Although the descriptions in the "Kojiki" (The Records of Ancient Matters) and the "Nihonshoki" (Chronicles of Japan) show that Amenohohi did not accomplish his mission, thsose in the Izumo kokuso kanyogoto (ritual greetings of Izumo kokuso, the high priest of Izumo Taisha Shrine) suggest a different story.
任務を遂行しなかったというのは古事記や日本書紀による記述だが、出雲国造の神賀詞（かんよごと）では異なる記述になっている。