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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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese chronicle ⓘ
historical text ⓘ
mythological text ⓘ
primary source on Shinto mythology ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 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 ⓘ
descent of Ninigi-no-Mikoto ⓘ
linked to: 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 ⓘ
Nakatsumaki ⓘ
linked to: Kamitsumaki

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 → Nihon Shoki ⓘ
linked to: Kojiki
Emperor Jimmu → describedIn → Kojiki ⓘ
Amaterasu → describedIn → Kojiki ⓘ
Amaterasu → notableMyth → Ama-no-Iwato myth ⓘ
linked to: Kojiki
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 → ancient Japanese chronicle Kojiki ⓘ
linked to: Kojiki
Izanami → appearsIn → Kojiki ⓘ
Hieda no Are → notableWork → Kojiki ⓘ
Hieda no Are → contributedTo → Kojiki ⓘ
Sacred Mirror → mentionedIn → Kojiki ⓘ
Yamato people → linkedToMythology → Kojiki ⓘ
subject linked to: Yamato
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 ⓘ