Hitakami (日高見国 (ひたかみのくに, Hitakami No Kuni)) is a country name found in ancient Japanese texts. There are different theories as to which country the word "Hitakami" may have represented. According to Ōharaenokotoba (大祓詞), the word "Hitakami" represented the country of Yamato because the full name of Yamato is "Ōyamato Hitakami No Kuni" (大倭日高見国). However, in works such as the Nihon Shoki (日本書紀) the word "Hitakami" was used to represent the northeastern regions of what is now Japan.[1][2][3]
The name of the old Japanese province Hidaka Province (日高国), which corresponds to modern-day Hidaka Subprefecture in Hokkaido, is derived from the name "Hitakami".[4]
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[edit]- ^ "日高見国". Kotobank. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ^ 国史大辞典編集委員会 (1990). 国史大辞典 11. 吉川弘文館. p. 919. ISBN 4-642-00511-0.
- ^ Japan Society (London, England). (1897). Transactions and Proceedings of the Japan Society, London. The Society. p. 46.
- ^ 上田正昭 (1978). 喜田貞吉: 歴史学と民俗学. 講談社. p. 246.
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