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Hironobu Sato

さとう ひろのぶ

Sato Hironobu

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1946-10-00 (Shibata, Niigata, Japan)
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
historian, professor
Active Years
1969-2012
Affiliations
Chiba University

Education

Waseda University
First Faculty of Letters / Department of History
Degree: 学士
Period: 1965-1969
Year of Graduation: 1969
Country: Japan
Waseda University
Graduate School / History
Degree: 文学博士
Year of Graduation: 1991
Country: Japan
Ph.D. awarded for thesis "Study of the Ashikaga of Koga"

Awards

Professor Emeritus
2012
Organization: Chiba University
Result: 授与

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Catalogue of Koga Kubō Documents (manuscript)

1971 archival catalogue

A privately published catalogue compiling documents related to the Koga Kubō.

Kubōmedieval historysource compilation

Study of the Ashikaga of Koga

1989 history

An in-depth scholarly study of the Koga Kubō and the Ashikaga clan focused on medieval Eastern Japan.

medieval Eastern JapanAshikaga clanregional history

Power Structures in Medieval Eastern Japan

1989 history

A study analyzing governance and power relations in medieval Eastern Japan.

power structurelordshipregional politics

Power and Structure in Medieval Eastern Japan

2013 history

A comprehensive synthesis of long-term research, organizing major issues in medieval Eastern Japan studies.

synthesismedieval Eastern Japanhistorical structures

Bibliography

  • Study of the Ashikaga of Koga
  • Power Structures in Medieval Eastern Japan
  • Medieval Surroundings of Edo Bay
  • Studies on Nichiren Temples in Medieval Eastern Japan
  • The World of Medieval Echigo History
  • Studies of the Ashikaga and Hōjō in Medieval Eastern Japan
  • Power and Structure in Medieval Eastern Japan

Style & Themes

Literary Style
empirical, source-based scholarshipregional-history oriented exposition
Recurring Motifs
medieval Eastern JapanKubō/Ashikaga familytemples and society

Legacy

Left substantial source compilations and detailed regional studies in medieval Eastern Japan history. Contributed to training subsequent generations of researchers through teaching and scholarship at Chiba University.

Academic Societies

  • The Historical Society of Japan

Archives

  • Chiba University Library (holds related materials)

Trivia

  • Born in Shibata, Niigata Prefecture.
  • Graduated from Waseda University, First Faculty of Letters, Department of History (1969).
  • Professor Emeritus of Chiba University (from 2012).