In the ancient times, when people first began to live on Miyako-jima Island, the moon and the sun sent a human named Akariyazagama to earth on the first night of setsusai (festival marking a seasonal change), carrying a bucket of shijimizu (water that brings youth) and a bucket of shinimizu (water that brings death) on a lever.
太古の昔、宮古島にはじめて人間が住むようになった時のこと、月と太陽が人間に長命を与えようとして、節祭の新夜にアカリヤザガマという人間を使いにやり、変若水（シジミズ）と死水（シニミズ）を入れた桶を天秤に担いで下界に行かせた。