[English > Old Japanese] "Kojiki Table of contents"
I'm writing a Japanese novel based on the Kojiki. I absolutely love the stories behind the creation of Japan and I want to use the "Table of Contents" from Chamberlain's translation of the Kojiki for my novel:
“Preface”
“The Beginning of Heaven and Earth”
“The Seven Divine Generations”
“The Island of Onogoro”
“Courtship of the Deities: The Male-Who-Invites and the Female-Who-Invites”
“Birth of the Eight Islands”
“Birth of the Various Deities”
“Retirement of Her Augustness The Princess-Who-Invites”
“The Slaying of the Fire-Deity”
“The Land of Hades”
“The Purification of the August Person”
“Investiture of the Three Deities: The Illustrious August Children”
“The Crying and Weeping of His Impetuous-Male-Augustness”
“The August Oath”
“The August Declaration of the Division of the August Male Children and the August Female Children”
“The August Ravages of His Impetuous-Male-Augustness”
“The Door of the Heavenly Rock-Dwelling”
“The August Expulsion of His Impetuous-Male-Augustness”
“The Eight-Forked Serpent”
“The Palace of Suga”
“The August Ancestors of the Deity Master-of-the-Great Land”
“The White Hare of Inaba”
“Mount Tema”
“The Nether-Distant-Land”
“The Wooing of the Deity of Eight-Thousand-Spears”
“The Cup Pledge”
“The Deities the August Descendants of the Deity Master-of-the-Great Land”
“The Little Prince—the Renowned Deity”
“The August-Luck-Spirit—the August Wondrous-Spirit”
“The August Children of the Great-Harvest-Deity and of the Swift-Mountain-Deity”
“The August Deliberation for Pacifying the Land”
“The Heavenly-Young-Prince”
“Abdication of the Deity Master-of-the-Great-Land”
“The August Descent from Heaven of His Augustness the August Grandchild”
“The August Reign in Himuka of His Augustness Prince Rice-Ear-Ruddy-Plenty”
“The Duchess of Saru”
“The Deity Prince of Saruta at Azaka”
“The Curse of the Deity Great-Mountain-Possessor”
“The August Child-Bearing of Princess—Blossoming Brilliantly—Like-the-Flowers-of-the-Trees”
“The August Exchange of Luck”
“The Palace of the Ocean-Possessor”
“Submission of His Augustness Fire-Shine”
“The Parturition-House of Cormorants’ Feathers”
“The August Children of His Augustness Cormorant Thatch-Meeting-Incompletely”
“Reign of the Emperor Jim-mu, Part 1~His Progress Eastward, and Death of His Elder Brother”
“Emperor Jim-mu, Part 2~The Cross-Sword Sent Down From Heaven”
“Emperor Jim-mu, Part 3~The Gigantic Crow and Gods With Tails”
“Emperor Jim-mu, Part 4~The Ukashi Brethren”
“Emperor Jim-mu, Part 5~The Earth-Spider of the Cave of Osaka”
“Emperor Jim-mu, Part 6~The Prince of Tomi and the Shiki Brethren”
“Emperor Jim-mu, Part 7~The Empire Pacified”
“Emperor Jim-mu, Part 8~He Weds I-suke-yori-hime”
“Emperor Jim-mu, Part 9~Troubles Which Followed His Decease”
“Emperor Jim-mu, Part 10~Genealogies”
“Emperor Jim-mu, Part 11~His Age and Place Of Burial”
“Emperor Sui-zei”
“Emperor An-nei”
“Emperor I-toku”
“Emperor Ko-sho”
“Emperor Koan”
“Emperor Kō-rei”
“Emperor Kō-gen”
“Emperor Kai-kuwa”
“Emperor Sū-jin, Part 1~Genealogies”
“Emperor Sū-jin, Part 2~A Pestilence Is Staid By Oho-tata-ne-ko”
“Emperor Sū-jin, Part 3~Story of Oho-tata-ne-ko’s Birth”
“Emperor Sū-jin, Part 4~War With King Take-hani-yasu”
