The Kojiki: Page IndexThe Kojiki: Page Index Title Page page i Introduction page ii page iii page iv I. The Text and its Authenticity, Together with Bibliographical Notes page v page vi page vii page viii page ix page x page xi page xii page xiii page xiv page xv page xvi II. Methods of Translation page xvii page xviii page xix page xx page xxi page xxii page xxiii page xxiv page xxv page xxvi III. The Chronicles of Japan page xxvii page xxviii page xxix page xxx page xxxi page xxxii page xxxiii IV. Manners and Customs of the Early Japanese page xxxiv page xxxv page xxxvi page xxxvii page xxxviii page xxxix page xl page xli page xlii page xliii page xliv page xlv page xliv page xlvii page xlviii page xlix page l page li page lii page liii page liv page lv page lvi page lvii page lviii V. Religious And Political Ideas of the Early Japanese, Beginnings of the Japanese Nation, and Credibility of the National Records page lix page lx page lxi page lxii page lxiii page xliv page lxv page lxvi page lxvii page lxviii page lxix page lxx page lxxi page lxxii page lxxiii page lxxiv page lxxv page lxxvi page lxxvii page lxxviii page lxxix page lxxx page lxxxi page lxxxii page lxxiii page lxxxiv page lxxxv page lxxxvi page lxxxvii page lxxxviii page lxxxix page xc page xci page xcii page xciii page xciv page xcv page xcvi page xcvii page xcviii page xcix page c page ci Preface page 1 page 2 page 3 page 4 page 5 page 6 page 7 page 8 page 9 page 10 page 11 page 12 page 13 page 14 Section I.—The Beginning of Heaven and Earth page 15 page 16 Section II.—The Seven Divine Generations page 17 page 18 Section III.—The Island of Onogoro page 19 Section IV.—Courtship of the Deities The Male-Who-Invites and the Female Who-Invites page 20 page 21 Section V.—Birth of the Eight Islands page 22 page 23 page 24 page 25 page 26 page 27 Section VI.—Birth of the Various Deities page 28 page 29 page 30 page 31 Section VII.—Retirement of Her Augustness The Princess-Who-Invites page 32 page 33 page 34 Section VIII.—The Slaying of the Fire-Deity page 35 page 36 page 37 Section IX.—The Land of Hades page 38 page 39 page 40 page 41 page 42 page 43 Section X.—The Purification of the August Person page 44 page 45 page 46 page 47 page 48 page 49 Section XI.—Investiture of the Three Deities; The Illustrious August Children page 50 Section XII.—The Crying and Weeping of His Impetuous-Male-Augustness page 51 Section XIII.—The August Oath page 52 page 53 page 54 page 55 page 56 page 57 Section XIV.—The August Declaration of the Division of the August Male Children and the August Female Children page 58 page 59 page 60 Section XV.—The August Ravages of His Impetuous-Male-Augustness page 61 page 62 Section XVI.—The Door of the Heavenly Rock-Dwelling page 63 page 64 page 65 page 66 page 67 page 68 page 69 Section XVII.—The August Expulsion of His-Impetuous-Male-Augustness page 70 Section XVIII.—The Eight-Forked Serpent page 71 page 72 page 73 page 74 Section XIX.—The Palace of Suga page 75 page 76 page 77 Section XX.—The August Ancestors of the Deity-Master-Of-The-Great Land page 78 page 79 page 80 Section XII.—The White Hare of Inaba page 81 page 82 Section XXII.—Mount Tema page 83 page 84 page 85 Section XXIII.—The Nether-Distant-Land page 86 page 87 page 88 page 89 page 90 Section XXIV.—The Wooing of the Deity-of-Eight-Thousand-Spears page 91 page 92 page 93 page 94 Section XXV.—The Cup Pledge page 95 page 96 page 97 Section XXVI.