琉球民族
Nirai Kanai is the land of the gods, somewhat analogous to [[Heaven]], and the place from which all life originates. It is worshipped facing eastward, as it is fabled to be somewhere in the [[Pacific Ocean]]. Gods from Nirai Kanai are said to have brought different crops and tools to the Ryukyuan people at different times. The Chinese characters 儀来河内 were historically used for their phonetics, but nowadays the name is rendered in [[katakana]].