was a legendary prince of Silla

Silla

Silla was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, and one of the longest sustained dynasties in...

 who settled in Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

 during the era of Emperor Suinin

Emperor Suinin

; also known as Ikumeiribikoisachi no Mikoto; was the 11th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.No firm dates can be assigned to this emperor's life or reign, but he is conventionally considered to have reigned from 29 BC–AD 70....

, around the 3rd or 4th century and he lived in Tajima Province

Tajima Province

was an old province of Japan in the area that is today northern Hyōgo Prefecture. It was sometimes called . Tajima bordered on Harima, Inaba, Tamba, and Tango provinces....

. And his descendant is Tajima Clan. Amenohiboko is the ancestral god of Tajima Province

Tajima Province

was an old province of Japan in the area that is today northern Hyōgo Prefecture. It was sometimes called . Tajima bordered on Harima, Inaba, Tamba, and Tango provinces....

 and is supposedly enshrined in the Shinto Shrine (Izushi jinja

Izushi jinja

is a Shinto shrine located in the west of Toyooka in Hyōgo Prefecture in Japan.-History:Historical records present conflicting narratives about the foundation of the shrine in the 1st century BC. It was mentioned in the Kojiki and the Nihonshoki....

) at Toyooka

Toyooka, Hyogo

is a city located in the northern part of Hyōgo, Japan.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 90,443 and a density of 125 persons per km²...

 in Hyōgo Prefecture

Hyogo Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region on Honshū island. The capital is Kobe.The prefecture's name was previously alternately spelled as Hiogo.- History :...

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Seven or eight treasures brought by Amenohiboko are thought to be housed in Izushi Shrine in Hyōgo Prefecture

Hyogo Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region on Honshū island. The capital is Kobe.The prefecture's name was previously alternately spelled as Hiogo.- History :...

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According to the Nihon Shoki, "Suebito (potters) live in the village of Kagami, who are obedient to Amenohiboko" and it is believed that much of ancient Japanese pottery

Japanese pottery

Japanese pottery and porcelain , one of the country's oldest art forms, dates back to the Neolithic period...

-making found in Shigaraki originated then. Amenohiboko is attributed, in legend, to founding areas of the city of Toyooka.