GBooks Kojiki

Cards (43)

  • What is Japan commonly known as?
    Land of the Rising Sun
  • What is the cornerstone of Japan's global competitiveness?
    Sustainable society
  • What role do innovation and technology play in Japan?
    They foster growth
  • What types of robots are well-known in Japan?
    Androids, animal robots, social robots
  • What is a characteristic of modern Japan's culture?
    Rise of urban popular culture
  • What theater form is in its heyday in Japan?
    Kabuki productions
  • Who invented the haiku?
    Matsuo Basho
  • Where did the Japanese writing system originate?
    China
  • What are two of the earliest known pieces of Japanese literature?
    Kojiki and Nihon Shoki
  • What is the Man'yoshu?
    An extensive collection of poetry
  • What happened at the end of Japan's 200-year seclusion?
    Several styles emerged
  • Who are some influential authors in Japanese literature?
    Ryunosuke Akutagawa, Eiji Yoshikawa
  • How does the creation myth in Kojiki compare to the Greek Creation Myth?
    It is comparable
  • What existed before creation according to Kojiki?
    Chaos and a state of vacuum
  • What did the single seed of life give rise to?
    All other elements in the world
  • What emerged from the waves in the creation myth?
    A green growth
  • Who were the final two gods created by the deity?
    Izanagi and Izanami
  • What did Izanagi and Izanami create when they tossed a staff into the water?
    The Japanese islands
  • What did Izanami's first child become?
    The sun
  • Who is the ancestor of the first emperor of Japan?
    Amaterasu
  • What do Izanagi and Izanami represent in Japanese mythology?
    Universal parents and creators
  • What does Kamitsumaki refer to in Kojiki?
    The upper volume
  • How many sections does Kamitsumaki have?
    43 sections/chapters
  • Who are the first deities in Kamitsumaki?
    Kotoamatsukami
  • Who created Kotoamatsukami?
    Amenominakanushi, Takamimusubi, Kamimusubi
  • What is the significance of Amaterasu in Japanese culture?
    She represents the sun
  • What does Nakatsumaki refer to in Kojiki?
    The middle volume
  • What does Nakatsumaki recount?
    The first Emperor's conquest of Japan
  • How are the reigns of the second through ninth emperors recorded in Nakatsumaki?
    Briefly, with names and locations
  • What is the focus of Shimotsumaki?
    Human interactions with gods
  • What is Shintō based on?
    Worship of spirits known as kami
  • What distinguishes Shintō from Buddhism?
    No founder or canonical scripture
  • What does the word Shintō mean?
    Way of the Kami
  • Who created the Japanese islands and clans according to Shintō mythology?
    Izanagi and Izanami
  • How can Shintō practitioners align with divine will?
    By following prescribed rites
  • How many Shintō practitioners were there in the early 21st century?
    Approximately 2.8 million
  • What is the Kojiki known as?
    Oldest history book in Japan
  • Who wrote the Kojiki and when?
    Ono Yasumaro in 712 CE
  • What does the Kojiki start with?
    The gods and the world's creation
  • What is the significance of the Kojiki?
    Holds vast amount of Japanese mythology