Jimmu was known as Kamu-yamato-ihare-biko no Mikoto before becoming Emperor of Japan. A composite, mythological character represented in the ''[[Nihon Shoki]]'' and ''[[Kojiki]]'', he most likely represents broad social changes rather than an actual charismatic figure. | Jimmu was known as Kamu-yamato-ihare-biko no Mikoto before becoming Emperor of Japan. A composite, mythological character represented in the ''[[Nihon Shoki]]'' and ''[[Kojiki]]'', he most likely represents broad social changes rather than an actual charismatic figure. |