Sources

Kojiki

Citation Formats

General Reference

Divinity Atlas. "Kojiki." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/kojiki.

APA Style

Divinity Atlas. (n.d.). Kojiki. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/kojiki

BibTeX

@misc{divinityatlas-kojiki,
  author = {Divinity Atlas},
  title = {Kojiki},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/kojiki},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Donald Philippi's is the standard modern scholarly English translation of the Kojiki, Japan's oldest surviving chronicle, compiled in 712 CE, and this edition carries extensive scholarly annotation alongside the primary text itself rather than presenting the translation unglossed. That combination, direct textual access plus documented scholarly commentary explaining specific mythological and genealogical passages, is the edition's real evidentiary basis. This record has not independently traced later scholarly revision of Philippi's specific readings since 1968. Use it for the content of the Kojiki and Shinto myth as textually attested in it; a claim about how a specific myth relates to actual shrine practice today needs a separate source on contemporary Shinto.

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Assessment

Reliability Tier

Donald Philippi's standard modern scholarly English translation of Japan's oldest surviving chronicle, compiled in 712 CE, carrying extensive scholarly annotation alongside the primary text rather than presenting the translation unglossed.

Notes

Donald Philippi's standard modern scholarly English translation of the Kojiki, Japan's oldest surviving chronicle (712 CE), the foundational text of Shinto mythology and early imperial genealogy, with extensive scholarly annotation. Use for the content of the Kojiki and its scholarly framing; the standard translation to cite for Shinto myth as textually attested.

Citation

Author

Donald L. Philippi (translator)

Publisher

University of Tokyo Press

Publication Year

1968

URL

https://archive.org/details/kojikitranslated00phil

Source Type

primary-text

Claims Backed By This Source (441 claims)

This source backs 441 claims across the atlas. As facts: 317 well-attested. As cited relationships: 49 holds, 11 connected. Plus 64 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

Figures, 184 claims: 142 well-attested, 23 holds, 19 general references.
Deities, 102 claims: 74 well-attested, 13 holds, 15 general references.
Articles, 70 claims: 48 well-attested, 11 connected, 11 general references.
Scripture Portions, 16 claims: 10 well-attested, 3 holds, 3 general references.
Myths & Sacred Narratives, 12 claims: 8 well-attested, 2 holds, 2 general references.
Mythical Creatures, 11 claims: 8 well-attested, 3 general references.
Scriptures & Texts, 10 claims: 7 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 general references.
Doctrines, 8 claims: 1 well-attested, 4 holds, 3 general references.
Realms, 8 claims: 7 well-attested, 1 general references.
Sources, 8 claims: 8 well-attested.
Textual Witnesses, 5 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
Custodians & Museums, 3 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
Subcategories, 3 claims: 3 general references.
Practices, 1 claims: 1 general references.