Writing · Novel · Original Story · Creator
Born Jan 11, 1907
Active 1955–1978 · Awards: Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for Literature
Sōhachi Yamaoka from Niigata was a Japanese author. He wrote a number of historical novels. Politician Kenji Yamaoka is an adopted son. In 1968, he won the Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for his historical novel Tokugawa Ieyasu.