Hotsuma Tsutae

Record summary

Hotsuma Tsutae is an alleged ancient Japanese chronicle written in archaic kana, describing creation myths, imperial genealogy, and ritual knowledge. Although advocates present it as older than the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki, the text became publicly prominent through twentieth-century publications and local antiquarian networks, especially in the postwar period. It matters for comparison because it illustrates modern textual traditionalization and claims of suppressed indigenous wisdom. Its antiquity and authenticity are strongly disputed, and mainstream scholarship generally treats it as a modern composition or adaptation.