The Kojiki

191 entries · 6 sections

translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain

Introduction

Introduction I. The Text and its Authenticity, Together with Bibliographical Notes II. Methods of Translation III. The Chronicles of Japan IV. Manners and Customs of the Early Japanese V. Religious And Political Ideas of the Early Japanese, Beginnings of the Japanese Nation, and Credibility of the National Records

Volume I

Preface Section I.—The Beginning of Heaven and Earth Section II.—The Seven Divine Generations Section III.—The Island of Onogoro Section IV.—Courtship of the Deities The Male-Who-Invites and the Female Who-Invites Section V.—Birth of the Eight Islands Section VI.—Birth of the Various Deities Section VII.—Retirement of Her Augustness The Princess-Who-Invites Section VIII.—The Slaying of the Fire-Deity Section IX.—The Land of Hades Section X.—The Purification of the August Person Section XI.—Investiture of the Three Deities; The Illustrious August Children Section XII.—The Crying and Weeping of His Impetuous-Male-Augustness Section XIII.—The August Oath Section XIV.—The August Declaration of the Division of the August Male Children and the August Female Children Section XV.—The August Ravages of His Impetuous-Male-Augustness Section XVI.—The Door of the Heavenly Rock-Dwelling Section XVII.—The August Expulsion of His-Impetuous-Male-Augustness Section XVIII.—The Eight-Forked Serpent Section XIX.—The Palace of Suga Section XX.—The August Ancestors of the Deity-Master-Of-The-Great Land Section XII.—The White Hare of Inaba Section XXII.—Mount Tema Section XXIII.—The Nether-Distant-Land Section XXIV.—The Wooing of the Deity-of-Eight-Thousand-Spears Section XXV.—The Cup Pledge Section XXVI.—The Deities the August Descendants of the Deity Master-of-the-Great-Land Section XXVII.—The Little-Prince-the-Renowned-Deity Section XXVIII.—The August-Luck-Spirit-the-August-Wondrous-Spirit Section XXIX.—The August Children of the Great-Harvest-Deity And of the Swift-Mountain-Deity Section XXX.—The August Deliberation for Pacifying the Land Section XXXI.—The Heavenly-Young-Prince Section XXXII.—Abdication of the Deity Master-of-the-Great-Land Section XXXIII.—The August Descent from Heaven of His Augustness the August Grandchild Section XXXIV.—The August Reign in Himuka of His Augustness Prince Rice-Ear-Ruddy-Plenty Section XXXV.—The Duchess of Saru Section XXXVI.—The Deity Prince of Saruta at Azaka Section XXXVII.—The Curse of the Deity Great-Mountain-Possessor Section XXXVIII.—The August Child-Bearing of Princess-Blossoming Brilliantly-Like-the-Flowers-of-the-Trees Section XXXIX.—The August Exchange of Luck Section XL.—The Palace of the Ocean-Possessor Section XLI.—Submission of His Augustness Fire-Shine Section XLII.—The Parturition-House of Cormorants' Feathers Section XLIII.—The August Children of His Augustness Cormorant-Thatch-Meeting-Incompletely

Volume II

Volume III

Appendix

Appendix I: Japanese Text of the Songs of the Kojiki, Transliterated into Roman Appendix II. Chronology of Sovereigns Mentioned in the Kojiki and Nihongi