Shinto Scripture

Thse books are usually considered scripture

 kojiki One of the Kiki
 nihon shoki One of the Kiki, first of the Rikkokushi.


  a book that used to be part of the Kiki, generally seen as a forgery based on the Nihon Shoki, the Kojiki and the .Encyclopedia of Shinto  entry by Masafumi Motosawa, 2007. Kokugakuin University. Accessed 2013-6-19. No longer seen as scripture

These books are sometimes considered scripture

 Engishiki


 Manyoshu

 Rikkokushi,

 History 
The Kojiki was written first in 711. It is the oldest Japanese book.

The Nihon Shoki came second in 720., from the original Chinese and Japanese.

The Rikkokushi directly follow the Nihongi but are considered separate due to their historical nature

The  was recognised as a forgery in the Edo period and stopped being used then.

The  became more prominent in the Meiji period since it was used for State Shinto.Philippi, Donald L. (2015). Kojiki. Princeton University Press. pp. 30–32.

 Related pages 

 Japanese mythology
 Kojiki
 Nihon Shoki
 Waka (poetry)
 Chinese creation myths
 Japanese creation myth
  a path named after the Kiki

 References 

Category:Shinto Scripture