In Kojiki (The Records of Ancient Matters), Ninigi is referred to as "Ame nigishi kuni nigishi amatsuhiko hiko hononinigi" (spelled as "天邇岐志国邇岐志天津日高日子番能邇邇芸命"), "Ame nigishi" ("天邇岐志"), "kuni nigishi" ("国邇岐志"), or "amatsuhiko" ("天日高日子"), whereas in Nihonshoki (Chronicles of Japan), he is mentioned as "Ame nigishi kuni nigishi amatsuhitaka hiko hono ninigi no mikoto" ("天饒石国鐃石天津日高彦火瓊瓊杵尊"), "Amatsuhidaka hikono hono ninigi no mikoto" ("天津日高彦瓊瓊杵尊"), or "Hono ninigi no mikoto" ("彦火瓊瓊杵" or "火瓊瓊杵").
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