Gate to the afterlife

Nobody believed Sayori Kiyami’s story because she was only eleven. The Japanese afterlife is in Japan, a level of reality that we don’t see. Izanami went into the afterlife after she created the islands of Japan. They say there’s a cavern that’s the entrance to the afterlife, but it’s blocked by a large boulder, which is a good thing because nobody wants dead people roaming freely around our homes. Anyway, Sayori lived in Omoricho and was walking near the Kigami Shrine when she tripped and fell. Then, she said, a hole opened up. Looking into it, she said it was dark, but she saw Izanagi climbing up. His hair was on fire and he was angry. Sayori didn’t remember anything after that. The monk who found Sayori, Yoshio, said she was out like a baby. Asked why the people hadn’t reported seeing dead people around the shrine, Yoshio said, “Our chanting keeps them in their place but anyone can fall into a hole.”