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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]
