Since the release of "Kojiki-den" (Commentary on the Kojiki) authored by Norinaga MOTOORI, trends in the interpretation of Japanese mythology went to the direction of excluding "karagogoro" (Chinese influence), such as Confucianism and Buddhism, and paved the way for the birth of State Shinto in early modern times.
本居宣長の『古事記伝』以降、神話解釈は儒教的・仏教的な「からごころ」を退けるという方向性を歩み、近代の国家神道へと繋がっていく。