Yomotsu Hirasaka

Yomotsu Hirasaka
Japanese Name	黄泉比良坂 Slope into the Underworld
Rōmaji	Yomotsu Hirasaka
Appearance	Persona 4 / Golden Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse
Type	Reality within the Midnight Channel
Floors	9
Background Music	回廊 (lit. Corridor)
Owner	Izanami
Form	Netherworld
Available	March 20th (2012)
Deadline	March 20th (2012)
Previous	Magatsu Inaba Hollow Forest (Golden, Marie route only)
Next	N/A

Yomotsu Hirasaka is a location in the series.

History

According to Japanese mythology, Yomotsu Hirasaka is a slope that leads to the entrance of Yomotsu-kuni or Yomi, the underworld. Izanagi entered Yomi through this gate to retrieve his wife Izanami, and after discovering her rotting self, fled to the surface world and placed a boulder on the slope to stop the creatures of Yomi, Yomotsu-Shikomes and Yomotsu-Ikusas, sent by Izanami to capture him.

Appearances

• Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse
• Persona 4 / Golden
• Persona 4: Dancing All Night

Profile

Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse

The underworld Nanashi arrives in after being killed by Adramelech. He travels the distorted land mass and talks to the spirits who leave until he arrives at the pillar of light. There, Dagda appears before him and offers to give him a second chance at life in exchange for being his Godslayer. Refusing this offer leads to an automatic Game Over.

Whenever Nanashi dies, rather than being sent to the River Styx, he is returned to this place, where Dagda will fill Charon's traditional role of offering to revive him again at a price. However, as Dagda has a personal investment in Nanashi's continued survival, he will continue to offer to revive Nanashi for free unless declined or prevented from doing so due to storyline reasons.

Persona 4

Unique from other dungeons, it is not manifested from humanity's thoughts or will, but created by Izanami, in which the dungeon expands upon feeding humanity's wishes. Its name is derived from the slope that leads to Yomi (the underworld) where the Great Deity Izanagi placed a giant boulder to seal the entrance.

Yomotsu Hirasaka can only be accessed in the True Ending of Persona 4. Realizing that their work hasn't been fully finished, the Investigation Team decides to investigate their journey once again, only to find out that there is a "conductor" secretly observing their actions, and pulling the strings behind Ameno-sagiri's plans of overrunning the world with Shadows.

Upon further reminiscence, the protagonist eventually remembers his interactions with the Moel Gas Station Attendant, and in there reveals that the attendant was the one who awakened the protagonist's Persona. After being questioned multiple times, the attendant reveals her true identity as the great goddess Izanami, and tells the protagonist that she shall be awaiting the protagonist in Yomotsu Hirasaka.

If the protagonist enters this TV after the group meeting at Junes, he will be at the endgame and will not be able to return to the real world. However, he can still use Daidara and the Shiroku Store should he need to upgrade his equipment or is running low in supplies.

Venturing to Yomotsu Hirasaka, the protagonist eventually realizes that Yomotsu Hirasaka is the very first area he landed in his dreams during his first day in Yasoinaba, and realizes that Izanami was indeed the one who has been conducting the protagonist's actions all along.

Following the legend of Izanagi and Izanami, Yomotsu Hirasaka is the border of the underworld and the living in Japanese mythology, in which the dungeon takes the appearance of old Japanese Shinto shrine structures and architecture. Also, according to the legend, as Izanami was forever sealed within Yomi, she indeed awaits the protagonist and the others in the deepest depths of the area, taking the fabricated appearance of a goddess and her subsequent rotting, death-ridden form. Despite her attempts to kill the party, the protagonist masters the power of his Social Links to recreate Izanagi as Izanagi-no-Okami, who defeats her in a single strike. As Izanami fades away, she praises the team for finding the truth and defeating her; with her destruction, the fog finally lifts within the Midnight Channel.

Persona 4: Dancing All Night

• Soundtrack: “Fog" (ATLUS Konishi Remix)
• Dancer: Tohru Adachi

Yomotsu Hirasaka reappears as one of the DLC stages of Persona 4: Dancing All Night.

