But some consider that Ninigi might have descended to 'Hyuga in Tsukushi Province,' not 'Hyuga Province' established at a later time, partly because both the Kojiki and Nihonshoki mention the location of his descent as 'Tsukushi' (spelled as '竺紫' or '筑紫' in the Kojiki and '筑紫' in Nihonshoki), and partly because the region included in Hyuga Province in the seventh century had previously been part of Kumaso Province.
一方、行政上、日向国が設置されたのは7世紀であり、それ以前の時代には日向国地域は熊曽国に含まれていたとして、古事記の「竺紫」＝「筑紫」、日本書紀の「筑紫」から、降臨地は「筑紫国の日向」であって後世の「日向国」ではないと解釈する異説がある。