Ashihara-no-Nakatsukuni

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Ashihara-no-Nakatsukuni is the terrestrial realm of humans in Japanese mythology, situated between the heavenly and underworld domains.

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Ashihara-no-Nakatsukuni canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mythological realm
terrestrial world
appearsIn Kojiki NERFINISHED
Nihon Shoki NERFINISHED
associatedWith Amaterasu NERFINISHED
Ninigi-no-Mikoto NERFINISHED
Susanoo NERFINISHED
Takamagahara NERFINISHED
Yomi NERFINISHED
Ōkuninushi NERFINISHED
category Japanese mythology
mythological places
contrastedWith Takamagahara NERFINISHED
Yomi NERFINISHED
cosmicOrder one of three main realms in Shinto cosmology
cosmologicalLevel middle world
cosmologicalRole realm where human history unfolds
cosmologicalStatus intermediate realm
country Japan (mythological context) NERFINISHED
culture Japanese
describedAs middle land of reed plains
terrestrial realm of humans
etymology “ashihara” meaning reed plain
“kuni” meaning land or country
“nakatsu” meaning middle
governedBy Ōkuninushi NERFINISHED
hasDomainAbove Takamagahara NERFINISHED
hasDomainBelow Yomi NERFINISHED
hasNarrativeTheme civilization and rulership of the land
divine legitimization of human rule
inhabitants humans
languageOfDescription Classical Japanese
linkedTo descent of Ninigi (Tenson kōrin) NERFINISHED
locatedBetween Takamagahara NERFINISHED
Yomi NERFINISHED
mappedOnto archipelago of Japan (mythic interpretation)
mythologicalFunction stage for interactions between kami and humans
partOfTradition Japanese creation myths
imperial descent myths
positionInCosmos between Takamagahara and Yomi
realmType mortal world
relatedConcept Earth in Shinto cosmology
religion Shinto
subjectOf Kuni-yuzuri (transfer of the land) NERFINISHED

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High Celestial Plain contrastedWith Ashihara-no-Nakatsukuni
Takamagahara contrastedWith Ashihara-no-Nakatsukuni