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to Enjoying Life.
" - Honorable Mention for "The Land of Star Readings" at the 3rd Misato Western Treasury Literary Awards.
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competition. - "Swordsman's Communications" at the 9th Historical and Period Novel Grand Prizes, "Exhilarating! Entertainment Swordsman Award" (book publication project in progress).
- 5th Dan in Iaido, 4th Dan in Jodo.

List of articles by Obito Koroku

The World of Itako, Female Shamans of Tohoku (Part 3)

Traditions and customs

[Part 2] The World of Itako, Traditional Female Shamans of Tohoku | Itako Spells and Tohoku...

Examples of Itako Spells: As mentioned earlier, Itako chant various incantations, or spells, when performing shamanistic rituals such as spirit mediumship. But what exactly are these incantations like...?.

Korok with a sword2026.05.03

The World of Itako, Female Shamans of Tohoku (Part 2)

Traditions and customs

[Part 2] The World of Itako, Traditional Female Shamans of Tohoku | The Training Process and Their Techniques...

The Training Process to Become an Itako We've looked at examples of the shamanistic practices performed by Itako, but what kind of training is necessary to become an Itako? Currently, new Itako...

Korok with a sword2026.05.02

The World of Itako, Female Shamans of Tohoku (Part 1)

Traditions and customs

[Part 1] The World of Itako, Traditional Female Shamans of Tohoku | The Spiritual Practices of Itako...

Introduction While reverence for intangible things like "prayer" and "faith" is still valued today, in the past in Japan, these were even more closely intertwined with daily life. That...

Korok with a sword2026.05.01

Japanese title card: 'What was the Mogami Hachiman Alliance of Dewa Province? Part 2: Hachiman's Allies and the Trigger for the Tensho Mogami Rebellion' with decorative gold cloud patterns and a dark map silhouette in the background, indicating a historical article introduction.

Historic Site

[Part 2] What was the "Mogami Yatsudate," a confederation of local lords in Dewa Province? | The Yatsudate...

Other Forces that Allied with the Mogami Eight Shields: We've looked at an overview of the Mogami Eight Shields, a coalition of local lords from Dewa Province, but these weren't the only forces that allied with Mogami Yoshimori and Date Terumune. ...

Korok with a sword2026.04.24

What are the Mogami Eight Shields? [Part 2]

Historic Site

[Part 2] What was the "Mogami Yatsudate," a coalition of local lords in Dewa Province? | Dewa Province...

Representative Local Leaders Who Made Up the Mogami Eight Shields Now, let's take a look at the members who made up the Mogami Eight Shields. During the Tensho Mogami Rebellion, they were Yoshimori, the father of Mogami Yoshiaki, and his...

Korok with a sword2026.04.23

What are the Mogami Eight Shields? [Part 1]

Historic Site

[Part 1] What was the "Mogami Yatsudate," a coalition of local lords in Dewa Province? | Sengoku period...

To begin with, when you think of "warlords of the Tohoku region during the Sengoku period," who comes to mind? While there are countless stories of brave and fierce generals, perhaps the first lord of the Sendai domain, Date Masamune, known as the "One-Eyed Dragon," is the one who comes to mind...

Korok with a sword2026.04.22

The Ancient Emishi Hero Aterui and the 38-Year Tohoku War [Part 2] | Did Aterui End His Life in Present-Day Osaka Prefecture?

Other regions

The Ancient Emishi Hero Aterui and the 38-Year War in Tohoku? [Part 2] | Aterui's End...

The end of the Seii War from 789 to 811: After the Ikomaro Rebellion, the Imperial Court further increased military pressure on the Emishi, frequently resorting to large-scale military force.

Korok with a sword2026.03.11

The Ancient Emishi Hero Aterui and the 38-Year Tohoku War [Part 2] | Major Battles in Ancient Tohoku and Their History

great man

The Ancient Emishi Hero Aterui and the 38-Year War in Tohoku [Part 2] | Ancient Tohoku...

Why did the ancient Tohoku region become a battlefield? As we have seen, Aterui and the other Emishi were in a state of prolonged combat with the Yamato army, but why did the Tohoku region have to become a battlefield in the first place?.

Korok with a sword2026.03.10

The Ancient Emishi Hero Aterui and the 38-Year Tohoku War: Part 1 | The Hero of Isawa who Defeated the Imperial Army of Yamato

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The ancient Emishi hero Aterui and the 38-year war in the Tohoku region: Part 1 | The morning of Yamato...

Introduction Although we generally refer to the term "Japan," it is well known that its boundaries have changed over time. For example, Hokkaido was not officially designated as Japanese territory until 1869.

Korok with a sword2026.03.09

Traditions and customs

Did Aikido originate in Aizu? Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu and Takeda Sokaku [Part 2] | So...

A reorganization or birth of Daito-ryu? The traditional story behind the transmission of Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu is that it was inherited and spread nationwide by Saigo Tanomo, a former chief retainer of the Aizu domain.

Korok with a sword2026.02.18