Amenohohi was sent to go see Okuninushi (chief god of Izumo in southern Honshu Island, Japan, and the central character in the important cycle of myths set in that region) in Izumo Province to pacify Ashihara no Nakatsukuni (literally, "Central Land of Reed Plains," which refers to the human world).
葦原中国平定のために出雲国の大国主の元に遣わされた。