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| − | '''Ishimura''' - A village in Japan, where a clan of [[gargoyles]] lives peacefully alongside humans. | + | [[Image:Ishimura1.jpg|thumb|360px|The Temple Of Ishimura.]] |
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| | + | '''Ishimura''' is a town in [[Japan]], where a [[clan]] of [[gargoyle]]s lives peacefully alongside [[human]]s. |
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| − | The gargoyles of Japan retired here after peace came to the islands (presumably at the end of the Japanese feudal period in the mid-19th century), and live with the human villagers, helping to protect their village from criminals. The humans are on good terms with the gargoyles, and keep them secret from the outside world so that they can go unmolested.
| + | Ishimura is probably a very ancient village. When peace came to Japan following the feudal period, the [[tengu]] ancestors of the [[Ishimura Clan]] settled in Ishimura to teach [[Bushido]]. The clan resides in a large temple near the village where most of the townspeople live. While the village still experiences threats both inside and [[Japanese Thieves|outside]] its walls, peace is more or less a constant and the Ishimura Clan remains (as [[Kai]] claims), "the best kept secret in Japan." |
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| − | The gargoyles of Ishimura live in an old temple in the village, perching on its roof in the daytime. They face inwards in their stone sleep, as a gesture of trust towards the humans whom they live with. From time to time, they teach the local humans [[bushido]], the code of honor that they themselves practice.
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| − | One such pupil was [[Taro]], but he was a poor student. When he grew up and became a wealthy businessman, he decided to exploit the gargoyles for his own benefit; duping [[Yama]], a dissatisfied member of the clan, into helping him, he abducted the entire clan (alongside [[Goliath]], [[Angela]], and [[Bronx]], who were visiting Ishimura with [[Maza, Elisa|Elisa]] on the [[Avalon World Tour]]) and took them away to a nearby theme park that he had just built to be put on display there. Fortunately, Elisa and [[Hiroshi]], the police constable at Ishimura, rescued the clan. Afterwards, the humans of Ishimura decided to strengthen their covenant with the gargoyles all the more, and to take regular bushido lessons from them.
| + | [[Taro]] bought a large piece of land east of Ishimura and there built his [[Gargoyle Theme Park]]. ''("[[Bushido (episode)|Bushido]]")'' |
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| − | '''By [[2198]], many gargoyles will go to Ishimura to learn bushido - among them [[Samson]], [[Delilah (2198)|Delilah]], and [[Zafiro (2198)|Zafiro]].'''
| + | In late [[Timeline#1996|1996]], [[Vinnie Grigori]] arrived in [[Tokyo]] and attempted to find his way to Ishimura. ''("[[The Lost]]")'' |
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| − | More information on the gargoyles of Ishimura can be found in the "Gargoyles" entry, under the section on Japanese gargoyles.
| + | Ishimura "石村" means "stone village." |
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| − | The nature of the gargoyles of Ishimura is of particular interest, in light of the fact that, in Japanese legends, there is said to be a race of winged beings named tengu. Tengu are winged humanoids who sometimes teach humans bushido; this evokes the gargoyles of Ishimura enough to suggest that the legend originated with them. (Admittedly, the tengu also are described at times as being dangerous tricksters, but this could be nothing more than distortion of the tales, assisted by anti-gargoyle attitudes).}
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Ishimura is a town in Japan, where a clan of gargoyles lives peacefully alongside humans.
History
Ishimura is probably a very ancient village. When peace came to Japan following the feudal period, the tengu ancestors of the Ishimura Clan settled in Ishimura to teach Bushido. The clan resides in a large temple near the village where most of the townspeople live. While the village still experiences threats both inside and outside its walls, peace is more or less a constant and the Ishimura Clan remains (as Kai claims), "the best kept secret in Japan."
Taro bought a large piece of land east of Ishimura and there built his Gargoyle Theme Park. ("Bushido")
In late 1996, Vinnie Grigori arrived in Tokyo and attempted to find his way to Ishimura. ("The Lost")
Ishimura "石村" means "stone village."
