咫尺[shiseki] very short distance 八咫の鏡[yatakagami] Yata no Kagami (the eight-span mirror; one of the Imperial regalia) 八咫[yaata] eight ata (approx. 144 cm)
八咫烏[yatagarasu] Yatagarasu (mythical raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition) 八咫の烏[yatanokarasu] Yatagarasu (mythical raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition)