Kotohogushi-hen (言祝し編, Congratulating Chapter) is the original chapter that appeared in Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna: Dai Yon Kan "Kizuna". This chapter explores Hanyū's past as Hainiryūn Yeasomūru Jeda and the origin of Onigafuchi Swamp and Hinamizawa.