About the location of Yamatai, although there are some who seek the location worldwide instead of in Japan, academics are mainly divided between two theories: 'the Kinai region theory' and 'the Kyushu theory.'
邪馬台国の所在地については日本国内どころか世界各地までにもその地を求める論者がいるが、学界の主流は「畿内説」と「九州説」の二説に大きく分かれている。