The mythological-chronicle collection “Annals of Japan” (“Nihon shoki”, 720) is the main monument of early Japanese literature. It is a kind of encyclopedia of ancient Japan, containing a wealth of data on mythology, history, ethnography and poetry. The first volume of this edition of the monument, published for the first time in Russian, includes myths, legends and chronicles of the first rulers of ancient Japan. The second volume includes legends, traditions and chronicles relating to the reigns of Japanese sovereigns, starting from Keitai and ending with Jito. Contents: L. M. Ermakova. "Nihon Shoki" cultural polycentrism and the choice of culture 5A. N. Meshcheryakov. "Nihon Shoki": Historical Thought and Cultural Context 71From the Translators 111NIHON SHOKI ANNALS OF JAPAN (SCROLS I - XVI)Scroll I 115Scroll II 147Scroll III 177Scroll IV 195Scroll V 206Scroll VI 219Scroll VII 234Scroll VIII 258Scroll I X 264Scroll X 284Scroll XI 297Scroll XII 319Scroll XIII 328Scroll XIV 343Scroll XV 372Scroll XVI 392COMMENTS 401References 492List of abbreviations 493