The Kojiki (古事記, "Records of Ancient Matters" or "An Account of Ancient Matters"), also sometimes read as Furukotofumi or Furukotobumi, is an early Japanese chronicle of myths, legends, hymns, genealogies, oral traditions, and semi-historical accounts. Records of Ancient Matters is a historical text concerning the origin of the Japanese archipelago, the kami (神), and the Japanese imperial line.
