Understanding Yamataikoku from place names
Yamataikoku is in the northern part of Setsu
As a hobby, I was in a community orchestra. We used the Hirakata Civic Hall as a practice space. As the number of members increased, I, who was the orchestra's leader at the time, was looking for a new practice space. Luckily, we were able to borrow a music room at an elementary school in Hirakata. That school was Ikaga Elementary School. I thought the name was strange, so I looked it up in the library, and found out that it was the home of Ikagashikome, the mother of Emperor Sujin. After reading various ancient history books and doing research, various things became clear.
I was born in Mishima-cho, Mishima-gun. I went to Miyake Elementary School in Mishima-cho, Mishima-gun.
When I was in elementary school, I was given a bicycle and would excitedly ride around the neighborhood.
After driving for a while, we arrived at a place called Nara. Of course, this is not Nara in Nara Prefecture. It is Nara in Ibaraki City, Osaka Prefecture.
There were some slightly unusual place names such as Tamagushi, Isuzu, Sawaragi, and Tenno. The "tree" in Ibaraki refers to a castle, and it means a sturdy castle built from thorns.
Recently, a local Osaka TV station was curious about the place name Nara in Ibaraki City and asked the shrine's chief priest about its origin. The chief priest replied, "Long ago, someone went to pray at a shrine in Nara, and was given great blessings, so we named it Nara after them."
" I couldn't help but laugh at the answer, because it sounds like something an average person would say in a hurry.
This was before the large ruins known as Higashi Nara Ruins were discovered.
https://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/bunkazaihogo/maibun/higasinara_h25_.html
I didn't know this at the time, but Princess Isuzu was the empress of Emperor Jimmu, and Princess Tamagushi was her mother. The Mizoguil in Mishima is also said to be the Yatakarazu, which is said to have guided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern exodus.
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