Treasure

Persona 4

Locked chests

Item	Type	Item	Type	Item	Type	Item	Type	Item	Type
Tsubaki-Otoshi	Protagonist weapon	Sonidori Wear	Male armor	Uzume Robe	Female armor	Power Muscle	Accessory	Demon Charm	Accessory
Defense Essence	Accessory	Speed Star	Accessory	Lucky Seven	Accessory	God's Love	Accessory	Amaterasu Fob	Accessory
Moon Potpourri	Accessory	Kagutsuchi Vow	Accessory	Kagutsuchi Pin	Accessory	Eye of Flame	Accessory	Kuraokami Vow	Accessory
Kuraokami Pin	Accessory	Eye of Ice	Accessory	Takefutsu Vow	Accessory	Takefutsu Pin	Accessory	Eye of Thunder	Accessory
Shinatobe Vow	Accessory	Shinatobe Pin	Accessory	Eye of Wind	Accessory	Eagle Eye	Accessory	Sigma Drive	Accessory
Omega Drive	Accessory	Awareness Note	Accessory	Rebirth Prophecy	Accessory	Space Badge	Accessory	Wizard's Mark	Accessory
Divine Pillar	Accessory	Cat Whisker	Accessory	Barbaric Bracers	Accessory	Rudra Ring	Accessory	Chakra Ring	Accessory
Retribution Mask	Accessory	Blessed Hands	Accessory	Gas Mask	Accessory	Confusion Hat	Accessory	Bold Ball	Accessory
Mask of Truth	Accessory	Frozen Rose	Accessory	Healthy Homa	Accessory	Pitch Pipes	Accessory	Alarm Clock	Accessory
Book of the Void	Accessory	Bead	Item	Bead Chain	Item	Chewing Soul	Item	Soul Food	Item
Soma	Item	Chest Key x3	Item

Normal chests

Item
Peach Seed	Life Stone	Soul Drop	Snuff Soul	Revival Bead
Balm of Life	Hiranya	Amrita Soda	Purifying Water	Purifying Salt
Physical Mirror	Magic Mirror	Assault Signal	Diamond Shield	Super Sonic
Homunculus	Vanish Ball	Goho-M	San-zun Tama	Hell Magatama
Dry Ice	Frost Magatama	Tesla Coil	Arc Magatama	Yashichi
Cyclone Magatama	Segaki Rice	Curse Paper	Smart Bomb	Chest Key
Trap Chest

Note:

• In Persona 4 Golden, Trap Chests only contain Shadows and do not decrease HP or SP. Winning the encounter will also yield the item found in the chest. These items include:
  • Life Stone
  • Snuff Soul
  • Goho-M

Available Equipment

Persona 4

• Weapons
• Armor
• Accessories

Weapon	User	Atk	Hit	Effect	Location	Cost (¥)	Materials

Armor	User	Def	Eva	Effect	Location	Cost (¥)	Materials

Accessory	Info	Effect	Location	Cost (¥)	Materials

Persona 4 Golden

• Weapons
• Armor
• Accessories

Weapon	User	Atk	Hit	Effect	Location	Cost (¥)	Materials
Kacho Fugetsu	Yukiko	170	98	+Enervate (med odds)	Daidara Metalworks	50,000	Red-Gold Cord x4
???	???	???	??	?	Daidara Metalworks	?????	Merciless Cord x??
???	???	???	??	?	Daidara Metalworks	?????	Forbidden Scale x??
Platinum Claw	Teddie	358	96	+3 Endurance	Daidara Metalworks	60,000	Force Rock x4
The Ripper	Teddie	365	92	-	Daidara Metalworks	62,000	Bloody Thorn x10
Shitisei Jakotsu	Teddie	371	96	+4 Magic	Daidara Metalworks	62,800	Mysterious Eye x10
From Zero	Naoto	325	96	+Critical Rate up (low)	Daidara Metalworks	56,000	Prophecy Orb x4
Aegis Shield	Kanji	357	94	+10 Endurance	Daidara Metalworks	60,000	Platinum Shell x4
Tajikarao Sword	Protagonist	345	85	-	Daidara Metalworks	58,000	Crown of Truth x4
Athena Kiss R	Naoto	342	95	+Panic (med odds)	Daidara Metalworks	58,800	Pure White Bead x10
Peerless Heels	Chie	338	92	-	Daidara Metalworks	57,600	Love Scale x4
Soul Crusher	Protagonist	372	88	+ Exhaustion (low odds)	Daidara Metalworks	63,600	Soul-Death Steel x10
Kashin Koji	Yosuke	361	96	+All ailments (med)	Daidara Metalworks	61,600	Vengeance Steel x10
Ogre Tooth	Yosuke	336	95	-	Daidara Metalworks	57,600	Mobius Sand x4
Futsuno Mitama	Protagonist	360	94	-	Daidara Metalworks	10,000	Ripper Horse x10
Stella Greaves	Chie	362	96	+5 Strength	Daidara Metalworks	61,200	Tyrannical Hide x10

Armor	User	Def	Eva	Effect	Location	Cost (¥)	Materials
Opera Coat	Males	325	19	-	Daidara Metalworks	56,000	Demon Cloth x4
Lorica Hamata	Males	340	11	-	Daidara Metalworks	58,000	Unknown Barrel x10
Emery Meisen	Females	338	14	-	Daidara Metalworks	59,600	Unknowable Fiber x10

