Sōhachi Yamaoka
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Sōhachi Yamaoka (山岡荘八, Yamaoka Sōhachi; January 11, 1907 – September 30, 1978) from Niigata was a Japanese author.[1] He wrote a number of historical novels.[1] Politician Kenji Yamaoka is an adopted son.[2] In 1968, he won the Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for his historical novel Tokugawa Ieyasu.[3]
- 1958 - Chunichi Prize
- 1967 - Shin Hasegawa Prize
- 1968 - Yoshikawa Eiji Prize
- 1973- Medal with Purple Ribbon
- 1978 - 2nd Class, Order of the Sacred Treasure
