| Group / area | Selected entry | Location / details |
|---|---|---|
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Haruhiko Minotakeみのたけの春 | Tatsuo Shishimizu志水辰夫 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Remnants of the Tide汐のなごり | Shigeto Kita北重人 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | 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 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Nobō no Shiro (The Floating Castle)のぼうの城 | Ryū Wada和田竜 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Heaven and Earth天地人 | Masashi Hisaka火坂雅志 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Nobunaga's Coffin信長の棺 | Hiroshi Kato加藤廣 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Golden Travel Wind黄金旅風 | Kazukazu Iijima飯嶋和一 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Two Dosanふたり道三 | Masataka Miyamoto宮本昌孝 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Legend of the Demon Rock魔岩伝説 | Toru Arayama荒山徹 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Love Madness恋ぐるい | Reiko Morota諸田玲子 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | No Cruelty Shall Be Done非道、行ずべからず | Asako Matsui松井今朝子 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Crossing the Big River大川わたり | Ichiriki Yamamoto山本一力 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Phantom Sword Chronicles幽剣抄 | Hideyuki Kikuchi菊地秀行 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Female Swordsman: The Shadow of the One-Child Tradition女剣士・一子相伝の影 | Yoko Tada多田容子 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Shuzo's Troubles重蔵始末 | Go Osaka逢坂剛 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Jorogumo (Spider Woman)女郎蜘蛛 | Rintaro Togashi富樫倫太郎 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Conquering Sword: Musashi and Hyogo Yagyu覇剣 武蔵と柳生兵庫助 | Ryo Toba鳥羽亮 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Gate of the Conquering Merchant覇商の門 | Masashi Hisaka火坂雅志 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | I Am Seikai Nyudoおれは清海入道 | Takashi Togo東郷隆 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Yashu Hunt八州狩り | Yasuhide Saeki佐伯泰英 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Bonkuraぼんくら | Miyuki Miyabe宮部みゆき |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | The Story of the Mibu Loyalists壬生義士伝 | Jiro Asada浅田次郎 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | 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 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Tales of the Town巷説百物語 | Natsuhiko Kyogoku京極夏彦 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | The Withering of the Grassroots草莽枯れ行く | Kenzō Kitakata北方謙三 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Kanshiro Hiromete Records完四郎広目手控 | Katsuhiko Takahashi高橋克彦 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Laughing Iemon嗤う伊右衛門 | Natsuhiko Kyogoku京極夏彦 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | 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 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Bridge of Mist霧の橋 | Yuzaburo Otsukawa乙川優三郎 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Edo Coroner江戸の検屍官 | Yaichiro Kawada川田弥一郎 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Ezo Territory Special Case蝦夷地別件 | Yoichi Funato船戸与一 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Ebisuya Kihei Records恵比寿屋喜兵衛手控え | Masami Sato佐藤雅美 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Demon Cherry Blossom Chronicle妖櫻記 | Hiroko Minagawa皆川博子 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Descendants of Villains悪党の裔 | Kenzō Kitakata北方謙三 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | The Forty-Seven Ronin四十七人の刺客 | Shoichiro Ikemiya池宮彰一郎 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Jubei Yagyu Dies柳生十兵衛死す | Futaro Yamada山田風太郎 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Kamaitachiかまいたち | Miyuki Miyabe宮部みゆき |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Goryokaku Remnant Legend五稜郭残党伝 | Jo Sasaki佐々木譲 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Blood of Japanese History血の日本史 | Ryutaro Abe安部龍太郎 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Bakudan Karaku爆弾可楽 | Akiko Sugimoto杉本章子 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Kagemusha Tokugawa Ieyasu影武者徳川家康 | Ryu Keiichiro隆慶一郎 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Fukagawa Mio Street Kido Ban Goya深川澪通り木戸番小屋 | Aiko Kitahara北原亞以子 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Ichimu-an Furyuki一夢庵風流記 | Ryu Keiichiro隆慶一郎 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Tasogare Seibeiたそがれ清兵衛 | Shuhei Fujisawa藤沢周平 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Onmyoji陰陽師 | Baku Yumemakura夢枕獏 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Kairoden海狼伝 | Ichiro Shiraishi白石一郎 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Tsukiumaya Oen Kurayami Shimatsu付き馬屋おえん暗闇始末 | Mikio Nanbara南原幹雄 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Edo Sogan穢土荘厳 | Sonoko Sugimoto杉本苑子 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Shura no Ken修羅の剣 | Yo Tsumoto津本陽 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Yoshiwara Gomenjo吉原御免状 | Ryu Keiichiro隆慶一郎 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Zukkoke Samuraiずっこけ侍 | Shigeo Komatsu小松重男 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Hitokiri Yasuke人斬り弥介 | Ryuichiro Mine峰隆一郎 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Kakushi Ken Koyosho隠し剣孤影抄 | Shuhei Fujisawa藤沢周平 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | 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 