Accessory	Info	Effect	Location	Cost (¥)	Materials
Life Fob	Increases max HP by 20%.	+20% MAX HP	Daidara Metalworks	25,000	Living Metal x10
Earth Badge	Restores 4% HP at the start of the wearer's turn in battle.	Regenerate 2	Daidara Metalworks	30,000	Ill Will Claw x10
Soul Potpourri	Increases max SP by 20%.	+20% MAX SP	Daidara Metalworks	30,000	Invincible Felt x10

Shuffle Time Personas

Persona 4

Level	Persona	Arcana	Level	Persona	Arcana	Level	Persona	Arcana
66	Melchizedek	Justice	66	Hell Biker	Hanged Man	67	Kartikeya	Star
68	Belial	Devil	68	Seth	Moon	68	Horus	Sun
69	Surt	Magician	69	Yurlungur	Temperance	70	Tzitzimitl	Priestess
70	Alilat	Empress	70	Hachiman	Hierophant	71	Vasuki	Hanged Man
72	Atavaka	Chariot	73	Arahabaki	Hermit	75	Saturnus	Star
77	Baal Zebul	Moon	77	Suparna	Sun

Shadows

• Persona 4
• Persona 4 Golden

Shadow	LV	HP	SP	Weak	Strong	Null	Drain	Repel	Floor
Wrathful Book	76	382	445	-	-	-	-	Light, Dark	1
Eternal Sand	77	342	243	Elec	-	Dark	-	-	1, 2
Crazy Twins	76	444	169	Fire, Light, Almighty*	-	Dark	Phys	-	1, 2
Pure Papillon	76	305	511	-	-	-	-	-	1-3
Divine Mother	76	415	400	Fire, Wind	-	-	Ice, Elec	-	1
Primitive Idol	77	338	523	-	-	-	-	-	2, 3
Silent Nyogo	77	430	179	Fi*, Ic*, El*, Wi*	-	-	-	-	2, 3
Emperor Beetle	77	274	231	Elec	Phys	-	-	-	2, 3
Grudge Tower	78	643	475	Ice	-	-	Fire	-	3, 4
Mistress Pot	78	385	218	Fire, Ice, Elec, Wind	-	-	-	Phys, Light, Dark	3, 4
Grand Magus	79	401	644	Ice, Wind, Dark	Phys, Fire, Elec	-	-	-	3, 4
Phantom Hero	78	325	438	Fire, Dark	-	-	-	Light	3, 4
Doom Sword	79	437	149	Ic, Dk, Fi*, El*, Wi*	-	Li	-	-	4, 5
Gracious Cupid	79	262	252	-	-	-	-	-	4, 5
Jotun of Grief	80	505	298	Wind, Light	Phys	Dark	-	-	5, 6
Eternal Eagle	79	395	262	Ice, Phys*	Fire	-	-	-	5, 6
Moon Okina	80	345	383	Elec	Phys	-	-	Ice	5, 6
Next Gene	80	625	339	Phys	-	-	Fire, Ice, Elec, Wind	-	5, 6
Stoic Snake	81	345	259	Fire	Phys	-	-	-	6, 7
Rebellious Cyclops	81	308	428	Ice	-	Elec	-	-	6, 7
Berserk Turret	80	854	174	Elec	Phys	-	-	-	6
Ptarmigan Panzer	81	521	120	Fire*, Ice*	-	-	-	-	6, 7
Acheron Seeker	79	223	208	Light	-	-	Fire, Ice, Elec, Wind	-	7
El Dorado Beast	82	408	94	Ice	-	Light, Dark	-	-	7, 8
Reckoning Dice	82	500	189	Phys*, Alm*	-	-	-	Fire, Ice, Elec, Wind	7, 8
Rampage Drive	81	385	169	Elec, Phys*	Wind, Almighty	-	-	-	7
Brilliant King	81	246	256	-	Phys	Light, Dark	-	-	7, 8
Successful Junecy	82	307	300	Elec, Wind	Phys, Almighty	-	Fire, Ice	-	8
Neo Minotaur	82	5100	379	Fi, Ic*, El*, Wi*, Alm*	Phys	-	-	-	8
Heartless Machine	83	100	130	Alm*	Phys, Fire, Ice, Elec, Wind	-	-	-	7, 8
Void Giant	82	822	133	-	-	Fire, Ice, Elec, Wind, Light, Dark	-	-	8

• * - Indicates attributes hidden from scan screen, mouse over for more information.

