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]]> 8492 Megijima https://historyofjapan.co.uk/wiki/megijima/ Tue, 12 May 2020 13:25:22 +0000 https://historyofjapan.co.uk/?post_type=yada_wiki&p=8488 Megijima Megijima (女木島) is a small island within the Seto Inland Sea, north of the city of Takamatsu on Shikoku Island. Its small size only reaches 2.7km squared. The island is made famous due to its associations with the folktale of Momotaro where this island is known as Onigashima, an island full of Oni terrorizing […]

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Megijima

Megijima (女木島) is a small island within the Seto Inland Sea, north of the city of Takamatsu on Shikoku Island. Its small size only reaches 2.7km squared.

The island is made famous due to its associations with the folktale of Momotaro where this island is known as Onigashima, an island full of Oni terrorizing Japan.12

Footnotes

1. Kodansha. (1993) ”Japan: An Illustrated Encyclopedia”. Tokyo: Kodansha Ltd.
2. Louis Frederic, translated by Kathe Roth (2002) “Japan Encyclopedia”. London: Harvard University Press.

Yasumi Roan

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]]> 8488 Saki Country https://historyofjapan.co.uk/wiki/okigashima/ Mon, 17 Feb 2020 03:29:59 +0000 https://historyofjapan.co.uk/?post_type=yada_wiki&p=7980 Saki Country This is a redirect page for the Saki Country. We are a wiki as well as a Blog and podcast site which is constantly and steadily growing. Bringing to you all aspects of Japanese history. It is going to be a project which will expand continuously over the coming years. And we hope […]

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]]> 7980 Izu Ōshima https://historyofjapan.co.uk/wiki/izu-oshima/ Sun, 15 Dec 2019 06:03:25 +0000 https://historyofjapan.co.uk/?post_type=yada_wiki&p=7287 Co-ordinates: 34°44′19″N, 139°23′58″E Region: Kantō Region Izu Ōshima Izu Ōshima (伊豆大島) is a small island off the coast of Japan. History The man known as En no Ozunu was exilled here for three years after founding the religion of Shugendo. The Emperor at the time (Monmu) saw the new religion as a threat to his […]

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Izu Ōshima.
  • Co-ordinates: 34°44′19″N, 139°23′58″E
  • Region: Kantō Region

Izu Ōshima

Izu Ōshima (伊豆大島) is a small island off the coast of Japan.

History

The man known as En no Ozunu was exilled here for three years after founding the religion of Shugendo. The Emperor at the time (Monmu) saw the new religion as a threat to his power and so had him exiled here.1

Footnotes

1. Yoda, H & Alt, M. (2012) “Ninja Attack: True Tales of Assassins, Samurai and Outlaws” Tokyo: Tuttle Publishing.

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]]> 7287 Himejima (Kyushu) https://historyofjapan.co.uk/wiki/himejima-kyushu/ Thu, 14 Jun 2018 05:27:30 +0000 http://historyofjapan.co.uk/?post_type=yada_wiki&p=1461 See also: Himejima (disambiguous) Himejima Himejima is an island off the coast of Kyushu and may be the island referred to in the kojiki as the fourth of six islands made after the Great Land of Eightfold Isles inhabited by the kami Amehitotsune.1 Footnotes 1. Yasumaro. O, translated by Gustav Heldt. (2014) “Kojiki. An Account […]

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    • Himejima

    Himejima is an island off the coast of Kyushu and may be the island referred to in the kojiki as the fourth of six islands made after the Great Land of Eightfold Isles inhabited by the kami Amehitotsune.1

    Footnotes

    1. Yasumaro. O, translated by Gustav Heldt. (2014) “Kojiki. An Account of Ancient Matters”. New York: Columbia University Press.

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    ]]>     1461     Himejima (Naniwa) https://historyofjapan.co.uk/wiki/himejima-naniwa/ Thu, 14 Jun 2018 05:23:12 +0000 http://historyofjapan.co.uk/?post_type=yada_wiki&p=1459 See also: Himejima (disambiguous) Himejima Himejima is an island off the coast from the ancient port of Naniwa and may be the island referred to in the kojiki as the fourth of six islands made after the Great Land of Eightfold Isles inhabited by the kami Amehitotsune. The island was reportedly visited by Emperor Nintoku […]

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    • Himejima

    Himejima is an island off the coast from the ancient port of Naniwa and may be the island referred to in the kojiki as the fourth of six islands made after the Great Land of Eightfold Isles inhabited by the kami Amehitotsune. The island was reportedly visited by Emperor Nintoku during his reign.1

    Footnotes

    1. Yasumaro. O, translated by Gustav Heldt. (2014) “Kojiki. An Account of Ancient Matters”. New York: Columbia University Press.

