The Chinese wrote about her. The Japanese almost didn’t.
Himiko appears extensively in the Wei Zhi (魏志), described as a powerful shaman queen of Yamatai. Yet in Japan’s own earliest chronicles, she’s a footnote at best.
The gap between how China recorded her and how Japan remembered her says a lot about who controlled the narrative.
Just uploaded a deep dive into Himiko’s story and what the Yamato court may have wanted forgotten.
Curious if anyone here has visited sites connected to Himiko — Hashihaka Kofun, Makimuku, etc.
by Traditional-Cod6613