Kojiki
Japan's oldest book: myths and the imperial genealogy
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In 712 the courtier Ō no Yasumaro presented Empress Genmei with the Kojiki, the Records of Ancient Matters. It gathers the myths of Japan's creation and of the sun goddess Amaterasu along with the imperial genealogy, and is the oldest surviving work of Japanese literature.
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