Also, many theories of the "mystery-solving" type, based on loose interpretations of Japanese mythology and the chronologies in the "Kojiki" (Record of Ancient Matters) and "Nihonshoki", have been asserted by Yamato Kingdom enthusiasts, but these nearly always fail to satisfy historical scrutiny and are of limited academic value.
また、ヤマト王権をめぐって主として愛好家により日本神話や記紀編年の自由な解釈に基づく「謎解き」に類する説が多く主張されているが、そのほぼ全ては史料批判を満たしていないものであり学問的価値に乏しい。