—The Deities the August Descendants of the Deity Master-of-the-Great-Land page 98 page 99 page 100 page 101 page 102 Section XXVII.—The Little-Prince-the-Renowned-Deity page 103 page 104 page 105 Section XXVIII.—The August-Luck-Spirit-the-August-Wondrous-Spirit page 106 Section XXIX.—The August Children of the Great-Harvest-Deity And of the Swift-Mountain-Deity page 107 page 108 page 109 page 110 page 111 Section XXX.—The August Deliberation for Pacifying the Land page 112 page 113 Section XXXI.—The Heavenly-Young-Prince page 114 page 115 page 116 page 117 page 118 page 119 page 120 Section XXXII.—Abdication of the Deity Master-of-the-Great-Land page 121 page 122 page 123 page 124 page 125 page 126 page 127 Section XXXIII.—The August Descent from Heaven of His Augustness the August Grandchild page 128 page 129 page 130 page 131 page 132 page 133 page 134 Section XXXIV.—The August Reign in Himuka of His Augustness Prince Rice-Ear-Ruddy-Plenty page 135 page 136 page 137 Section XXXV.—The Duchess of Saru page 138 Section XXXVI.—The Deity Prince of Saruta at Azaka page 139 Section XXXVII.—The Curse of the Deity Great-Mountain-Possessor page 140 page 141 page 142 Section XXXVIII.—The August Child-Bearing of Princess-Blossoming Brilliantly-Like-the-Flowers-of-the-Trees page 143 page 144 Section XXXIX.—The August Exchange of Luck page 145 page 146 Section XL.—The Palace of the Ocean-Possessor page 147 page 148 page 149 page 150 page 151 page 152 Section XLI.—Submission of His Augustness Fire-Shine page 153 page 154 Section XLII.—The Parturition-House of Cormorants' Feathers page 155 page 156 page 157 Section XLIII.—The August Children of His Augustness Cormorant-Thatch-Meeting-Incompletely page 158 Section XLIV.—Reign of the Emperor Jim-mu (Part I.—His Progress Eastward, and Death of His Elder Brother) page 159 page 160 page 161 page 162 page 163 Section XLV.—Emperor Jim-mu (Part II.—The Cross-Sword Sent Down From Heaven). page 164 page 165 page 166 Section XLVI.—Emperor Jim-mu (Part III.—The Gigantic Crow and Gods With Tails) page 167 page 168 Section XLVII.—Emperor Jim-mu (Part IV.—The Ukashi Brethren) page 169 page 170 page 171 page 172 Section XLVIII.—Emperor Jim-mu (Part V.—The Earth-Spider of the Cave of Osaka) page 173 page 174 Section XLIX.—Emperor Jim-mu (Part. VI.—The Prince of Tomi and the Shiki Brethren) page 175 page 176 Section L.—Emperor Jim-mu (Part VII.—The Empire Pacified) page 177 page 178 Section LI.—Emperor Jim-mu (Part. VIII.—He Weds I-suke-yori-hime) page 179 page 180 page 181 page 182 page 183 Section LII.—Emperor Jim-mu (Part. IX—Troubles Which Followed His Decease). page 184 page 185 Section LIII.—Emperor Jim-mu (Part X.—Genealogies) page 186 page 187 Section LIV.—Emperor Jim-mu (Part XI.—His Age and Place Of Burial) page 188 Section LV.—Emperor Sui-zei page 189 Section LVI.—Emperor An-nei page 190 page 191 Section LVII.—Emperor I-toku page 192 Section LVIII.—Emperor Ko-sho page 193 page 194 Section LIX.—Emperor Koan page 195 Section LX.—Emperor Kō-rei page 196 page 197 page 198 Section XLI.—Emperor Kō-gen page 199 page 200 page 201 page 202 page 203 page 204 Section LXII.—Emperor Kai-kuwa page 205 page 206 page 207 page 208 page 209 page 210 page 211 Section LXIII.—Emperor Sū-jin (Part I.—Genealogies) page 212 page 213 page 214 Section LXIV.—Emperor Sū-jin (Part II.—A Pestilence Is Staid By Oho-tata-ne-ko) page 215 page 216 page 217 Section LXV.