Ōyashima (the eight great islands of Japan)
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Ōyashima refers to the mythological group of Japan’s principal islands, traditionally said in Shinto belief to be the first lands formed and central to the nation’s divine origins.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ōyashima | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shinto cosmological concept
ⓘ
group of islands ⓘ mythological place ⓘ |
| alsoRomanizedAs | Oyashima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Japanese creation myth ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRegion | Ashihara no Nakatsukuni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| createdByDeities |
Izanagi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Izanami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creationMyth | Kuniumi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of the Japanese nation ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Kojiki
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nihon Shoki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEpithet | “great eight islands of Japan” ⓘ |
| hasMythicOrderOfFormation |
Awaji Island first
ⓘ
Honshū eighth ⓘ Iki Island fifth ⓘ Kyūshū fourth ⓘ Oki Islands third ⓘ Sado Island seventh ⓘ Shikoku second ⓘ Tsushima sixth ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Awaji Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Honshū NERFINISHED ⓘ Iki Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Kyūshū NERFINISHED ⓘ Oki Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Sado Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Shikoku NERFINISHED ⓘ Tsushima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later Japanese national identity narratives ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | eight great islands ⓘ |
| mentionedInChapter |
Kojiki creation narrative
ⓘ
Nihon Shoki first book NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythicGeographyType | archipelago ⓘ |
| mythicLocation | center of the human world in Shinto cosmology ⓘ |
| mythologicalFunction | foundation of the land of Japan ⓘ |
| mythologicalStatus | first lands formed in the world ⓘ |
| numberOfConstituentIslands | 8 ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Kuni-umi myths
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yamato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| roleInMythology | central to the divine origins of Japan ⓘ |
| timeOfFirstAttestation | early 8th century ⓘ |
| traditionalInterpretation | principal islands of Japan ⓘ |
| viewedAs | sacred land ⓘ |
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