Yamato wa kunino mahoroba tatanazuku, aokaki yamagomoreru, yamato shi uruwashi (Great Yamato, of all lands most supreme! Enclosed by ranks of verdant banks on surrounding hills, Great Yamato-unmatched for beauty!) (songs and ballads No.31 of Nihonshoki).
倭は　国のまほろば　たたなづく　青垣　山隠れる　倭しうるはし（『日本書紀』歌謡三一）