Shadow	LV	HP	SP	Weak	Strong	Null	Drain	Repel	Floor
Wrathful Book	76	341	445	Phys	-	Fire, Ice, Elec, Wind	-	-	1-3
Crazy Twins	76	385	169	Fire	Ice	Wind, Light		-	1-3
Pure Papillon	76	325	511	Ice, Light	Elec	Fire	-	-	1-3
Divine Mother	76	415	400	Wind	Fire	Elec, Dark	-	-	1, 3
Eternal Sand	77	337	243	Elec	Wind	Dark	Ice	-	1-3
Emperor Beetle	77	420	231	Dark	Phys	Light	-	-	1-3
Primitive Idol	77	1000	523	Dark	Fire	Ice, Light	Elec	Wind	2, 3
Silent Nyogo	77	1500	179	-	-	-	Phys	-	2, 3
Mistress Pot	78	150	218	Fire, Ice, Elec, Wind	-	-	-	Phys, Light, Dark	1-3
Phantom Hero	78	325	438	Fire, Light	Ice, Elec, Wind	-	-	-	2, 3
Grudge Tower	78	300	475	Ice	-	-	Fire, Wind	-	3, 4
Grand Magus	79	550	644	Dark	-	Light	-	-	1-4
Gracious Cupid	79	300	252	-	-	-	-	-	3-5
Acheron Seeker	79	346	208	Fire, Light	-	-	Ice, Elec, Wind	-	4, 5, 8
Eternal Eagle	79	200	262	Dark	Fire, Ice, Elec, Wind	-	-	Light	4, 5
Doom Sword	79	437	149	Ice, Dark	Fire	Light	-	Elec	4, 5
Jotun of Grief	80	505	298	Wind, Light	Elec	Dark	-	Fire	4, 5, 8
Berserk Turret	80	621	174	Elec	Phys	-	Wind	-	4, 5, 8
Moon Okina	80	445	383	Fire	Phys	-	-	Elec, Ice	5, 6
Next Gene	80	355	339	Phys	-	-	Fire, Ice, Elec, Wind	-	5, 6
Rampage Drive	81	385	169	Elec	Fire, Ice	Wind	-	-	5, 6, 8
Ptarmigan Panzer	81	1111	120	-	-	-	-	-	5, 6, 8
Stoic Snake	81	441	259	Fire, Dark	Ice, Wind	Light	Elec	-	6, 7
Rebellious Cyclops	81	525	428	Ice, Light	Fire, Elec, Wind	Phys, Dark	-	-	6-8
Brilliant King	81	346	256	Elec	Phys	Light, Dark	-	-	6, 7
El Dorado Beast	82	412	194	Ice	Phys	-	Fire	Light	3-8
Reckoning Dice	82	777	77	Alm	-	-	-	-	3, 4, 6-8
Neo Minotaur	82	5100	379	Fire, Alm*	Phys	-	-	-	3, 4, 7, 8
Successful Junecy	82	307	300	Wind	Phys, Fire, Alm*	Elec	Ice	-	5-8
Void Giant	82	455	133	Wind	-	Fire, Ice, Elec, Light, Dark	-	-	5, 7, 8
Heartless Machine	83	100	130	Elec	Phys, Fire, Ice, Wind, Alm*	Light, Dark	-	-	6-8

• * - Indicates attributes hidden from scan screen, mouse over for more information.
• Emperor Beetles may be summoned by Divine Mothers, but may also appear by themselves.
• Berserk Turrets may be summoned by Brilliant Kings, but may also appear by themselves.
• Ptarmigan Panzers may be summoned by Brilliant Kings, but may also appear by themselves.
• Reckoning Dice may be summoned by Brilliant Kings, but may also appear by themselves.

Bosses

Persona 4

Shadow	LV	HP	SP	Weak	Strong	Null	Drain	Repel	Floor
Neo Minotaur	78	4240	100	Fi*, Ic*, El*, Wi*	-	Light, Dark	-	-	3
Sleeping Table	82	2000	2000	-	-	Light, Dark	-	-	6
Izanami	90	3500	3000	-	Phys*	Light, Dark	-	-	9
Izanami-no-Okami	90	8500	3500	-	Phys*	Light, Dark	Elec	-	9

• The battle against Izanami-no-Okami happens right after depleting all HP count of Izanami.
• * - Indicates attributes hidden from scan screen, mouse over for more information.

Gallery

Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse

Yomotsu Hirasaka

Door of Light

Persona 4

Entrance

Izanami's location

Trivia

• In Persona 4, the background music of Yomotsu Hirasaka shares its theme with the bad ending staff roll.
• In Persona 4 Golden, the new opening features subtle animations of Yomotsu Hirasaka's doors in the background while the characters are being introduced.
• Unlike Tartarus, Qliphoth World and Maruki's Palace, Yomotsu Hirasaka is unlocked and cleared at the true final day of Persona 4, which usually doesn't consist of any combat. Therefore, if the party defeats the boss encounter of this dungeon, the game jumps straight into the ending sequence.