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The Oki Islands in the Sea of Japan are also part of Shimane Prefecture, which also claims to have jurisdiction over the South Korea-controlled island of Liancourt Rocks ( Takeshima ).
Oki province consisted of the Oki Islands in the Sea of Japan, located off the coast of the provinces of Izumo and Hōki.
Dōgo ( 島後 ) is the largest of the Oki Islands in the Sea of Japan, north of the Shimane peninsula ( Shimane prefecture ).
The Emperor Go-Toba, defeated in the Jōkyū War in 1221, was exiled to the Oki Islands, and lived in Ama for 19 years until his death in 1198.
Also, the Oki Islands, including Chiburi Island, are mentioned in Japan's two most ancient texts, Kojiki and Nihon Shoki.
Since Chiburi Island is the closest to the mainland of the Oki Islands, ships coming to and departing from Oki would stop on Chiburi Island and ask the god for a safe voyage.
Since Chiburi Island is the closest, it was the easiest to see between the Oki Islands and the mainland.
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