Topic of the NHK Taiga Drama! Shun Hayami's New Historical Novel 'Hidenaga and Rikyu' Released Today, April 22!
Shinchosha has released Shun Hayami's new historical novel 'Hidenaga and Rikyu' on April 22, 2026. This definitive work depicts the strong bond between Hidenaga Toyotomi and Sen no Rikyu as they support Hideyoshi's rise to power.
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Shinchosha Publishing Co., Ltd. has released Shun Hayami's newly written historical novel, 'Hidenaga and Rikyu,' under the Shinchosha Bunko label today, Wednesday, April 22, 2026.
This novel is the definitive version of the 'Toyotomi Brothers' story, depicting Hidenaga, Hideyoshi (currently a hot topic in the NHK Taiga drama), and Sen no Rikyu.
'I will support my brother's quest for world domination.'
Hidenaga Toyotomi, Hideyoshi's best buddy, was bound to him by an unbreakable bond.
'The Toyotomi brothers are a good buy. They will bring great profit.'
Sen no Rikyu, the shadow fixer of the Toyotomi brothers.
Without these two, Hideyoshi's unification of Japan would never have happened!
Invited by his older brother Hideyoshi, who served Oda Nobunaga, Hidenaga decided to become a samurai after the experience of building the Sunomata Ichigo Castle (One-Night Castle) and serve Nobunaga alongside his brother. Trials soon befell Hidenaga. While other generals avoided the task, Nobunaga ordered Hidenaga—due to Hideyoshi's easy acceptance—to collect a massive tax of 20,000 kan from Sakai, a free city that bowed to no authority, for military funds. The negotiation was extremely difficult, but with the help of Sen no Rikyu, a wealthy merchant of Sakai and one of the world's leading tea masters, Hidenaga successfully solved the challenge. From then on, Sen no Rikyu, seeing potential in the brothers' future, supported them behind the scenes. And Sen no Rikyu was also involved in the Honno-ji Incident, the greatest mystery of the Sengoku period...
From the invasion of Asakura and the Chugoku Gaerishi (The Great Retreat from Chugoku) to conflicts with Tokugawa Ieyasu and the invasion of Korea, the Toyotomi brothers occasionally clashed and worried, but they trusted each other and pushed forward for unification in the chaotic Sengoku era. And Sen no Rikyu, the fixer who believed in the possibility of the Toyotomi brothers, supported them throughout.
This definitive historical novel features an all-star cast of Sengoku warriors, including Oda Nobunaga, Akechi Mitsuhide, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Shibata Katsuie, Maeda Toshiie, and Takenaka Hanbei.
[Book Details]
Title: Hidenaga and Rikyu
Author: Shun Hayami
Release Date: April 22, 2026
Format: Bunko (Pocket edition)
Price: 880 yen (tax included)
ISBN: 978-4-10-138986-8
URL: https://www.shinchosha.co.jp/book/138986/
This novel is the definitive version of the 'Toyotomi Brothers' story, depicting Hidenaga, Hideyoshi (currently a hot topic in the NHK Taiga drama), and Sen no Rikyu.
'I will support my brother's quest for world domination.'
Hidenaga Toyotomi, Hideyoshi's best buddy, was bound to him by an unbreakable bond.
'The Toyotomi brothers are a good buy. They will bring great profit.'
Sen no Rikyu, the shadow fixer of the Toyotomi brothers.
Without these two, Hideyoshi's unification of Japan would never have happened!
Invited by his older brother Hideyoshi, who served Oda Nobunaga, Hidenaga decided to become a samurai after the experience of building the Sunomata Ichigo Castle (One-Night Castle) and serve Nobunaga alongside his brother. Trials soon befell Hidenaga. While other generals avoided the task, Nobunaga ordered Hidenaga—due to Hideyoshi's easy acceptance—to collect a massive tax of 20,000 kan from Sakai, a free city that bowed to no authority, for military funds. The negotiation was extremely difficult, but with the help of Sen no Rikyu, a wealthy merchant of Sakai and one of the world's leading tea masters, Hidenaga successfully solved the challenge. From then on, Sen no Rikyu, seeing potential in the brothers' future, supported them behind the scenes. And Sen no Rikyu was also involved in the Honno-ji Incident, the greatest mystery of the Sengoku period...
From the invasion of Asakura and the Chugoku Gaerishi (The Great Retreat from Chugoku) to conflicts with Tokugawa Ieyasu and the invasion of Korea, the Toyotomi brothers occasionally clashed and worried, but they trusted each other and pushed forward for unification in the chaotic Sengoku era. And Sen no Rikyu, the fixer who believed in the possibility of the Toyotomi brothers, supported them throughout.
This definitive historical novel features an all-star cast of Sengoku warriors, including Oda Nobunaga, Akechi Mitsuhide, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Shibata Katsuie, Maeda Toshiie, and Takenaka Hanbei.
[Book Details]
Title: Hidenaga and Rikyu
Author: Shun Hayami
Release Date: April 22, 2026
Format: Bunko (Pocket edition)
Price: 880 yen (tax included)
ISBN: 978-4-10-138986-8
URL: https://www.shinchosha.co.jp/book/138986/