"Complete Lectures on the Kojiki" by Tsuneyasu Takeda, Gakken Publishing Published November 20, 2013, 5th printing Price: 1980 yen (tax included) The Kojiki, the oldest written record in Japan, chronicles the stories of ancient gods and emperors. This book is a publication of the unprecedented, super lectures, filled with laughter, that explained the entire text over four days and 36 hours. A monumental work of 523 pages.