The book is a commentary translation of the oldest monument of Japanese writing, “Kojiki” (“Records of Ancient Acts”). The three scrolls of this monument contain myths from the creation of Heaven and Earth to the appearance of the divine ancestors of the first emperors, ancient legends, songs and fairy tales, as well as events of Japanese history presented in chronological order until the beginning of the 7th century. and the genealogy of Japanese emperors. "Kojiki" is the sacred book of Shintoism - the national religion of the Japanese. The first scroll of the "Records of Ancient Deeds" includes a set of ancient Japanese myths. A complete translation of the monument is published for the first time. The book uses illustrations from the album "Nihonbunkashi Taikei". Tokyo, 1965. T. 1.