Nihongi

Nihongi: Chronicles of Japan from the Earliest Times to A.D. 697 , often called the Nihonshoki , is one of Japan's great classics of literature. Regarded as one of the seminal original authorities on the mythology and ancient history of Japan, it remains as fresh today as when it was written in the eighth century. It provides a vivid picture of a nation in formation. In the Nihongi , we see the growth of national awareness following the assimilation of Buddhism and the general Chinese and Indian