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    ]]>     1459     Koshi https://historyofjapan.co.uk/wiki/koshi/ Sun, 03 Jun 2018 10:28:50 +0000 http://historyofjapan.co.uk/?post_type=yada_wiki&p=859 Koshi Koshi is mentioned in the Nihongi as the fifth of the Great Land of Eightfold Isles to have been created by Izanami and Izanagi. This place, however, is not an island, but an amalgamation of the old Echigo, Echizen and Etchū Provinces of Japan.1 Footnotes 1. Aston. W.G. (1896) “Nihongi Volume 1: Chronicles of […]

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    Koshi is mentioned in the Nihongi as the fifth of the Great Land of Eightfold Isles to have been created by Izanami and Izanagi. This place, however, is not an island, but an amalgamation of the old Echigo, Echizen and Etchū Provinces of Japan.1

    Footnotes

    1. Aston. W.G. (1896) “Nihongi Volume 1: Chronicles of Japan from the Earliest Times to AD697”. Tuttle Publishing.

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    ]]>     859     Sado Island https://historyofjapan.co.uk/wiki/sado-island/ Sun, 03 Jun 2018 09:07:10 +0000 http://historyofjapan.co.uk/?post_type=yada_wiki&p=797 Co-ordinates: 38°1′N 138°22′E Region: Chūbu Region Prefecture: Niigata Prefecture Sado Island Sado Island (佐渡ヶ島, Marsh Paddy Isle) was, according to the Kojiki, the seventh island born after the Great Land of Eightfold Isles.1 The Nihongi also has this island as one of original Eightfold Isles. Though differs in saying it was the fourth to be […]

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    Tub boat ride, Sado Island.

    Sado Island

    Sado Island (佐渡ヶ島, Marsh Paddy Isle) was, according to the Kojiki, the seventh island born after the Great Land of Eightfold Isles.1

    The Nihongi also has this island as one of original Eightfold Isles. Though differs in saying it was the fourth to be born.2

    Yōkai Connections

    The island has connections to the creature known as the Umibozū. However, the islanders use the alternative name of Tate-Eboshi. They say the creature is 65 foot tall and will try to drown boats.3

    Footnotes

    1. Yasumaro. O, translated by Gustav Heldt. (2014) “Kojiki. An Account of Ancient Matters”. New York: Columbia University Press.
    2. Aston. W.G. (1896) “Nihongi Volume 1: Chronicles of Japan from the Earliest Times to AD697”. Tuttle Publishing.
    3. Yoda, H & Alt, M. (2008) “Yokai Attack: The Japanese Monster Survival Guide” Tokyo: Kodansha International Ltd.

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    ]]>     797     Okigashima https://historyofjapan.co.uk/wiki/okigashima/ Sun, 03 Jun 2018 08:47:27 +0000 http://historyofjapan.co.uk/?post_type=yada_wiki&p=792 Co-ordinates: 36°10′16.1″N 133°8′40.8″E Region: Chūgoku Region Prefecture: Shimane Prefecture Okigashima Okigashima (隠岐の島, Isles in the Offing/Oki Islands) is a small archipelago off the coast of Honshu.1 According to the kojiki this island is the third of the Great Land of Eightfold Isles to have been born by Izanami and Izanagi, inhabited by the kami Amenooshikorowake. […]

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    Okigashima.

    Okigashima

    Okigashima (隠岐の島, Isles in the Offing/Oki Islands) is a small archipelago off the coast of Honshu.1

    According to the kojiki this island is the third of the Great Land of Eightfold Isles to have been born by Izanami and Izanagi, inhabited by the kami Amenooshikorowake.

    The main text of the nihongi says it was the fourth island to be born at the same time as Sado Island.2

    Land Pulling Myth

    In the ‘Land Pulling Myth’ mentioned in the Izumo Fudoki an area called ‘Saki Country of the Northern Gate‘ (兆門佐伎之国) is mentioned and some believe it may refer to Naka Island (中ノ島) in this island chain.3

    Yayoi Period

    Evidence from the late Yayoi Period shows of an Izumo Alliance which branched east from Izumo Province to the Hokuriku Region and north to encompass the Oki Islands.3

    Muromachi Period

    Amago Tsunehisa conquered Oki Island and Izumo Province in 1486 during the Ōnin War.4

    Footnotes

    1. Yasumaro. O, translated by Gustav Heldt. (2014) “Kojiki. An Account of Ancient Matters”. New York: Columbia University Press.
    2. Aston. W.G. (1896) “Nihongi Volume 1: Chronicles of Japan from the Earliest Times to AD697”. Tuttle Publishing.
    3. Carlqvist, A. (2010) “The Land Pulling Myth and Some Aspects of Historical Reality”. Japanese Journal of Religious Studies, Vol. 37, No.2, pp.185-222.
    4. Louis Frederic, translated by Kathe Roth (2002) “Japan Encyclopedia”. London: Harvard University Press.

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    ]]>     792     Chikanoshima https://historyofjapan.co.uk/wiki/chikanoshima/ Sun, 27 May 2018 05:46:56 +0000 http://chrysanthemumthrone.com/?post_type=yada_wiki&p=680 Co-ordinates: Region: Kyushu Chikanoshima Chikanoshima (知訶島 – Near Isles) was, according to the Kojiki, the fifth island born after the Great Land of Eightfold Isles, inhabited by the kami Amenooshio. The island forms part of the Gotō Peninsula, west of Nagasaki. It is often the first island seen by foreigners and acted as a stop […]

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  • Region: Kyushu

    • Chikanoshima

    Chikanoshima (知訶島 – Near Isles) was, according to the Kojiki, the fifth island born after the Great Land of Eightfold Isles, inhabited by the kami Amenooshio. The island forms part of the Gotō Peninsula, west of Nagasaki. It is often the first island seen by foreigners and acted as a stop off point on the route to China.

    According to the Fudoki the island received its name from Emperor Keikō after its proximity to the Land of Firelight.1

    The Nihongi does not give a name to this island, simply stating:

    Izanami and Izanami then produced the sea, the rivers, and then the mountains, after the Eightfold Isles.2

    Footnotes

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

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