“Emperor Sū-jin, Part 5~Peace Restored and Tribute Levied”
“Emperor Sū-jin, Part 6~His Age and Place of Burial”
“Emperor Sui-nin, Part 1~Genealogies”
“Emperor Sui-nin, Part 2~Conspiracy of King Saho-biko and the Empress Saho-bime”
“Emperor Sui-nin, Part 3~Birth of Prince Homu-chi-wake and Death of the Conspirators”
“Emperor Sui-nin, Part 4~The Dumb Prince Homu-chi-wake”
“Emperor Sui-nin, Part 5~His Later Wives”
“Emperor Sui-nin, Part 6~Taji-Mori Brings Back the Orange From the Eternal Land”
“Emperor Sui-nin, Part 7~His Death and that of the Empress Hibasu”
“Empress Kei-kō, Part 1~Genealogies”
“Empress Kei-kō, Part 2~The Maidens Ye-Hime and Oto-Hime"
“Empress Kei-kō, Part 3~Various Deeds”
“Empress Kei-kō, Part 4~Yamato-take Slays His Elder Brother”
“Empress Kei-kō, Part 5~Yamato Take Slays the Kumaso Bravoes”
“Empress Kei-kō, Part 6~Yamato-take Slays the Idzumo Bravo”
“Empress Kei-kō, Part 7~Yamato-take is Sent to Subdue the East, and Visits His Aunt at Ise”
“Empress Kei-kō, Part 8~Yamato-take Slays the Rulers of Sagamu”
“Empress Kei-kō, Part 9~Yamato-take’s Empress Stills the Waves”
“Empress Kei-kō, Part 10~Yamato Take Slays the Deity of the Ashigara Pass”
“Empress Kei-kō, Part 11~Yamato-take Dwells in the Palace of Sakawori”
“Empress Kei-kō, Part 12~Yamato-take Wooes Princess Miyazu”
“Empress Kei-kō, Part 13~Yamato-take Meets the Deity of Mount Ibuki”
“Empress Kei-kō, Part 14~The Death of Yamato-take”
“Empress Kei-kō, Part 15~Yamato-take Turns into a White Bird”
“Empress Kei-kō, Part 16~Yamato-take’s Butler”
“Empress Kei-kō, Part 17~Yamato-take’s Descendants”
“Empress Kei-kō, Part 18~His Age and Place of Burial”
“Emperor Sei-mu”
“Emperor Chiū-ai, Part 1~Genealogies”
“Emperor Chiū-ai, Part 2~The Possession of Korea Divinely Promised”
“Emperor Chiū-ai, Part 3~Preparations for the Conquest of Korea”
“Emperor Chiū-ai, Part 4~The Empress Jin-gō Conquers Korea”
“Emperor Chiū-ai, Part 5~The Empress Jin-gō Fishes in Tsukushi”
“Emperor Chiū-ai, Part 6~The Empress Jin-gō Subdues Yamato”
“Emperor Chiū-ai, Part 7~The Heir Apparent Exchanges Names with the Great Deity Izasa-Wake”
“Emperor Chiū-ai, Part 8~The Empress Jin-gō Presents Liquor to the Heir Apparent”
“Emperor Chiū-ai, Part 9~His Death and that of the Empress Jin-gō”
“Emperor Ō-jin, Part 1~Genealogies”
“Emperor Ō-jin, Part 2~He Divides the Inheritance Between His Three Sons”
“Emperor Ō-jin, Part 3~He Wooes Princess Miya-nushi-ya-kaha-ye”
“Emperor Ō-jin, Part 4~He Grants Princess Kaminaga to His Son Oho-Sazaki”
“Emperor Ō-jin, Part 5~Songs of the Territorial Owners of Yeshinu”
“Emperor Ō-jin, Part 6~Various Deeds”
“Emperor Ō-jin, Part 7~Tribute From Korea”
“Emperor Ō-jin, Part 8~The Emperor Intoxicated”
“Emperor Ō-jin, Part 9~Troubles Which Followed His Decease”
“Emperor Ō-jin, Part 10~Princes Oho-sazaki And Uji-no-waki-iratsuko Cede the Empire to Each Other”
“Emperor Ō-jin, Part 11~Ama-no-hi-boko Crosses Over to Japan”
“Emperor Ō-jin, Part 12~Descendants of Ama-no-hi-boko, and Treasures Brought by Him”
“Emperor Ō-jin, Part 13~The Youth-of-the-Glow-on-the-Autumn-Mountains and the Youth-of-the-Haze-on-the-Spring-Mountains”
“Emperor Ō-jin, Part 14~Genealogies”
“Emperor Ō-jin, Part 15~His Age and Place of Burial”
“Emperor Nin-toku, Part 1~Genealogies”
