In Japanese mythology, KuniUmi is a tale of creation by the two gods Izanami and Izanagi, who had the task of forming the first series of islands out of the sea that would become Japan. In KuniUmi, the board game, players take on the role of two gods, and using their tactical prowess, compete against each other to be the first one to get surrounded by the opponent's tokens, thus creating their own civilization.