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Their position as a religious authority is sometimes seen as in contrast to the Yamato as an "other Japan". Their religious authority was somewhat unusual among Kuni no Miyatsuko due to being in a religiously significant location.<ref>https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/document?repid=rep1&type=pdf&doi=f4c1688482fde5c4fbd16a8192d81decc6e97f93</ref>

 

The descendants of {{Nihongo|[[Amenohohi-no-mikoto]]|天穂日命}}, the second son of {{Nihongo|[[Amaterasu|Amaterasu-ōmikami]]|天照大御神}}, the sun goddess whose first son is the ancestor of the imperial family, have been, in the name of {{Nihongo|Izumo Kokuso|出雲国造}} or governor of Izumo, taking over rituals because when Izumo-taisha was founded Amenohohi-no-mikoto rendered service to Okuninushi-no-kami. The family's conflict around 1340 made them separated into two lineages, {{Nihongo|Senge|千家}} and {{Nihongo|Kitajima|北島}}.