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Youjinbou Nichigetsusho用心棒日月抄 | Shuhei Fujisawa藤沢周平 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Dobudoroどぶどろ | Ryo Hanmura半村良 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Gokenin Zankuro御家人斬九郎 | Renzaburo Shibata柴田錬三郎 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Yokirou陽暉楼 | Tomiko Miyao宮尾登美子 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Keishicho Soshi警視庁草紙 | Futaro Yamada山田風太郎 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Yoseiden妖星伝 | Ryo Hanmura半村良 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Kumogiri Nizaemon雲霧仁左衛門 | Shotaro Ikenami池波正太郎 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Onjuku Kawasemi御宿かわせみ | Yumie Hiraiwa平岩弓枝 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | 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 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Kenkaku Shobai剣客商売 | Shotaro Ikenami池波正太郎 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Tesari Shinju手鎖心中 | Hisashi Inoue井上ひさし |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Jigoku no Tatsu Hankacho地獄の辰犯科帳 | Saho Sasazawa笹沢佐保 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Zan斬 | Kenjo Tsunabuchi綱淵謙錠 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Kogarashi Monjirou木枯し紋次郎 | Saho Sasazawa笹沢佐保 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Chimidoro Sunae血みどろ砂絵 | Michio Tsuzuki都筑道夫 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Onihei Hankacho鬼平犯科帳 | Shotaro Ikenami池波正太郎 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Yosei Taikoki妖説太閤記 | Futaro Yamada山田風太郎 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Shinsengumi Keppuroku新選組血風録 | Taro Shiba司馬太郎 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Shinobi no Mono忍びの者 | Tomoyoshi Murayama村山知義 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Akai Kageboshi赤い影法師 | Renzaburo Shibata柴田錬三郎 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Kagerou Ezuかげろう絵図 | Seicho Matsumoto松本清張 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Kouga Ninpouchou甲賀忍法帖 | Futaro Yamada山田風太郎 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Fukurou no Shiro梟の城 | Taro Shiba司馬太郎 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Akahige Shinryotan赤ひげ診療譚 | Shugoro Yamamoto山本周五郎 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Tsukikage Hyogo Upper-level Kasumi Cut月影兵庫 上段霞切り | Norio Nanjo南條範夫 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | The Fir Tree Remained樅ノ木は残った | Shugoro Yamamoto山本周五郎 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Nemuri Kyoshiro Burai Account眠狂四郎無頼控 | Renzaburo Shibata柴田錬三郎 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Yagyu Martial Arts Scroll柳生武芸帳 | Yasuyuki Gomi五味康祐 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Meiji Enlightenment: Ango Detective Stories明治開化 安吾捕物帖 | Ango Sakaguchi坂口安吾 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Sasaki Kojiro佐々木小次郎 | Genzo Murakami村上元三 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Agajuro Detective Stories顎十郎捕物帳 | Juran Kuse久生十蘭 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Momotaro Samurai桃太郎侍 | Juichiro Yamate山手樹一郎 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Skull Kengyo髑髏検校 | Seishi Yokomizo横溝正史 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Young Lord Samurai Detective Notebook若さま侍捕物手帖 | Masayuki Jo城昌幸 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Doll Sashichi Detective Stories人形佐七捕物帳 | Seishi Yokomizo横溝正史 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Skull Coin髑髏銭 | Kikuo Kakuta角田喜久雄 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Miyamoto Musashi宮本武蔵 | Eiji Yoshikawa吉川英治 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Sazen Tange丹下左膳 | Fubo Hayashi林不忘 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Koshū Koketsu Castle神州纐纈城 | Shiro Kunieda国枝史郎 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Zenigata Heiji Detective Stories銭形平次捕物控 | Kodo Nomura野村胡堂 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Southern Country Pacific Record南国太平記 | Sanjuuro Naoki直木三十五 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Shinsengumi Chronicles新選組始末記 | Kan Shimozawa子母澤寛 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Shadow Standing on Fuji富士に立つ影 | Kyoji Shirai白井喬二 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Kurama Tengu鞍馬天狗 | Jiro Osaragi大佛次郎 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Daibosatsu Pass大菩薩峠 | Saisan Nakazato中里介山 |
| 100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選 | Hanshichi Detective Stories半七捕物帳 | Kido Okamoto岡本綺堂 |
100 Selected Historical Novels歴史時代小説100選
About this collection
"100 Selected Historical Novels" is a selection published in a book of the same name in 1996. As the title suggests, it introduces 100 masterpieces of historical and period novels.
It is an ideal guidebook for those planning to read historical or period novels as well as for those who have already read many works and are seeking further masterpieces. It provides broad commentary ranging from classical masterpieces to notable works of the time and promising newcomers.
For those who want to fully enjoy the essence of historical and period novels, this is an unparalleled reading guide that remains useful over time. Since nearly ten years have passed since its publication, it may also be enjoyable to compare the evaluations from that time with those of today.
Translated from the Japanese edition. Original Japanese names are included to help identify entries. Names, addresses and selection details may reflect the original publication.