Kagome leads a fairly normal life, in spite of her weird family. Her grandfather always talks about the history of their ancient house endlessly. Their family house is actually a one thousand year-old Japanese temple. In the temple grounds, there is an old well. Legend has it that the old well keeps a vicious ancient monster at bay.

Kagome never believed those legends?.until one day when the well opens up and sucked Kagome inside ? transporting her to an ancient time of enchanted forests and giant demons. Upon entering this fantasy world, Kagome is attacked by a demon hunting the Shikon no Tama, she unwittingly releases Inu-Yasha from his imprisonment.