| Group / area | Selected entry | Location / details |
|---|---|---|
| Haruhiko Minotakeみのたけの春 | Tatsuo Shishimizu志水辰夫 | |
| Remnants of the Tide汐のなごり | Shigeto Kita北重人 | |
| Kaeru Orihime, Tatsu Takara, Captor's Record織姫かえる 宝引の辰 捕者帳 | Tsumao Awasaka泡坂妻夫 | |
| Nobō no Shiro (The Floating Castle)のぼうの城 | Ryū Wada和田竜 | |
| Heaven and Earth天地人 | Masashi Hisaka火坂雅志 | |
| Nobunaga's Coffin信長の棺 | Hiroshi Kato加藤廣 | |
| Golden Travel Wind黄金旅風 | Kazukazu Iijima飯嶋和一 | |
| Two Dosanふたり道三 | Masataka Miyamoto宮本昌孝 | |
| Legend of the Demon Rock魔岩伝説 | Toru Arayama荒山徹 | |
| Love Madness恋ぐるい | Reiko Morota諸田玲子 | |
| No Cruelty Shall Be Done非道、行ずべからず | Asako Matsui松井今朝子 | |
| Crossing the Big River大川わたり | Ichiriki Yamamoto山本一力 | |
| Phantom Sword Chronicles幽剣抄 | Hideyuki Kikuchi菊地秀行 | |
| Female Swordsman: The Shadow of the One-Child Tradition女剣士・一子相伝の影 | Yoko Tada多田容子 | |
| Shuzo's Troubles重蔵始末 | Go Osaka逢坂剛 | |
| Jorogumo (Spider Woman)女郎蜘蛛 | Rintaro Togashi富樫倫太郎 | |
| Conquering Sword: Musashi and Hyogo Yagyu覇剣 武蔵と柳生兵庫助 | Ryo Toba鳥羽亮 | |
| Gate of the Conquering Merchant覇商の門 | Masashi Hisaka火坂雅志 | |
| I Am Seikai Nyudoおれは清海入道 | Takashi Togo東郷隆 | |
| Yashu Hunt八州狩り | Yasuhide Saeki佐伯泰英 | |
| Bonkuraぼんくら | Miyuki Miyabe宮部みゆき | |
| The Story of the Mibu Loyalists壬生義士伝 | Jiro Asada浅田次郎 | |
| Nobunaga or The Crowned Androgynous信長 あるいは戴冠せるアンドロギュヌス | Haruki Uzukihara宇月原晴明 | |
| Tales of the Town巷説百物語 | Natsuhiko Kyogoku京極夏彦 | |
| The Withering of the Grassroots草莽枯れ行く | Kenzō Kitakata北方謙三 | |
| Kanshiro Hiromete Records完四郎広目手控 | Katsuhiko Takahashi高橋克彦 | |
| Laughing Iemon嗤う伊右衛門 | Natsuhiko Kyogoku京極夏彦 | |
| Phantom Voice: The Hairdresser Isaji Detective Story幻の声 髪結い伊三次捕物余話 | Mari Uesa宇江佐真理 | |
| Bridge of Mist霧の橋 | Yuzaburo Otsukawa乙川優三郎 | |
| Edo Coroner江戸の検屍官 | Yaichiro Kawada川田弥一郎 | |
| Ezo Territory Special Case蝦夷地別件 | Yoichi Funato船戸与一 | |
| Ebisuya Kihei Records恵比寿屋喜兵衛手控え | Masami Sato佐藤雅美 | |
| Demon Cherry Blossom Chronicle妖櫻記 | Hiroko Minagawa皆川博子 | |
| Descendants of Villains悪党の裔 | Kenzō Kitakata北方謙三 | |
| The Forty-Seven Ronin四十七人の刺客 | Shoichiro Ikemiya池宮彰一郎 | |
| Jubei Yagyu Dies柳生十兵衛死す | Futaro Yamada山田風太郎 | |
| Kamaitachiかまいたち | Miyuki Miyabe宮部みゆき | |
| Goryokaku Remnant Legend五稜郭残党伝 | Jo Sasaki佐々木譲 | |
| Blood of Japanese History血の日本史 | Ryutaro Abe安部龍太郎 | |
| Bakudan Karaku爆弾可楽 | Akiko Sugimoto杉本章子 | |
| Kagemusha Tokugawa Ieyasu影武者徳川家康 | Ryu Keiichiro隆慶一郎 | |
| Fukagawa Mio Street Kido Ban Goya深川澪通り木戸番小屋 | Aiko Kitahara北原亞以子 | |
| Ichimu-an Furyuki一夢庵風流記 | Ryu Keiichiro隆慶一郎 | |
| Tasogare Seibeiたそがれ清兵衛 | Shuhei Fujisawa藤沢周平 | |
| Onmyoji陰陽師 | Baku Yumemakura夢枕獏 | |
| Kairoden海狼伝 | Ichiro Shiraishi白石一郎 | |
| Tsukiumaya Oen Kurayami Shimatsu付き馬屋おえん暗闇始末 | Mikio Nanbara南原幹雄 | |
| Edo Sogan穢土荘厳 | Sonoko Sugimoto杉本苑子 | |
| Shura no Ken修羅の剣 | Yo Tsumoto津本陽 | |
| Yoshiwara Gomenjo吉原御免状 | Ryu Keiichiro隆慶一郎 | |
| Zukkoke Samuraiずっこけ侍 | Shigeo Komatsu小松重男 | |
| Hitokiri Yasuke人斬り弥介 | Ryuichiro Mine峰隆一郎 | |
| Kakushi Ken Koyosho隠し剣孤影抄 | Shuhei Fujisawa藤沢周平 | |
| Oonaniwa Bijo Banzuke Naniwa no Genzou Jikencho大浪花別嬪番付 なにわの源蔵事件帳 | Natsuo Ariake有明夏夫 | |
| Youjinbou Nichigetsusho用心棒日月抄 | Shuhei Fujisawa藤沢周平 | |
| Dobudoroどぶどろ | Ryo Hanmura半村良 | |
| Gokenin Zankuro御家人斬九郎 | Renzaburo Shibata柴田錬三郎 | |
| Yokirou陽暉楼 | Tomiko Miyao宮尾登美子 | |
| Keishicho Soshi警視庁草紙 | Futaro Yamada山田風太郎 | |
