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Kojiki (Record of Ancient Matters)古事記
The oldest surviving book in Japan. Three volumes, beginning with the opening of heaven and earth, passing through the age of the gods, and closing with Empress Suiko. One hundred and five songs are written in man'yōgana, so a whole text survives in which the Chinese characters carry sound alone and not meaning. It sets down the same events differently from the Nihon Shoki at many points, and is well worth reading beside it.
Fifty-five entries fully translated (335 paragraphs, 53,511 graphs, 589 notes, 105 songs). Zero differences against the source text.
Middle and Lower Books
- Empress Suiko推古天皇 · 1 passages · 39 Chinese characters
- Emperor Sushun崇峻天皇 · 1 passages · 30 Chinese characters
- Emperor Yōmei用明天皇 · 1 passages · 141 Chinese characters
- Emperor Bidatsu敏達天皇 · 1 passages · 339 Chinese characters
- Emperor Kinmei欽明天皇 · 1 passages · 365 Chinese characters
- Emperor Senka宣化天皇 · 1 passages · 110 Chinese characters
- Emperor Ankan安閑天皇 · 1 passages · 41 Chinese characters
- Emperor Keitai繼體天皇 · 1 passages · 443 Chinese characters
- Emperor Buretsu武烈天皇 · 1 passages · 106 Chinese characters
- Emperor Ninken仁賢天皇 · 1 passages · 134 Chinese characters
- Emperor Kenzō顯宗天皇 · 4 passages · 773 Chinese characters
- Emperor Seinei清寧天皇 · 13 passages · 902 Chinese characters
- Emperor Yūryaku雄略天皇 · 30 passages · 2,779 Chinese characters
- Emperor Ankō安康天皇 · 2 passages · 1,243 Chinese characters
- Emperor Ingyō允恭天皇 · 26 passages · 1,447 Chinese characters
- Emperor Hanzei反正天皇 · 1 passages · 136 Chinese characters
- Emperor Richu履中天皇 · 6 passages · 965 Chinese characters
- Emperor Nintoku仁德天皇 · 49 passages · 3,161 Chinese characters
- Emperor Ojin應神天皇 · 29 passages · 4,058 Chinese characters
- Emperor Chuai仲哀天皇 · 11 passages · 1,822 Chinese characters
- Emperor Seimu成務天皇 · 1 passages · 122 Chinese characters
- Emperor Keiko景行天皇 · 33 passages · 3,833 Chinese characters
- Emperor Suinin垂仁天皇 · 5 passages · 2,635 Chinese characters
- Emperor Sujin崇神天皇 · 5 passages · 1,533 Chinese characters
- Emperor Kaika開化天皇 · 1 passages · 770 Chinese characters
- Emperor Kogen孝元天皇 · 1 passages · 374 Chinese characters
- Emperor Korei孝靈天皇 · 1 passages · 333 Chinese characters
- Emperor Koan孝安天皇 · 1 passages · 98 Chinese characters
- Emperor Kosho孝昭天皇 · 1 passages · 118 Chinese characters
- Emperor Itoku懿德天皇 · 1 passages · 123 Chinese characters
- Emperor Annei安寧天皇 · 1 passages · 202 Chinese characters
- Emperor Suizei綏靖天皇 · 1 passages · 66 Chinese characters
- Emperor Jinmu神武天皇 · 30 passages · 3,108 Chinese characters
Upper Book
- Toyotamabime bears a child豊玉毗賣 · 5 passages · 479 Chinese characters
- The luck of the sea and the luck of the mountain海佐知·山佐知 · 3 passages · 1,249 Chinese characters
- The lady who blooms like a blossom木花之佐久夜毗賣 · 1 passages · 478 Chinese characters
- The heavenly grandchild comes down天孫降臨 · 4 passages · 1,022 Chinese characters
- The land is handed over國讓 · 2 passages · 956 Chinese characters
- Ame no Hohi and Amewakahiko天菩比·天若日子 · 6 passages · 1,109 Chinese characters
- The descendants of Ohotoshi no Kami大年神之子 · 2 passages · 322 Chinese characters
- Sukunabikona comes少名毗古那神 · 1 passages · 359 Chinese characters
- The descendants of Ohokuninushi大國主神之子 · 2 passages · 333 Chinese characters
- Suseribime's jealousy須勢理毗賣 · 5 passages · 576 Chinese characters
- The song sung to Nunakawahime沼河比賣 · 4 passages · 469 Chinese characters
- The trials in Nenokatasukuni根堅州國 · 1 passages · 696 Chinese characters
- The white hare of Inaba稻羽之素菟 · 3 passages · 955 Chinese characters
- The eight-forked serpent八俣遠呂智 · 5 passages · 665 Chinese characters
- The heavenly rock cave天石屋戶 · 2 passages · 737 Chinese characters
- The oath of Amaterasu and Susanoo天安河宇氣布 · 3 passages · 1,022 Chinese characters
- He washes and gains three noble children禊祓三貴子 · 2 passages · 633 Chinese characters
- He goes to the land of Yomi and back黃泉國 · 3 passages · 892 Chinese characters
- The fire god and the death of Izanami迦具土神 · 3 passages · 565 Chinese characters
- The two gods give birth to the land修理固成 · 4 passages · 1,278 Chinese characters
- Heaven and earth first open天地初發 · 2 passages · 249 Chinese characters
- Preface — Yasumaro presents the book序 · 9 passages · 981 Chinese characters