"Himiko" was the name of the queen of "Yamatai-koku." I must explain "Yamatai-koku," first.
According to an old Chinese history text, "The Wei Chronicle"(gishi-wajinn-denn), there was a
country called "Yamatai-koku" in Japan in the end of 2nd century. "Himiko" was the name of the queen of that country. Historians have long debated about whether the ancient country was on Kyusyu or in the Kinki area, but they have yet to reach an agreement. Many people think that she may have been related to "Amaterasu", the Goddess of the Sun, an imperial ancestor, because "Hinomiko" which means "Imperial child of the sun" sounds like "Himiko".
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