大八島: Ōyashima, 'the eight great islands', an old name for Japan

大八島おおやしま

Ōyashima (the Eight Great Islands)

この八やっつの島しまを、大八島おおやしまといい、これが日本にほんの国くにのはじまりだと伝つたえられています。

These eight islands are called the Ōyashima, and it is handed down that this was the beginning of the land of Japan.