(However, as previously described, there are the views and opinions across the country that doubt the credibility of the "Kojiki" and the "Nihonshoki" or that are different from this article about the origin the legend of Momotaro since the legends are creation in later years after all.
（ただし、前述のように『記紀』の信頼性を疑う見方や、あくまで後世の創作物であることから、桃太郎伝説の由来については本項と異なる説が全国に複数存在する）。