After seven generations of gods are created by this force the last generation, male and female gods, called Ianagi and Izanami, create the islands of Japan. The creation myth describes the origin of Japan through a musuhi or spontaneous power through which the gods came into existence.
The work moves in loosely historical progression starting with the creation of Japan in the age of the gods and the descent to earth of the ancestor of the imperial family through the reign of the legendary first sovereign, Emperor Jinmu, and successive rulers up to the reign of the 33rd sovereign, Empress Suiko (who reigned from 592-618). The Kojiki tells of the origins of the four home islands of Japan central to the inspiration behind Shinto practices. It is a compilation of myths, history, songs, legends, genealogies, and other disparate works from which written history and literature were later created.
"The Kojiki, previously translated as "A Record of Ancient Matters," is considered to be the first literary work in the history of Japan. The Kojiki : an account of ancient matters / Ō no Yasumaro translated by Gustav Heldt Book Bib IDīook, Online - Google Books
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