In the Japanese creation myth is known as Kuniumi, it is said the gods Izanagi and Izanami made the first island, Onogoro, by spearing and stirring the ocean with a pike while this island is said to likely have been an imaginary one.But I think there is a high possibility that it was Oro Island in the Genkai Sea. After investigating the surrounding area, I feel it is no coincidence that the most sacred plant of ancient times, the palm tree(Livistona chinensis), is to be found in the Shinto shrine on Oro Island.

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