Hyūga Province

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Hyūga Province

Hyūga Province (日向国) also known as Himuka Province¹ is an old Province of Japan, located in modern day Miyazaki Prefecture.²

Legendary Period

The mythical river known as the Tachibana River where Izanagi cleansed himself after visiting Yomi is said to have been located here.¹

One of the concubines of Emperor Keikō, by the name of Ōtanehime is said to have come from Kaminaga in this province. The Takaya Palace was also constructed in this province during this Emperors reign during the Kumaso Rebellions.³

Footnotes

1. Yasumaro. O, translated by Gustav Heldt. (2014) “Kojiki. An Account of Ancient Matters”. New York: Columbia University Press.
2. Louis Frederic, translated by Kathe Roth (2002) “Japan Encyclopedia”. London: Harvard University Press.
3. Aston. W.G. (1896) “Nihongi Volume 1: Chronicles of Japan from the Earliest Times to AD697”. Tuttle Publishing.

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