Kojiki

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Kojiki is Japan’s oldest extant chronicle, compiling Shinto myths, legends, and early historical traditions about the origins of the Japanese islands and deities.

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Kojiki canonical 49
Ama-no-Iwato myth 1
Nihon Shoki 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese chronicle
historical text
mythological text
primary source on Shinto mythology
alsoKnownAs Record of Ancient Matters
surface form: Records of Ancient Matters
basedOnOralTraditionsCollectedBy Hieda no Are
centralTheme divine origin of the Japanese imperial house
compiledInPeriod Nara period
compiler Ō no Yasumaro
contains Shinto myths
genealogies of emperors
legends
origin stories of Japanese islands
origin stories of kami
countryOfOrigin Japan
dateOfCompletion 712
describesDeity Amaterasu
Izanagi
Izanami
Susanoo
Tsukuyomi
describesEvent creation of the Japanese archipelago
Ninigi-no-Mikoto
surface form: descent of Ninigi-no-Mikoto

founding of the imperial line by Emperor Jimmu
earliestExtantChronicleOf Japan
genre mytho-historical chronicle
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Japanese culture
hasModernTranslationsIn English
multiple languages
hasPart Kamitsumaki
Kamitsumaki
surface form: Nakatsumaki

Shimotsumaki
hasReligiousSignificanceFor Shinto practitioners
influenced Nihon Shoki
isDistinctFrom Nihon Shoki
language Classical Japanese
numberOfVolumes 3
originalTitleLanguage Japanese
patron Empress Genmei
preservedAt Imperial court of Japan (historically)
purpose legitimation of imperial authority
religiousContext Shinto
script Chinese characters
studiedInField Japanese history
Japanese literature
folklore studies
religious studies
titleMeaning Record of Ancient Matters

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Shinto hasMythologicalSource Kojiki
this entity surface form: Nihon Shoki
Emperor Jimmu describedIn Kojiki
Amaterasu describedIn Kojiki
Amaterasu notableMyth Kojiki
this entity surface form: Ama-no-Iwato myth
Susanoo appearsInText Kojiki
Tsukuyomi appearsInText Kojiki
Kigensetsu basedOn Kojiki
Nara period chronicle Kojiki
Yamato polity knownFrom Kojiki
Ugayafukiaezu describedIn Kojiki
Nihon Shoki predecessor Kojiki
Nihon Shoki relatedWork Kojiki
Kitaro notableWork Kojiki
Tamayori-hime appearsIn Kojiki
Ōkuninushi appearsIn Kojiki
Izanagi appearsIn Kojiki
Ō no Yasumaro notableWork Kojiki
Ō no Yasumaro compiled Kojiki
Kotoshironushi appearsIn Kojiki
Shimotsumaki partOf Kojiki
Shimotsumaki partOfWork Kojiki
this entity surface form: ancient Japanese chronicle Kojiki
Izanami appearsIn Kojiki
Hieda no Are notableWork Kojiki
Hieda no Are contributedTo Kojiki
Sacred Mirror mentionedIn Kojiki
Yamato linkedToMythology Kojiki
subject surface form: Yamato people
Takamagahara mentionedIn Kojiki
Suga no Uta recordedIn Kojiki
Kushinadahime sourceText Kojiki
Uke Mochi sourceText Kojiki
sedōka usedIn Kojiki
Empress Jingū appearsIn Kojiki
Kamitsumaki partOf Kojiki