葦原中国あしはらのなかつくに

noun

Japan (archaic, mythological)

Archaic name for Japan used in Japanese mythology, especially in the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki. Refers to the land of the living, as opposed to the heavenly realm or the underworld. Not used in modern Japanese except in historical or mythological contexts.

• 古こ事じ記きでは、葦あし原はら中国のなかつくには天あまつ神かみが治おさめるべき地ちとされた。

  In the Kojiki, Ashihara no Nakatsukuni was considered the land to be ruled by the heavenly gods.