—Emperor Sū-jin (PART III: Story of Oho-tata-ne-ko's Birth) page 218 page 219 Section LXVI.—Emperor Sū-jin (Part IV.—War With King Take-hani-yasu) page 220 page 221 page 222 page 223 Section LXVII.—Emperor Sū-jin (Part V.—Peace Restored and Tribute Levied) page 224 Section LXVIII.—Emperor Sū-jin (Part VI.—His Age and Place of Burial). page 225 Section LXIX.—Emperor Sui-nin (Part I.—Genealogies) page 226 page 227 page 228 page 229 Section LXX. Emperor Sui-nin (Part II. Conspiracy of King Saho-biko and the Empress Saho-bime) page 230 page 231 page 232 Section LXXI.—Emperor Sui-nin (Part III.—Birth of Prince Homu-chi-wake and Death of the Conspirators) page 233 page 234 page 235 page 236 Section LXXII.—Emperor Sui-nin (Part IV.—The Dumb Prince Homu-chi-wake) page 237 page 238 page 239 page 240 page 241 page 242 page 243 Section LXXIII. Emperor Sui-nin (Part. V.—His Later Wives.) page 244 Section LXXIV.—Emperor Sui-nin (Part VI.—Taji-Mori Brings Back the Orange From the Eternal Land.) page 245 page 246 Section LXXV.—Emperor Sui-nin (Part VII.—His Death and that of the Empress Hibasu.) page 247 Section LXXVI.—Empress Kei-ko (Part I,—Genealogies) page 248 page 249 page 250 page 251 page 252 Section LXXVII.—Emperor Kei-kō (Part II.—The Maidens Ye-Hime and Oto-Hime). page 253 Section LXXVIII.—Emperor Kei-kō (Part III. Various Deeds.) page 254 Section LXXIX.—Emperor Kei-kō (Part IV.—Yamato-take Slays His Elder Brother) page 255 Section LXXX. Emperor Kei-kō (Part V.—Yamato-Take Slays the Kumaso Bravoes) page 256 page 257 Section LXXXI.—Emperor Kei-kō (Part VI.—Yamato-take Slays the Idzumo Bravo) page 258 page 259 Section LXXXII.—Emperor Kei-kō (Part VII.—Yamato-take is Sent to Subdue the East, and Visits His Aunt at Ise) page 260 Section LXXXIII.—Emperor Kei-kō (Part VIII.—Yamato-take Slays the Rulers of Sagamu.) page 261 page 262 Section LXXXIV.—Emperor Kei-kō (Part IX.—Yamato-take's Empress Stills the Waves page 263 Section LXXXV.—Emperor Kei-kō (Part X.—Yamato-Take Slays the Deity of the Ashigara Pass.) page 264 page 265 Section LXXXVI.—Emperor Kei-kō (Part XI.—Yamato-take Dwells in the Palace of Sakawori.) page 266 Section LXXXVII.—Emperor Kei-kō (Part XII.—Yamato-take Wooes Princess Miyazu) page 267 page 268 Section LXXXVIII.—Emperor Kei-kō (Part XIII.—Yamato-take Meets the Deity of Mount Ibuki) page 269 Section LXXXIX. Emperor Kei-kō (Part XIV.—The Death of Yamato-take). page 270 page 271 page 272 page 273 Section XC.—Emperor Kei-kō (Part XV.—Yamato-take Turns into a White Bird) page 274 page 275 page 276 Section XCI.—Emperor Kei-kō (Part XVI.—Yamato-Take's Butler) page 277 Section XCII.—Emperor Kei-kō (Part XVII.—Yamato-take's Descendants) page 278 page 279 page 280 Section XCIII.—Emperor Kei-kō (Part XVIII. His Age and Place of Burial) page 281 Section XCIV.—Emperor Sei-mu page 282 Section XCV.—Emperor Chiū-ai (Part I.—Genealogies) page 283 Section XCVI. Emperor Chiū-ai (Part II.—The Possession of Korea Divinely Promised) page 284 page 285 Section XCVII.—Emperor Chiū-ai (Part III. Preparations for the Conquest of Korea) page 286 page 287 page 288 Section XCVIII.—Emperor Chiū-ai (Part IV.—The Empress Jin-gō Conquers Korea) page 289 page 290 Section XCIX.—Emperor Chiū-ai (Part V.—The Empress Jin-gō Fishes in Tsukushi) page 291 Section C.—Emperor Chiū-ai (Part VI.—The Empress Jin-gō Subdues Yamato) page 292 page 293 page 294 Section CI.—Emperor Chiū-ai (Part VIII.—The Heir Apparent Exchanges Names with the Great Deity Izasa-Wake) page 295 page 296 Section CII.