Okuninushi hnded over his own country to Amaterasu
~Kuni yuzuri 国譲り~

　Long long time ago, there were three countries in the world, One is “Amatsu-kuni” 天つ国 or “Takamagahara 高天原, and “Ashiwar Nakatsu kuni 葦原中つ国 and “Neno-kuni” 根の国. Ashiwarano Nakatsu kuni was to become present day Japan. “Ne no-kuni” was the world of death. So, where was Amatsu-kuni ? The word “Ama” means “on the sky” or “heaven” in Japanese. So, it was above the clouds in mythology.
　The deity who ruled “Ashiwara Nakatsu-kuni” was “Okuninushi 大国主.
　One day, Amaterasu and other deities (They live in Amatsu-kuni) thought that they had rule that country. They sent a messenger to Okuninushi.
　The first messenger was “Ameno-bohi” . He became Okuninushi’s retainer and did not come back.
　The second messenger was “Ameno-wakahiko“. He did not came back too because he married with Okuninushi’s daughter.
　The third messenger was “Take-mikazuchi”. He was a strong soldier. He pressed Okuninushi hard to reply. Okuninushi said, “I have two sons. I don’t know whether they would agree even if I agreed. Take-mikazuchi asked the sons. One of them named “Take-minakata” answered as follows; “If you win a battle with me., I will agree.” So they fought and Take-minakata lost. He was frightened of Take-mikazuchi, because he was so strong. Take-minakata ran away to Suwa area (this is in Nagano prefecture) and said “Forgive me please. I will stayed and never go out.”
　Finally, Okuninushi handed over his own country to Amaterasu and he retired. This is the mythology of ceding of land.

For Reference
Suwa taisha https://suwataisha.or.jp/en/
Izumo taisha https://izumooyashiro.or.jp/en/