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Episode 1: All The Way Back to Koshi
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In our first episode, we dig up the origins of the Back: the land of Koshi, which includes modern-day Niigata, Fukui and Toyama prefectures. We find references in the the Kojiki (712 AD) the Nihon Shoki (720 AD) and the Izumo no Kuni Fudoki (733 AD). Also, big unpronounceable names abound:
Izanakino-no-mikoto - primordial male deity associated with Japan's creation story
Izanamino-no-mikoto - primordial female deity associated with Japan's creation story
Ōkuninushi (Yachihoko-no-Kami) - the god of agriculture and champion of t Yamata no Orochi
Princess Nunakawahime - goddess of jade from Koshi, modern-day Niigata prefecture
Yatsukamizu Omizunu (Omizunu) - relative of Susano-o, latter ruler of Izumo
REFERENCES:
Princess Nunakawahime: https://rekishi--shizitsu-jp.translate.goog/nunakawahime/?_x_tr_sl=ja&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc
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