—Emperor Chiū-ai (Part VIII.—The Empress Jin-gō Presents Liquor to the Heir Apparent) page 297 Section CIII.—Emperor Chiū-ai (Part IX.—His Death and that of the Empress Jin-gō) page 298 Section CIV.—Emperor Ō-jin (Part 1.—Genealogies) page 299 page 300 page 301 page 302 Section CV.—Emperor Ō-jin (Part II.—He Divides the Inheritance Between His Three Sons) page 303 page 304 Section CVI.—Emperor Ō-jin (Part III.—He Wooes Princess Miya-nushi-ya-kaha-ye) page 305 page 306 page 307 Section CVII.—Emperor Ō-jin (Part IV.—He Grants Princess Kaminaga to His Son Oho-Sazaki) page 308 page 309 page 310 Section CVIII.—Emperor Ō-jin (Part V.—Songs of the Territorial Owners of Yeshinu) page 311 Section CIX.—Emperor Ō-jin (Part VI.—Various Deeds) page 312 page 313 Section CX.—Emperor Ō-jin (Part VIII.—Tribute From Korea) page 314 Section CXI.—Emperor Ō-jin (Part VIII.—The Emperor Intoxicated) page 315 Section CXII.—Emperor Ō-jin (Part IX.—Troubles Which Followed His Decease) page 316 page 317 page 318 page 319 Section CXIII.—Emperor Ō-jin (Part X.—Princes Oho-sazaki And Uji-no-waki-iratsuko Cede the Empire to Each Other) page 320 page 321 Section CXIV.—Emperor Ō-jin (Part XI.—Ama-no-hi-boko Crosses Over to Japan) page 322 Section CXV.—Emperor Ō-jin (Part XII.—Descendants of Ama-no-hi-boko, and Treasures Brought by Him.) page 323 page 324 page 325 Section CXVI.—Emperor Ō-jin (Part XIII.—The Youth-of-the-Glow-on-the-Autumn-Mountains and the Youth-of-the-Haze-on-the-Spring-Mountains) page 326 page 327 page 328 Section CXVII.—Emperor Ō-jin (Part XVI.—Genealogies) page 329 page 330 page 331 Section CXVIII.—Emperor Ō-jin (Part XV.—His Age and Place of Burial) page 332 Section CXIX.—Emperor Nin-toku (Part I.—Genealogies) page 333 Section CXX: Emperor Nin-toku (Part II.—Various Deeds) page 334 page 335 Section CXXI.—Emperor Nin-toku [Part III.—He Remits the Taxes) page 336 Section CXXII.—Emperor Nin-toku (Part IV.—He Loves Princess Kuro) page 337 page 338 page 339 Section CXXIII. Emperor Nin-toku Part V.—The Empress Retires to Yamashiro) page 340 page 341 page 342 page 343 Section CXXIV.—Emperor Nin-toku (Part VI.—He Follows the Empress into Yamashiro) page 344 page 345 page 346 page 347 page 348 Section CXXV.—Emperor Nin-toku (Part VIII.—He Loves Yata-no-waki-iratsume) page 349 Section CXXVI.—Emperor Nin-toku (Part VIII.—Death of King Hayabusa-Wake and Queen Medori) page 350 page 351 Section CXXVII.—Emperor Nin-toku (Part VIII.—Queen Medori's Armlet) page 352 Section CXXVIII.—Emperor Nin-toku (Part IX.—A Wild-Goose Lays an Egg) page 353 page 354 Section CXXIX:—Emperor Nin-toku (Part X.—A Vessel Is Made Into A Lute) page 355 Section CXXX.—Emperor Nin-toku (Part XI.—His Age and Place of Burial) page 356 Section CXXXI.—Emperor Ri-chiu (Part I.—Genealogies) page 357 Section CXXXII.—Emperor Ri-chiu (Part II.—He is Taken to Iso-no-kami) page 358 page 359 Section CXXXIII.—Emperor Ri-chiu (Part III.—His Rebellious Brother and the Latter's Retainer Sobakari Are Slain) page 360 page 361 page 362 Section CXXXIV.—Emperor Ri-chiu (Part IV.—Various Deeds) page 363 Section CXXXV.—Emperor Ri-chiu (Part V.—His Age and Place of Burial) page 364 Section CXXXVII.—Emperor In-giyō (Part I—Genealogies) page 365 page 366 Section CXXXVIII.—Emperor In-giyō (Part II.—His Sickness is Cured by a Korean Physician) page 367 Section CXXXIX.—Emperor In-giyō (Part III. He Rectifies the People's Names) page 368 Section CXI. Emperor In-giyō (Part IV.