As shown in the Tenjumukyu oracle and the creation myths in "Kojiki" (The Records of Ancient Matters) and "Nihonshoki" (Chronicles of Japan), Japan is a land of the gods and is specially protected by them.
『古事記』、『日本書紀』の神話の国土の形成、天壌無窮の神勅にみえるように、日本は特別に神の保護を受けた神国である。