Another theory supposes that, if she was important enough to make it into the Chinese history books, then Himiko's name should have been recorded as with equal mention within Japan, and it is only Amaterasu Omikami who held such status in the Japanese history books.
中国の史書に残るほどの人物であれば日本でも特別の存在として記憶に残っているはずであり、日本の史書でこれに匹敵する人物は天照大神（アマテラスオオカミ）しかないとする説。