All Yomimono Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 56 (1980) award
Tomohiro Okubo
おおくぼ ともひろ
Okubo Tomohiro
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1947-01-01 （Chino, Nagano Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- historical novelist, Japanese language teacher
- Active Years
- 1994-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rikkyo University | Faculty of Literature | — | — | — | Japan |
| Nagano Prefectural Suwa Seiryo High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Rikkyo University
Faculty of Literature
Year of Graduation:
1971
Country:
Japan
Nagano Prefectural Suwa Seiryo High School
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Historical Novel Award | My Heart is Vast and Blue | — | Historical Novel Award Organization | 受賞 |
Historical Novel Award
1994
Work:
My Heart is Vast and Blue
Organization:
Historical Novel Award Organization
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Period Novel Grand Award
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (1994) award
Works
Major Works
Chronicles of Edo Fires
1996 Historical novelEchoes and Wind Stories
1997 Historical novelMasked Gale
2000 Historical novelThe Brave Fear Not
1997 Historical novelWarriors Follow Strange Paths
1999 Historical novelTakeda Saga: The Return of Nobutora
2001 Historical novelLegend of the Water Monster
2006 Historical novelLone Sword Flies Through the Darkness
2006 Historical novelYoshiwara Evening Double Suicide
2007 Historical novelSword of Nothingness
2009 Historical novelLegend of the Enchanted Flower
2011 Historical novelFortress of Fire
2012 Historical novelSecret Flower Legend
2012 Historical novelWhite Demon Legend
2012 Historical novelDragon God's Claw: Natural Style Guide 2
2022 Historical novelNatural Style Guide: Original Long Historical Novel 3 - As It Is
2023 Historical novelAdaptations
- The Ninja's Revenge: The Water Castle
Legacy
Tomohiro Okubo is a historical novelist from Nagano Prefecture, known for his focus on local history and samurai tales. He debuted in the literary world by winning the Historical Novel Award.
Trivia
- Born in Nagano Prefecture, Japan, Tomohiro Okubo transitioned from a Japanese language teacher to a historical novelist.
- He won the 5th Historical Novel Award in 1994 for his work 'My Heart is Vast and Blue'.