The Japanese Mythology GuidebookThe Meeting Renewed
They brought forth the lands one after another.
The first child was Hiruko, who was born when the woman spoke to the man before he spoke to her.
Wondering why this happened, they turned to the heavenly deities for guidance.
The deities explained, “It should be the man who speaks first to the woman.”
So, Izanaki called out to Izanami, and together they began their meeting once more.
The islands they brought forth
Magnificent islands were born one after another, and thus the Kuniumi—the birth of the land—was completed.
- Awaji island （淡路島）
- Shi koku （四国）
- Oki archipelago （隠岐諸島）
- Kyū syū（九州）
- Ikino island（壱岐島）
- Tsu island（対馬）
- Sado island（佐渡島）
- Honsyū （本州）
- Kojima peninsula（児島半島）
- Syōdo island（小豆島）
- Ō island（屋久島）
- Hime island（姫島）
- Gotō island chain（五島列島）
- Danjo archipelago（男女群島）
Note: The names shown on this map are the modern Japanese place names, not the original names from Kojiki (Ancient text).