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*''Ihibo Woka''

*''Ihibo Woka''

**The ''Ihibo'', which means ''grain of rice'', comes from the grain that fell when &Ocirc;kuninushi ate rice ceremoniously on top of a mountain to secure the territory from the intruding Ame no Hiboko. The ''woka'' seems to be derived either from the ''[[Wokera]]'' plant that grows around the area where Ame no Hiboko hit the earth with his stick, causing the formation of two rivers, or with ''woka'', a synonym for other words meaning "hill". The latter seems overwhelmingly the case.<ref>Michiko Aoki, ''Records of Wind and Earth'', page 201, 211n</ref>.

**The ''Ihibo'', which means ''grain of rice'', comes from the grain that fell when &Ocirc;kuninushi ate rice ceremoniously on top of a mountain to secure the territory from the intruding Ame no Hiboko. The ''woka'' means "hill"<ref>Michiko Aoki, ''Records of Wind and Earth'', page 201, 211n</ref>.

*''Hamlet of Kahato''

*''Hamlet of Kahato''

**The recorded origin of the Hamlet of Kahato is strikingly simple. Ame no Hiboko is supposed to have commented on the noise level of a nearby river, which in ancient Japanese corresponded to ''Kahato''.<ref>ibid. pg. 210</ref>

**The recorded origin of the Hamlet of Kahato is strikingly simple. Ame no Hiboko is supposed to have commented on the noise level of a nearby river, which in ancient Japanese corresponded to ''Kahato''.<ref>ibid. pg. 210</ref>