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- Wrote the original text for Seibido Publishing's "A Pictorial Dictionary of the Heian Period to Enjoy Visually."
- Received an honorable mention in the "3rd Misato Western Treasury Literary Award"
for "The Land of Star Readings." - Received an honorable mention in Everystar's "Delicious Time" competition for "Io-san's Bride's Meals.
" - Made her debut as an author with "Swordsman's Postman: Meiji Sword Fighting Postal Records."

"9th Annual Historical and Period Novel Award" <Exhilarating! Entertainment Swordsman Award>

"15th Japan Historical Fiction Writers Association Award" (Newcomer Award for Original Paperback Novel)
- Iaido 5th Dan, Jodo 4th Dan

List of articles by Obito Koroku

Ukiyo-e style Edo-period council scene on a raised platform: a man with a fan speaks to seated officials while others listen, with a castle and pine trees in the background; large white Japanese title text overlays the image.

[Part 2] The Date Family's "Food" Strategy! Masamune's Inherited Spirit of Hospitality | Towards Arrogance...

Were the Date family's everyday meals also extravagant? In the previous section, we looked at an example of the magnificent New Year's cuisine of the Sendai Date family, but did they also enjoy extravagant meals in their daily lives? To put it simply...

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The Sendai Date Family's Food Strategy ①

[Part 1] The Date Family's "Food" Strategy! Masamune's Inherited Spirit of Hospitality | New Year's Cuisine...

To begin with, the term "date" refers to something flashy, stylish, and fashionable, and idioms such as "date man," "not just for show," and "date glasses" are still commonly heard today. That...

Korok with a sword2026.07.08

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

[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)

[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...

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

[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...

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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.

[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. ...

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What are the Mogami Eight Shields? [Part 2]

[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...

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What are the Mogami Eight Shields? [Part 1]

[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?

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.

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

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