Mikoshi

Mikoshi are facilities found in every major Arasaka HQ in the world. One of them is found right under Arasaka Tower in Night City.

Overview
Mikoshi is a facility that houses the digitized personalities of people in many Arasaka facilities around the world.

Database Entry

 * Mikoshi is one of the most heavily guarded data fortresses in Arasaka and holds the digitalized minds of clients from "Secure Your Soul" program. For security reasons, information about the program is still classified by the corporation and the physical location of Mikoshi is a closely guarded secret together the smattering access points nested in cyberspace. Among netrunners who have breached Arasaka there's widespread belief Mikoshi is a "soul prison" for the digitized victims of Soulkiller. Rumor has it that Arasaka uses the souls of captured netrunners to use them as data collectors, but so far no one has been able to verify this.

Trivia

 * Mikoshi in real life is a sacred religious palanquin in the Shinto faith. It serves as the vehicle to transport a deity in Japan while moving between main shrine and temporary shrine during a festival or when moving to a new shrine. Often, the mikoshi resembles a miniature building, with pillars, walls, a roof, a veranda and a railing.