Onogoro

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In Japanese mythology, Onogoro Island (磤馭慮島 Onogoro-jima?), also known as Onokoro Island, was the first island created by Izanagi and Izanami. They lowered a jewelled spear into the ocean, and when they raised it, drops fell from the spear, forming the island. They built a palace on top with a great column in the middle. The couple walked around this pillar in opposite directions, and when they encountered each other, they were wed.

This is the place where they conceived Hiruko.

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