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Hirofumi Yamamoto

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Yamamoto Hirofumi

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1957-02-13 （Tsuyama, Okayama, Japan）
死没
2020-03-29 63歳
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Tsuyama, Okayama (birthplace) → Tokyo, Japan (workbase)

経歴

職業
historian, university professor, author, researcher
活動期間
1982年〜2020年
所属
Historiographical Institute, University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies, University of Tokyo (concurrent)

学歴

University of Tokyo, Faculty of Letters
Faculty of Letters / Department of Japanese History (National History Studies)
学位: 学士（文学）
期間: 〜1980
卒業年: 1980
国: Japan
University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology
Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology / Department of Japanese History
学位: 修士（文学）
期間: 1980-1982
卒業年: 1982
国: Japan
Completed master's program
University of Tokyo (doctoral degree)
Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology / Department of Japanese History
学位: 博士（文学）
期間: 〜1992
卒業年: 1992
国: Japan
Doctoral thesis: 'The Establishment of the Bakuhan System and Early Modern National Administration'

受賞歴

Japan Essayists' Club Award
1992
対象作品: Edo: The Diary of an O-Rusuiyaku
主催: Japan Essayists' Club
結果: Winner

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Edo: The Diary of an O-Rusuiyaku

1991年 history (scholarly/popular)

Based on the diary of a retainership official from the Kan'ei period in the Hagi domain, the book analyzes domain governance and household affairs. Adapted into an NHK drama.

Edo periodhan (domain) systeminner politics of daimyo families
映像化・舞台化
  • [TV drama] History Special: Edo Branch Manager's Struggle — The Diary of Fukuma Hikoemon (1993)

The Kan'ei Era

1989年 history

An introductory study outlining politics and society of the Kan'ei period, explaining background and key figures.

Kan'eipolitical historyEdo period

The Establishment of the Bakuhan System and Early Modern National Administration

1990年 academic history

Based on his doctoral dissertation, this research analyzes the formation of the bakuhan system and institutional aspects of early modern Japan.

bakuhan systeminstitutional historyearly modern Japan

全著作

  • The Kan'ei Era (Yoshikawa Kobunkan, 1989)
  • The Establishment of the Bakuhan System and Early Modern National Administration (Azekura Shobo, 1990)
  • Edo: The Diary of an O-Rusuiyaku (Yomiuri Shimbun, 1991)
  • Court Politics of Edo Castle (Yomiuri Shimbun, 1993)
  • The Structure of Junshi (Kobundo, 1994)

翻案

  • NHK drama 'History Special: Edo Branch Manager's Struggle — The Diary of Fukuma Hikoemon' (1993)

作家による翻訳

  • Inazo Nitobe, Modern Translation of 'Bushido' (Chikuma Shinsho, 2010)
  • Yukichi Fukuzawa, Selected Writings on Bakumatsu and Meiji Restoration (modern translation, Chikuma Shinsho, 2012)

作風・主題

文体
accessible explanatory toneevidence-based analysis
頻出モチーフ
bushidointra-domain family politicsEdo institutions and society

健康

  • renal pelvis cancer (kidney cancer)
    〜2020-03-29
    Died on 2020-03-29 due to the illness; this ended his academic activities.

評価・遺産

Known for extensive publications and archival research on daimyo and samurai in the Edo and early modern periods, he wrote many popular introductions that contributed to public understanding of history. He frequently appeared in media and acted as a bridge between academia and the general public.

資料所蔵先

  • Collections at the Historiographical Institute, University of Tokyo

大衆文化への影響

  • Wider recognition through NHK dramatization and TV program appearances

豆知識

  • 'Edo: The Diary of an O-Rusuiyaku' was adapted for NHK television.
  • Appeared on educational TV (e.g., 'Chie no Izumi' on E-Tele).