“Emperor Nin-toku, Part 2~Various Deeds”
“Emperor Nin-toku, Part 3~He Remits the Taxes”
“Emperor Nin-toku, Part 4~He Loves Princess Kuro”
“Emperor Nin-toku, Part 5~The Empress Retires to Yamashiro”
“Emperor Nin-toku, Part 6~He Follows the Empress into Yamashiro”
“Emperor Nin-toku, Part 7~He Loves Yata-no-waki-iratsume”
“Emperor Nin-toku, Part 8~Death of King Hayabusa-Wake and Queen Medori”
“Emperor Nin-toku, Part 9~Queen Medori’s Armlet”
“Emperor Nin-toku, Part 10~A Wild-Goose Lays an Egg”
“Emperor Nin-toku, Part 11~A Vessel Is Made Into A Lute”
“Emperor Nin-toku, Part 12~His Age and Place of Burial”
“Emperor Ri-chiu, Part 1~Genealogies”
“Emperor Ri-chiu, Part 2~He is Taken to Iso-no-kami”
“Emperor Ri-chiu, Part 3~His Rebellious Brother and the Latter’s Retainer Sobakari Are Slain”
“Emperor Ri-chiu, Part 4~Various Deeds”
“Emperor Ri-chiu, Part 5~His Age and Place of Burial”
“Emperor Han-zei”
“Emperor In-giyō, Part 1~Genealogies”
“Emperor In-giyō, Part 2~His Sickness is Cured by a Korean Physician”
“Emperor In-giyō, Part 3~He Rectifies the People’s Names”
“Emperor In-giyō, Part 4~His Age and Place of Burial”
“Emperor In-giyō, Part 5~Prince Karu Loves His Sister Princess So-tohoshi”
“Emperor In-giyō, Part 6~War Between Prince Karu and Prince Anaho”
“Emperor In-giyō, Part 7~Death of Prince Karu and Princess So-tohoshi”
“Emperor An-kō, Part 1~He Slays King Oho-kusaka”
“Emperor An-kō, Part 2~He is Slain by King Ma-yowa”
“Emperor An-kō, Part 3~Prince Oho Hatsuse Slays Princes Kuro-biko and Shiro-biro ”
“Emperor An-kō, Part 4~Death of Prince Ma-yowa and of the Grandee Tsubura”
“Emperor An-kō, Part 5~Prince Oho-Hatsuse Slays Prince Oshiha”
“Emperor An-kō, Part 6~Flight of Princes Ohoke and Woke”
“Emperor Yū-riyaku, Part 1~Genealogies”
“Emperor Yu-riyaku, Part 2~Various Deeds”
“Emperor Yū-riyaku, Part 3~The Roof of the House of the Great Departmental Lord of Shiki”
“Emperor Yū-riyaku, Part 4~He Wooes Princess Waka-kusaka-be”
“Emperor Yū-riyaku, Part 5~Story of the Woman Akawi-ko”
“Emperor Yū-riyaku, Part 6~He Makes a Progress to Yeshinu”
“Emperor Yū-riyaku, Part 7~The Horse-fly and the Dragon-fly”
“Emperor Yu-riyaku, Part 8~Adventure with a Wild Boar”
“Emperor Yū-riyaku, Part 9~Revelation of the Great Deity of Kadzuraki, Lord of One Word”
“Emperor Yū-riyaku, Part 10~The Mound of the Metal Spade”
“Emperor Yū-riyaku , Part 11~The Leaf in the Cup”
“Emperor Yū-riyaku , Part 12 ~Songs by the Emperor and Princess Wodo ”
“Emperor Yū-riyaku , Part 13 ~His Age and Place of Burial”
“Emperor Sei-nei , Part 1~Search for a Successor to Him”
“Emperor Sei-nei , Part 2~Princes Ohoke and Woke are Discovered”
“Emperor Sei-nei , Part 3 ~The Grandee Shibi”
“Emperor Sei-nei , Part 4 ~Prince Ohoke Cedes the Empire to Prince Woke ”
“Emperor Ken-zō, Part 1~The Old Woman Oki-Me”
“Emperor Ken-zō, Part 2~ He Slays The Boar-Herd”
“Emperor Ken-zō, Part 3 ~The Emperor Yū-riyaku’s Mausoleum is Disfigured”
“Emperor Ken-zō, Part 4~ His Age and Place of Burial”
“Emperor Nin-ken”
“Emperor Mu-retsu”
“Emperor Kei-tai”
“Emperor Kan-an”
“Emperor Sen-kuwa”
“Emperor Kim-mei”
“Emperor Bi-datsu”
“Emperor Yōmei”
“Emperor Su-jun”
“Empress Sui-ko”
Can anyone translate these to Old Japanese???
Posted Mar 1, 2026, 1:39 AM UTC