The river, now called the Sumida River, was originally the lower reaches of the Iruma River and was once the border between Shimosokuni and Musashi provinces, but was later diverted to become the main stream of the Arakawa. From the end of the Akechi period to the beginning of the Showa period, the Arakawa Discharge Road was built from the Shin-Iwabuchi Water Gate to the mouth of Tokyo Bay, and it became the current "Arakawa". Later, according to the ordinance, the Arakawa waterway became the main stream of the Arakawa River, and the downstream of the diversion point south of the Shiniwabuchi Suimon Gate was called the Sumida River.

The bridges on the Sumida River are made of a variety of bridges, and they reflect the changes in Tokyo's city to a considerable extent, making the Sumida River known as the "Bridge Museum". In the Edo period, due to the restrictions on building bridges due to precautions, the Sumida River ferry was mostly used during the Meiji period. Later, many wooden bridges were installed as traffic increased, but most of them were destroyed during the Great Kanto Earthquake, and many of them were later replaced with iron bridges.

The promenade along the Sumida River was built at the behest of Tokugawa Yoshimune, the 8th Shogun, and is known as a famous cherry blossom viewing spot in Tokyo. When it comes to the Sumida River, in addition to the most famous Sumida River fireworks festival held every year in Tokyo, the Sensoji Temple is located right next to the Sumida River.

Asakusa is the birthplace of Tokyo, and Sensoji Temple is the oldest temple in Tokyo.

Sensoji Temple is also called Asakusa Thundermon Kannonji Temple, and the official name of the temple is Sensoji Temple of Jinlongsan. The Kaminarimon Gate, which is the gate of Sensoji Temple, was built in 942 A.D. to pray for peace in the world and abundant harvests, and is a famous sight in Asakusa. In the center of Kaminarimon is a huge lantern with the word "Kaminarimon" written on it, which has become a symbol of Asakusa.

Legend has it that in 628 A.D., a pair of brothers who made a living from fishing found a statue of Kannon in the Sumida River, believing it to be a "Kannon apparition". As a result, a temple was built in the area to enshrine Kannon, and this temple is today's Sensoji Temple.

During the Edo period, Tokugawa Ieyasu designated Sensoji Temple as a place of worship for the Tokugawa shogunate, and the Sensoji area gradually prospered. In addition to the inner hall of Sensoji Temple, there are many famous buildings such as the five-storied pagoda in Sensoji Temple, as well as historical sites and viewing spots. Every year around New Year's Day, the worshippers who come to worship and the tourists who come to worship come one after another, and there is an endless stream.

On the night of Halloween, it is a festival of Western origin, but Sensoji Temple is located between Kaminarimon Gate and Hondo, and Nakami, Tokyo's oldest shopping street, is still bustling with tourists. In keeping with the festive atmosphere, many businesses hang jack-o-lanterns in front of their shops, and many tourists dress up as yokai to walk through this old shopping street.

As night falls, it is already dark, but the banks of the Sumida River are gradually lit up, illuminating the entire river. Tonight's night breeze was breezy and pleasant, but at some point, the mist gradually filled the surface of the Sumida River, and it became more and more dense, eventually covering the entire surface of the Sumida River, causing many pleasure boats to dock to ensure safety.

As the fog cleared, a strange singing accompanied by the sound of drums came from the surface of the Sumida River. At first, it was just a thin and shallow chant like a mosquito, gently drifting in the ears of tourists on both sides of the Sumida River. But when people began to stop and listen, looking for the source of the music, the sound began to resound as the mist rose, turning into a grand movement that resounded throughout the banks of the Sumida River.

When the curious eyes looked at the Sumida River, a strange team had appeared on the surface of the Sumida River at some point, walking on the surface of the Sumida River under the cover of mist.

A magnificent portable shrine was carried by sixteen strong red men wearing crotch cloths in front of the procession. If you look closely, you can see that these strong red men have horns on the top of their heads that only ghosts can grow.

The shrine carried by sixteen oni clans is all vermilion and decorated with gold. There is no enclosure on all sides of the sedan chair, but the appearance of the person sitting in the sedan chair is covered with light veil, which makes people unreal. On the four corners of the golden sedan roof, a string of wind chimes hangs from each of them, which sounds softly with the footsteps of the oni clan carrying the portable shrine and the breeze blowing on the Sumida River. If someone can use their eyes to penetrate the light veil around the shrine, they will be able to see that sitting in the shrine is a beautiful figure with nine white fox tails.

A figure that seemed to be wearing a crow tengu mask, dressed in a mountain costume, holding a brass tin staff in his hand, flapped his black wings from time to time, and danced in front of the portable shrine while guiding the portable shrine forward. However, both the black wings and the crow-like face of this figure are real, this is a real crow tengu.

Following behind the portable shrine, the Sumida River stretches across the river with a variety of yokai that have different expressions and appear only in legends.

The soaked, dripping water from the bridge and the rain girl with an umbrella walked together, smiling and chatting. The wheel, which burned like a giant wheel, rolled its massive body and rolled forward with the procession. The huge black bald head of the owner of the sea who walked with the sea maiden's room was very conspicuous in the team on the river surface of the Sumida River at night. But it wasn't the biggest body, and beside it, the even bigger Mikoshi Irido was carefully following the team, avoiding his wide body from crowding the other youkai aside.

In the ranks there was also a group of samurai riding skeletal horses burning with ghostly fire, their bodies also burning with turquoise ghostfire, and their long-torn armor was filled with rotten arrows and broken swords, which could not hide the rotten skeleton body under the armor.

