The oldest surviving chronicle of Japan, compiled in the early eighth century, recording the mythological origins of the Japanese islands and the imperial line and a primary textual source for Shinto belief and practice. Belongs here: any passage drawn from this chronicle. Does not belong here: passages from the later Nihon Shoki, a separate chronicle the atlas tracks under its own entity where present.
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It is claimed in its preface to have been composed by Ō no Yasumaro at the request of Empress Genmei in the early 8th century (711-712), and thus is usually considered to be the oldest extant literary work in Japan.
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