—His Age and Place of Burial) page 369 Section CXLI.—Emperor In-giyō (Part V.—Prince Karu Loves His Sister Princess So-tohoshi) page 370 Section CXLII.—Emperor In-giyō (Part VI.—War Between Prince Karu and Prince Anaho) page 371 page 372 page 373 Section CXLIII.—Emperor In-giyō (Part VII.—Death of Prince Karu and Princess So-tohoshi) page 374 page 375 page 376 page 377 Section CXLIV.—Emperor An-kō (Part I.—He Slays King Oho-kusaka) page 378 page 379 Section CXLV.—Emperor An-kō (Part II.—He is Slain by King Ma-yowa) page 380 page 381 Section CXLVI.—Emperor An-kō (Part III.—Prince Oho Hatsuse Slays Princes Kuro-biko and Shiro-biro) page 382 Section CXLVII.—Emperor An-kō (Part IV.—Death of Prince Ma-yowa and of the Grandee Tsubura) page 383 page 384 Section CXLVIII.—Emperor An-kō (Part V:—Prince Oho-Hatsuse Slays Prince Oshiha) page 385 page 386 Section CXLIX.—Emperor An-kō (Part VI.—Flight of Princes Ohoke and Woke) page 387 Section CLI.—Emperor Yu-riyaku (Part II.—Various Deeds) page 388 Section CLII.—Emperor Yū-riyaku (Part III.—The Roof of the House of the Great Departmental Lord of Shiki) page 389 Section CLIII.—Emperor Yū-riyaku (Part IV.—He Wooes Princess Waka-kusaka-be) page 390 page 391 Section CLIV.—Emperor Yū-riyaku (Part V.—Story of the Woman Akawi-ko) page 392 page 393 page 394 Section CLV.—Emperor Yū-riyaku (Part VI.—He Makes a Progress to Yeshinu) page 395 page 396 Section CLVI.—Emperor Yū-riyaku (Part VII.—The Horse-fly and the Dragon-fly) page 397 Section CLVII.—Emperor Yu-riyaku (Part VII.—Adventure with a Wild Boar) page 398 Section CLVIII.—Emperor Yū-Riyaku (Part IX.—Revelation of the Great Deity of Kadzuraki, Lord of One Word) page 399 page 400 Section CLIX.—Emperor Yū-riyaku (Part X.—The Mound of the Metal Spade) page 401 Section CLX.—Emperor Yū-riyaku (Part XI.—The Leaf in the Cup) page 402 page 403 page 404 page 405 page 406 Section CLXI.—Emperor Yū-riyaku (Part XII.—Songs by the Emperor and Princess Wodo) page 407 Section CLXII.—Emperor Yū-riyaku (Part XIII.—His Age and Place of Burial) page 408 Section CLXIII.—Emperor Sei-nei (Part I.—Search for a Successor to Him) page 409 Section CLXIV.—Emperor Sei-nei (Part II.—Princes Ohoke and Woke are Discovered) page 410 page 411 Section CLXV.—Emperor Sei-nei (Part III.—The Grandee Shibi) page 412 page 413 page 414 page 415 Section CLXVI.—Emperor Sei-nei (Part IV.—Prince Ohoke Cedes the Empire to Prince Woke) page 416 Section CLXVII.—Emperor Ken-zō (Part I.—The Old Woman Oki-Me) page 417 page 418 Section CLXVIII.—Emperor Ken-zō (Part II.—He Slays The Boar-Herd) page 419 Section CLXIX.—Emperor Ken-zō (Part III.—The Emperor Yū-riyaku's Mausoleum is Disfigured) page 420 page 421 Section CLXX.—Emperor Ken-zō (Part IV.—His Age and Place of Burial) page 422 Section CLXXII—Emperor Mu-retsu page 423 Section CLXXIII.—Emperor Kei-tai page 424 Section CLXXV.—Emperor Sen-kuwa page 425 Section CLXXVI.—Emperor Kim-mei page 426 Section CLXXVII.—Emperor Bi-datsu page 427 Section CLXXVIII.—Emperor Yōmei page 428 Appendix I: Japanese Text of the Songs of the Kojiki, Transliterated into Roman page A1 page A2 page A3 page A4 page A5 page A6 page A7 page A8 page A9 page A10 page A11 page A12 page A13 page A14 page A15 page A16 page A17 page A18 page A19 page A20 page A21 page A22 page A23 page A24 page A25 page A26 page A27 Appendix II. Chronology of Sovereigns Mentioned in the Kojiki and Nihongi page A28 page A29