Shore of Misty Lake

The Misty Lake is a sizeable lake located at the base of the Youkai Mountain that serves as Gensokyo's only significant aqueous body, being a culmination of the water that runs off the mountain via one of its rivers. The lake gets its name from the mysterious dense mist that forms around it at roughly noon each day, which is said to severely hamper the visibility of anyone that finds themselves caught up in it.

Because of the lake's nature as a source of water, it attracts a good number of fairies and youkai to its location, particularly during the summer months; it also functions as an attraction point for anglers seeking to reel in some of the lake's large fish youkai, some of which having been reported to measure up to many meters in length. The lake is a permanent place of residence for several of the series' characters, the most notable of which being Cirno, who is fought here as the stage 2 boss in The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil and as Sanae's opponent during the latter's story in Touhou Hisoutensoku; Daiyousei and Wakasagihime are also known to be permanent inhabitants of the lake, while the Scarlet Devil Mansion and its residents are situated on a ridge that overlooks the lake.

In M.U.G.E.N, Shore of Misty Lake has been made by Ouchi and Night; both versions are conversions of the stage that originates from Touhou Hisoutensoku.

Ouchi's version

 * Sprites from Soku, split up into tiles in an attempt to reduce colour loss.
 * Colour loss is still apparent in the lake itself and in the sky, with the sky loss occurring in inconsistent places due to the tiling.
 * No floortension value.