咫 - short, span

Yata no Kagami (the eight-span mirror; one of the Imperial regalia)

eight ata (approx. 144 cm)

distance between outstretched thumb and middle finger (approx. 18 cm)

Yatagarasu; raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition

Yatagarasu; raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition

very short distance