China in the Reed Plains - China in the Reed Plains
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An ancient name for Japan. It is also called Toyo Ashihara Chugoku (Toyo Ashihara Nakatsukuni) or Ashihara (Ashihara Province) for short. The source of this name is the Kamiyomaki chapter of the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki, and it comes from the fact that the heavenly gods called the land of reeds from Takamagahara in the heavens. Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia About Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Information |
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日本の古称。美称して豊葦原中国，略して葦原国，葦原ともいう。『古事記』『日本書紀』の神代巻がその典拠で，天つ神が天上の高天原 (たかまがはら) より，あし (葦) の群生する地上の世界をさして，こう名づけたことに由来する。
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