Takamagahara

A Shinto myth explains that at the time of creation, light, pure elements branched off to become heaven (ame).

Also, when the goddess of the sun, Amaterasu (天照大御神) was born, she was commanded to rule Takamagahara by Izanagi (伊弉諾), the creator deity of creation and life.

[7][12][13] In contrast, in the Fudoki (風土記, ancient reports on provincial culture and oral tradition) written in Nara period (710–794), the word Takamagahara appears only at the beginning of Hitachi-no-Kuni-Fudoki (常陸の国風土記).

[5][6] Similarly, in the main text of Kogo Shui (古語拾遺), a historical record written in the early Heian period (794–1185), Takamagahara is mentioned only in the section of Ninigi-no-Mikoto.

[14][15] In modern times, Takamagahara was described as the "supreme celestial sphere" (至美天球) in Tales of the Spirit World (霊界物語) by Onisaburo Deguchi.

[4] A historian in 20th century, Sokichi Tsuda's view of history, which has become mainstream after the World War II, is based on his idea.

[24][25] The chronicle also states that it is the reason why there are other local areas with similar names such as Miyakojima (都島) and Takajo (高城).

The main evidence is that Emperor Jimmu's infant name, "Sano-no-Mikoto", in the Nihon Shoki refers to the Sano area of the town.

[28] However, there is no detailed explanation about it, and the current description of Emperor Jimmu is largely based on Sangoku Meisho Zue (三国名勝図絵).

[37] Similarly, Sanryu-syo (三流抄), the classical waka poem written in Kamakura period (1185–1333), describes the location of Takamagahara as Mount Katsuragi.

[38] Until the new Hitachi Province theory was proposed by Hakuseki Arai in the Edo period, this area was considered to be the location of Takamagahara.

[44] In Koshitsu (古史通), Hakuseki interpreted Takamagahara in hiragana instead of kanji and compared it to Taga Country in Hitachi Province.

[4][46] The names of places such as "Amagahara (天ヶ原)" and "Takanohara (高野原)" still remain, and they are considered as "Heavenly Territory (天国領域)" according to the Kyushu-Yamatai-Koku theory.

Initially, Chuncheon City at Gangwon-do was considered to be the location of Takamagahara in South Korea because of certain lyrics from Komagaku, a type of traditional Japanese court music.

He believes that the name of Mount Sori from Takamagahara mythology came from the capital city of South Korea, Seoul, and therefore Goryeong County is its correct location.