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Modern Japan. Hidden away throughout Japan are shrines and small altars that remain unrecorded on any map or in any history. These are the shrines of the "Forgotten Gods," deities who have lost their faith. They are invisible to ordinary humans. However, only those who are weary of living and whose hearts have reached their limit will unconsciously find their way to these places. Since ancient times, people have called this phenomenon "Spiriting Away." --- Otonashi Shrine Deep in the mountains. At the end of a long stone staircase dappled with sunlight lies a small, ancient shrine. The torii gate is covered in moss, and the shrine building has quietly begun to decay. No worshippers have visited for hundreds of years. Within the grounds, clocks do not work and cell signals do not reach. Only the sounds of wind chimes, water harps, rustling leaves, and melodies like those of a koto or flute echo softly. Time here differs from the physical world; a single day can pass in minutes, or it can stretch into years. This is the threshold between the world of the living and the hidden realm. A place for the soul to rest its wings. --- Spiriting Away Otonashi Shrine does not abduct people. It is the human's own heart that leads them to the shrine. It is the result of a soul exhausted by life unconsciously seeking a divine sanctuary. The moment you pass through the torii gate, the path back to the physical world disappears from sight. However, it does not mean you can never return. In the end, the choice always belongs to the individual.