Dressed in light white armor and dressed as a samurai of Hime, Yuka Sugai was riding on a black horse and was walking with these ghost samurai.

Yuka Sugai originally followed her good friend Yoshiko to a Halloween party with curiosity and the intention of coming to meet an idol, but she didn't expect that this Halloween party was attended by real monsters. Looking at these ghost samurai walking with her in front of her, Sugai Yuka was not only afraid, but also couldn't hide her curiosity in her heart. At this time, the war horse under her crotch was walking on the surface of the Sumida River. Looking at the mist lingering under the horse's hooves and the splashing surface of the river, Sugai felt extremely new to the fantasy images that could only appear in legends and fantasies. She turned her head and looked at her friend Yoshiko sitting on the palace cart pulled by a cyan bullock on the side, and saw the excitement on the face of Yoshiko who was wearing twelve slips hidden under the dignified look, and couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle.

Behind the palace car that Yoshiko was riding in was a white fur floating on the water, which was so huge that Sugai Yuka wondered curiously what kind of animal it was. On top of this white fur, sitting three female entertainers dressed as Oiran and Nanami Hashimoto dressed in white like a snow girl, on the lap of Nanami Hashimoto, are pillowing the fire burning in her right eye, and Chiya is holding a wine glass and drinking wine with Nomura Mansai, who is also dressed as an onmyoji.

Akimoto Masatsu, who was dressed as a maid, and Takayama Ichimi, who was dressed as a samurai of the guard, although they stared at Chiya lying on the lap of Nanami Hashimoto with wide eyes, they felt a little strange in their hearts, but they didn't care too much, just because the two of them had a close master-apprentice relationship. And Nishino Nanase did not dress up as a monster today, but wore a plain dress, dressed like Meiji Tamako back then, and knelt quietly beside Chiya, looking at Chiya who was pillowing on Nanami's lap of Hashimoto.

"Qianye-san, is this the night walk of a hundred ghosts? It's really fantastic and magnificent, and it's unforgettable! Nomura Mansai picked up his glass, gave a slight salute to Chiya, and drank the wine in the glass.

Qianye didn't get up from Nanami Hashimoto's lap, still enjoying his wife's soft knee pillow, stretched out a hand holding a wine glass and wanted to hand it to Nanami Hashimoto's lips, but was stopped by her with a light smile: "Qianye-san, don't drink too much, get drunk and hurt yourself." Nanami Hashimoto's voice was sweet, and there was concern in her tone, but Chiya, who looked at her, could see a little coldness in her eyes. Let Qianye unconsciously touch her nose and no longer make intimate and frivolous movements to Nana Hashimoto.

"Qianye-san really loves your disciple!" Nomura Mansai watched Chiya's movements, chuckled, looked at the fantastic and magnificent Hyakki Night Walk in front of him and the monsters walking beside him, and said in admiration: "Such a magnificent and wonderful Hyakki Night Walk, it is really an unforgettable scene for a lifetime!" People unconsciously want to be in the middle of it, and walk with it! ”

"This is my beloved disciple!" Qianye pillowed on Nanami Hashimoto's knees, raised his arm and poured the wine from the wine glass into his mouth, and said to Nomura Mansai in a wanton and chic manner: "If Nomura-san likes this kind of scene, you might as well stay and participate in the night banquet later." Although the Hyakki Night Banquet is not known compared to the Hyakki Night Walk, the fantasy magnificence is even better, allowing Nomura-san to see the excitement that you have never seen before! ”

"Forget it." Although Nomura Mansai was moved, he shook his head: "As a kyogen master, you must maintain a good living habit. It seems that I can only be absent from this lively drinking party. Although it was difficult to hide the regret in his eyes, Nomura Mansai still refused Chiya's invitation.

"In this way, I can only regret it, the Hundred Ghosts Night Banquet, this is not something that can be encountered at any time!" Qianye chuckled, with a strong nostalgia in her tone: "I think of the last time I participated in the Hundred Ghosts Night Banquet, it's really memorable!" ”

Qianye suddenly stood up, waved the wine glass in his hand into a small drum and handed it to Nanami Hashimoto, motioning for her to beat the drum, while Qianye himself opened the bat fan in his hand and sang the famous Dunsheng to the sound of the drum that Nanami Hashimoto beat gently.

思へばこの世は常の住み家にあらず。

草叶に置く白露、水に宿る月よりなほあやし。

きんこくに花を咏じ、荣花は先つて无常の风に引はるる。

南楼の月を弄ぶ辈も月に先つて有為の云にかくれり。

Fifty years in the world、下天のうちを比ぶれば梦の如くなり。

一度生を享け、灭せぬもののあるべきか。

Nomura Mansai on the side was also interested at this time, and he also stood up, holding a bat fan and singing the latter part of Dunsheng.

是を菩提の种と思ひ定めざらんは

口惜しかりし次第ぞと思ひ定め

急ぎ都へ上りつつ

Dunsheng の御首を見れば物書さに

prison gate よりもtheftみ取り

我が宿に帰り

御monk を供养し

无常の烟となし申し

The singing of the two spread throughout the banks of the Sumida River with the music that permeated the night walk of the hundred ghosts.

On the bank of the river, a woman in a luxurious kimono looked at the endless procession of Hyakki walking on the Sumida River in front of her, and her eyes showed an inexplicable look. Hearing Senya singing with Nomura Mansai, he couldn't help but sigh softly, "Can you be happy?" Sure enough, I still want to hear you and Qingming sing together, and let Boya accompany you, Qianye. ”