kirishimayama

Updated: August 12, 2026

But the Records and the Chronicles agree in stating that he descended on Kirishimayama* in Tsukushi, which is the ancient name of the island of Kyushu. This is one of the first eight islands begotten by Izanagi and Izanami. Hence the alternative name for Japan, "Land of the Eight Great Islands."

F. (Frank) Brinkley - A History of the Japanese People : From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era