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Nirai Kanai Legend

Publicly verified

Nirai Kanai Legend is a legend entry anchored in Okinawa Prefecture. IZANORA uses it to connect a recorded story with its source, place, and related entity links.

Description

Nirai Kanai Legend is a legend record associated with Okinawa Prefecture. The Japanese public copy frames it through Ryukyuan and Okinawan tradition materials and treats the place as an entry point into the story. This English version keeps that source-and-place structure, so readers can move from the legend to related beings, kami, or sacred places without implying a single definitive interpretation. It does not add plot details beyond the supplied row.

Deities in this legend

Sources

  • 沖縄伝承資料 ニライカナイ

    Primary source

    沖縄伝承資料 ニライカナイに見えるニライカナイ伝承の代表的な典拠。

  • 琉球民俗資料

    Secondary source

    琉球民俗資料など、ニライカナイ伝承の伝承差や地域的受容を整理する二次資料。

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