also: おのころじま
Onogoro Island; Onokoro Island
In Japanese mythology, the first island created by Izanagi and Izanami from drops of water falling from the heavenly jeweled spear (天の瓊矛).
See also: 天の瓊矛
Izanagi and Izanami descended onto Onogoro Island.
Archaic poetic name for Japan, derived from the mythological island.
In old waka poetry, Onogoro Island can refer to the land of Japan.
The heavenly jeweled spear from which drops of water formed Onogoro Island.
Most common modern spelling for the mythological island.
Alternate spelling with the reading おのころじま.
Rarely used kanji form.
The name is of mythological origin; the exact derivation is uncertain. The spellings オノゴロ島 and オノコロ島 reflect variant readings of the same legendary island.