Indou Hichi

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This article is about Indou Hichi, an ancestor of the Indou family.

You might be looking for the protective item, Hichi-san.

Indou Hichi
Japanese	忌堂ヒチ
Rōmaji	Indou Hichi
Relatives	Indou Ancestor (husband) Grandfather Indou Indou Kouhei Indou Hikaru Indou Yuki
Biographical Information
Marital status	Married
Status	Deceased
Date of Death	1749
Place of Death	Kubitachi
Physical Description
Species	Human
Gender	Female
Professional Information
Affiliation	Indou Family
Debut
Manga	Chapter 7 (seen) Chapter 17 (named)

Indou Hichi (忌 (いん) 堂 (どう) ヒチ, Indou Hichi^?) is one of the Characters in The Summer Hikaru Died, written and illustrated by Mokumokuren.

Overview

The wife of an ancestral leader of the Indou family. His attempt to revive her led to the family's greatest sin. Her head is used in the apology ritual on the mountain.

Appearance

Hichi was a young woman with long, straight hair.

History

Hichi lived in Kubitachi during the 1730-40s. In 1749, she fell ill during a plague that struck the village and passed away. Her husband brought her severed head up the mountain and requested that Nounuki-sama to bring her back to life, offering anything in exchange other than the Indou family. Hichi was revived, but she was basically just a living head. She suffered painfully and died again the same night. Meanwhile, the village also suffered a huge number of casualties – one-third of the population died in mysterious, head/neck-related incidents. This event became known as the Indou family's karma or sin. To this day, the Indou family still has the remains of her head. Every five years or so, the men of the family bring it up Nounuki-sama's mountain for an apology ritual.

Etymology

• The kanji of her surname, Indou, are "mourning; abhor, detest(able)" (忌 in) and "hall; shrine" (堂 dou).