07

Essays & articles

The editorial structure distinguishes established facts, transmission, scholarly views and authorial interpretation.

Historical research column

Related research

Who Was Hikita Bungorō?

The Hikita Names around the Muromachi Shogunate in Tokitsugukyōki

A source-layered study of Hikita names in Tokitsugukyōki and Hikita Bungorō's self-description in Kaikokuki, separating contemporary evidence, modern research, family tradition, and hypothesis.

The Mystery of Aisu Medicine

“Aisu no Kurogusuri” in the Tokitsugukyōki

An independent research column tracing 愛洲之黒薬 in 1548, Tokitsugu’s compounding and distribution, and a formula sent again to Ōgo, while separating evidence from inference about Aisu Hisatada.