, light all the candles.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The group arranges themselves in the non-candle-filled room and each participant will take \u00a0a turn telling the scariest story they can think of. Stories can be about ghosts, monsters, real-life horrors, etc. Each story should only be about 3-5 minutes in length (as you have 100 to get through in the evening &#8211; this game does take about 8 hours of your night).<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">After each story, the teller must walk alone to the candle room and extinguish one candle flame. \u00a0He or she must then kneel by the table and look into the mirror for one minute. This might not seem like a challenge for the first few trips, but as the night wears on, the room becomes darker and the scary stories begin to put one in a fearful state of mind.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">After the 100th tale and the final candle is extinguished, the spirits are said to appear in the mirror. Will your group be brave enough to face them? Many groups choose to end their evening at the 99th tale to avoid welcoming the spirits into their homes.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bbf452d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bbf452d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-329478c0\" data-id=\"329478c0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c10c235 elementor-post-navigation-borders-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-navigation\" data-id=\"c10c235\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-navigation.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__prev elementor-post-navigation__link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/make-out-in-the-graveyard-matt-mahaffey\/\" rel=\"prev\"><span class=\"post-navigation__arrow-wrapper post-navigation__arrow-prev\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Prev<\/span><\/span><span class=\"elementor-post-navigation__link__prev\"><span class=\"post-navigation__prev--label\">Previous<\/span><span class=\"post-navigation__prev--title\">Make Out in the Graveyard &#8211; 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