| Yoseiden妖星伝 | Ryo Hanmura半村良 | |
| Kumogiri Nizaemon雲霧仁左衛門 | Shotaro Ikenami池波正太郎 | |
| Onjuku Kawasemi御宿かわせみ | Yumie Hiraiwa平岩弓枝 | |
| Koroshi no Yonin Shikakenin Fujieda Baian殺しの四人 仕掛人・藤枝梅安 | Shotaro Ikenami池波正太郎 | |
| Kenkaku Shobai剣客商売 | Shotaro Ikenami池波正太郎 | |
| Tesari Shinju手鎖心中 | Hisashi Inoue井上ひさし | |
| Jigoku no Tatsu Hankacho地獄の辰犯科帳 | Saho Sasazawa笹沢佐保 | |
| Zan斬 | Kenjo Tsunabuchi綱淵謙錠 | |
| Kogarashi Monjirou木枯し紋次郎 | Saho Sasazawa笹沢佐保 | |
| Chimidoro Sunae血みどろ砂絵 | Michio Tsuzuki都筑道夫 | |
| Onihei Hankacho鬼平犯科帳 | Shotaro Ikenami池波正太郎 | |
| Yosei Taikoki妖説太閤記 | Futaro Yamada山田風太郎 | |
| Shinsengumi Keppuroku新選組血風録 | Taro Shiba司馬太郎 | |
| Shinobi no Mono忍びの者 | Tomoyoshi Murayama村山知義 | |
| Akai Kageboshi赤い影法師 | Renzaburo Shibata柴田錬三郎 | |
| Kagerou Ezuかげろう絵図 | Seicho Matsumoto松本清張 | |
| Kouga Ninpouchou甲賀忍法帖 | Futaro Yamada山田風太郎 | |
| Fukurou no Shiro梟の城 | Taro Shiba司馬太郎 | |
| Akahige Shinryotan赤ひげ診療譚 | Shugoro Yamamoto山本周五郎 | |
| Tsukikage Hyogo Upper-level Kasumi Cut月影兵庫 上段霞切り | Norio Nanjo南條範夫 | |
| The Fir Tree Remained樅ノ木は残った | Shugoro Yamamoto山本周五郎 | |
| Nemuri Kyoshiro Burai Account眠狂四郎無頼控 | Renzaburo Shibata柴田錬三郎 | |
| Yagyu Martial Arts Scroll柳生武芸帳 | Yasuyuki Gomi五味康祐 | |
| Meiji Enlightenment: Ango Detective Stories明治開化 安吾捕物帖 | Ango Sakaguchi坂口安吾 | |
| Sasaki Kojiro佐々木小次郎 | Genzo Murakami村上元三 | |
| Agajuro Detective Stories顎十郎捕物帳 | Juran Kuse久生十蘭 | |
| Momotaro Samurai桃太郎侍 | Juichiro Yamate山手樹一郎 | |
| Skull Kengyo髑髏検校 | Seishi Yokomizo横溝正史 | |
| Young Lord Samurai Detective Notebook若さま侍捕物手帖 | Masayuki Jo城昌幸 | |
| Doll Sashichi Detective Stories人形佐七捕物帳 | Seishi Yokomizo横溝正史 | |
| Skull Coin髑髏銭 | Kikuo Kakuta角田喜久雄 | |
| Miyamoto Musashi宮本武蔵 | Eiji Yoshikawa吉川英治 | |
| Sazen Tange丹下左膳 | Fubo Hayashi林不忘 | |
| Koshū Koketsu Castle神州纐纈城 | Shiro Kunieda国枝史郎 | |
| Zenigata Heiji Detective Stories銭形平次捕物控 | Kodo Nomura野村胡堂 | |
| Southern Country Pacific Record南国太平記 | Sanjuuro Naoki直木三十五 | |
| Shinsengumi Chronicles新選組始末記 | Kan Shimozawa子母澤寛 | |
| Shadow Standing on Fuji富士に立つ影 | Kyoji Shirai白井喬二 | |
| Kurama Tengu鞍馬天狗 | Jiro Osaragi大佛次郎 | |
| Daibosatsu Pass大菩薩峠 | Saisan Nakazato中里介山 | |
| Hanshichi Detective Stories半七捕物帳 | Kido Okamoto岡本綺堂 |
100 Selected Masterpieces of Historical Novels名作時代小説100選
About this collection
"100 Selected Masterpieces of Historical Novels" is a book published by ASCII Shinsho that introduces 100 selected historical novels. Eighteen editors, including critics, provide commentary on 100 must-read historical novels.
The collection covers a wide range of novels, from adventurous tales full of ups and downs to fantastic strange stories and touching human dramas that cannot be read without tears. It offers a glimpse into the profound depth of the genre known as "historical novels."
This book is ideal not only for enthusiasts of historical novels but also for those who want to try reading historical novels for the first time or simply want to read interesting novels. Even just checking the titles of the introduced novels is recommended. It is also undoubtedly useful as a highly reliable "database" (the selected works can be viewed as a list online).
Translated from the Japanese edition. Original Japanese names are included to help identify entries. Names, addresses and selection details may reflect the original publication.