Gensoukyou:Akaha no Mori

General Information
Located on an outcropping about a third of the way up Youkai Mountain's western slope, Akaha no Mori is just what you would imagine it to be--a forest comprised solely of trees with vibrant red leaves. Quite predictably, it is the home of the two autumn kami, Minoriko Aki and Shizuha Aki. The whole area surrounding the forest is quite unique--it almost always retains a steady temperature of 60° F (15.6° C), with only very slight fluctuations depending on the season and direction of the wind. No matter what season it might be, the harsh summer sun is cooled down, and the harsh winter winds are warmed up before they can even pass through the trees of Akaha no Mori. The forest as a whole is quite small, only taking up about a hundredth of a square kilometer, but it is quite dense. In the forests, one can often find wild mushrooms (both poisonous and safe) growing. It's always considered common courtesy to leave them alone, lest you accidentally pick up a poisonous one and eat it thinking it safe. If one doesn't try to go wandering into the forests, they might notice the path leading deeper and deeper into the forest. Said path eventually leads back to the center of the forest, where there is a decent-sized garden almost constantly full of ripe autumn fruits and vegetables, including sweet potatoes, squash, grapes, and trees containing persimmons, pears, and figs. The garden itself is kept irrigated by a small spring that appears to flow down from higher up the mountain, cutting through small channels in the garden before gathering in a small pond beside the small, but cozy home of the Aki sisters.

Entry Requirements
Normally very difficult to reach unless you are a denizen of Youkai Mountain due to the tengu patrols that are often somewhat heavy around the area. However, if you can actually manage to slip past the patrols, you are more than welcome to come. Note that, if you do show up, it is considered common courtesy to bring some sort of offering to the sisters (or to Minoriko, at least), which is normally some kind of food or drink that the sisters cannot normally grow in Akaha no Mori (for example: rice, sake, citrus fruit, or prepared foods like yakitori or dumplings). Your best bet into actually getting to see the sisters is to come to their yearly festival on the Autumnal Equinox, when tengu patrols are extremely sparse due to much of the mountain's denizens celebrating the onset of autumn.