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Gyokuyō (1164–1200), written by Fujiwara no Kanezane. Meigetsuki (1180–1235), written by Fujiwara no Teika. Heikoki (1196–1246), written by Taira no Tsunetaka. Sanuki no Suke Nikki, written by Fujiwara no Nagako. Towazugatari (1271–1306), written by Go-Fukakusa In no Nijō. Izayoi Nikki (c. 1283), written by Abutsu-ni.
Japanese Historical Text Initiative. Japanese Historical Text Initiative ( JHTI) is a searchable online database of Japanese historical documents and English translations. It is part of the Center for Japanese Studies at the University of California at Berkeley. [1]
The Nihon Shoki (日本書紀), sometimes translated as The Chronicles of Japan, is the second-oldest book of classical Japanese history. The book is also called the Nihongi (日本紀, "Japanese Chronicles"). It is more elaborate and detailed than the Kojiki, the oldest, and has proven to be an important tool for historians and archaeologists ...
The Kojiki (古事記, "Records of Ancient Matters" or "An Account of Ancient Matters"), also sometimes read as Furukotofumi [1] or Furukotobumi, [2] [a] is an early Japanese chronicle of myths, legends, hymns, genealogies, oral traditions, and semi-historical accounts down to 641 [3] concerning the origin of the Japanese archipelago, the kami (神), and the Japanese imperial line.
The Kojiki was written first in 711. It is the oldest surviving Japanese book. [10] [11] It is believed that the compilation of various genealogical and anecdotal histories of the imperial (Yamato) court and prominent clans began during the reigns of Emperors Keitai and Kinmei in the 6th century, with the first concerted effort at historical compilation of which we have record being the one ...
Shinto. The Shoku Nihongi (続日本紀) is an imperially-commissioned Japanese history text. Completed in 797, it is the second of the Six National Histories, coming directly after the Nihon Shoki and followed by Nihon Kōki. Fujiwara no Tsugutada and Sugano no Mamichi served as the primary editors. It is one of the most important primary ...
t. e. The historiography of Japan ( 日本史学史 Nihon shigakushi) is the study of methods and hypotheses formulated in the study and literature of the history of Japan . The earliest work of Japanese history is attributed to Prince Shōtoku, who is said to have written the Tennōki and the Kokki in 620 CE. The earliest extant work is the ...
Written in kanbun -style, the contents covered the years 792 through 833. It spans four imperial reigns: Kanmu, Heizei, Saga, Junna. The text is characteristic in that it contains criticism of emperors and officials as well as poetry. The Nihon Kōki is well known for marking the earliest observation of cherry blossom bloom by the Imperial ...