Rikkokushi (六国史) is a general term for Japan's Six National Histories chronicling the mythology and history of Japan from the earliest times to 887.[1] The six histories were written at the imperial court during the 8th and 9th centuries, under order of the Emperors.[2] The basic sources were the court records kept by the Ministry of Central Imperial Affairs, and the biographies of meritorious officials composed in the Ministry of Ceremonial Affairs.[3]
The collection consists of the following texts:
Nihon Shoki (Chronicle of Japan; also called Nihongi) – 30 volumes covering the mythological period through 697. Completed by Toneri Shinnō in 720.
Shoku Nihongi (Chronicle of Japan, Continued; also called Shokki) – 40 volumes covering 697 through 791. Completed by Fujiwara no Tsugutada and Sugano no Mamichi in 797.
Nihon Kōki (Later Chronicle of Japan) – 40 volumes covering 792 through 833. Completed by Fujiwara no Fuyutsugu and Fujiwara no Otsugu in 840.
Shoku Nihon Kōki (Later Chronicle of Japan, Continued) – 20 volumes covering 833 through 850. Completed by Fujiwara no Yoshifusa, Fujiwara no Yoshimi, Tomo no Yoshio, and Haruzumi no Yoshitada in 869.
Nihon Montoku Tennō Jitsuroku (Veritable Record of Emperor Montoku of Japan; also called Montoku jitsuroku) – 10 volumes covering 850 through 858. Completed by Fujiwara no Mototsune and Sugawara no Koreyoshi in 879.
Nihon Sandai Jitsuroku (Veritable Record of Three Generations [of Emperors] of Japan; also called Sandai jitsuroku) – 50 volumes covering 858 through 887. Completed by Fujiwara no Tokihira and Ōkura no Yoshiyuki in 901.
The national histories were discontinued after the Sandai Jitsuroku; they were followed by the four Mirror books (starting with Ōkagami).
Rikkokushi (六国史) is a general term for Japan's Six National Histories chronicling the mythology and history of Japan from the earliest times to 887. The...
ignored by both the Engishiki Jinmyocho and the Rikkokushi Kokushi genzaisha (国史見在社) ones in the Rikkokushi but not the Engishiki. Myojin Taisha is a high...
Library. Sakamoto, Tarō. (1991). The Six National Histories of Japan: Rikkokushi, John S. Brownlee, tr. pp. 40–41; Inoue Mitsusada. (1999). "The Century...
(下野). The area of Shimotsuke is mentioned frequently in the Nara period Rikkokushi, including the Nihon Shoki and had strong connections with the Yamato...
Izanami Susanoo Tsukuyomi Important literature Kojiki Nihon Shoki Fudoki Rikkokushi Shoku Nihongi Kogo Shūi Jinnō Shōtōki Kujiki See also Religion in Japan...
although apparently very ancient, its name does not appear in any of the Rikkokushi official chronicles nor the Engishiki records. "御際神、由緒、例祭日" [Gods worshipped...
Izanami Susanoo Tsukuyomi Important literature Kojiki Nihon Shoki Fudoki Rikkokushi Shoku Nihongi Kogo Shūi Jinnō Shōtōki Kujiki See also Religion in Japan...
completed what had begun with the Nihon Shoki; the six are known as the Rikkokushi ("six national histories"). An abandonment of Chinese inspiration and...
(記紀) Kojiki One of the Kiki. Nihon Shoki One of the Kiki, first of the Rikkokushi. Enryaku-gishiki-cho [ja] Kogo Shūi Kujiki a book that used to be part...
19th century. The earliest works of history produced in Japan were the Rikkokushi (Six National Histories), a corpus of six national histories covering...
to Awaken the World Treatise On the Response of the Tao The Kojiki The Rikkokushi, which includes the Nihon Shoki and the Shoku Nihongi The Fudoki The Jinnō...
accepted in 757. 720 The Nihon Shoki (1st volume of historical chronicles Rikkokushi) is completed. November Murder of governor Kamitsukenu no Ason Hirohito...
Dō'en. p. 38. doi:10.11501/2544221. Saeki, Ariyoshi, ed. (1929). 六国史 [Rikkokushi] (in Japanese). Vol. 3. The Asahi Shimbun. p. 236. doi:10.11501/1919014...
The monogatari is related both to official court histories, such as the Rikkokushi, and to other prose fiction, such as The Tale of Genji. It discusses the...
have been founded earlier than this. The shrine appears in all of the Rikkokushi official national histories, which cover events to 887. The shrine was...
Shikoku. The shrine is mentioned several times in the early Heian period Rikkokushi and it is mentioned again in the Engishiki records. It was patronized...
Yamato Takeru myth cycle. During the early Heian period, it appears in the Rikkokushi and in the Engishiki records. It has been styled as the ichinomiya of...
According to the Engishiki, there used to be only one god. According to the Rikkokushi, the name of this god is Aekunishin-kami (敢国津神). This god's essence maintained...
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