Stories that move the heart.
Strength to move your life forward.
YAMATO DENSHI (大和伝志) is an interview publication preserving life stories and practical wisdom from Japan for future generations. Its scope reaches beyond business leaders to people who have forged their own paths through work and everyday life.
What did they believe? What gave them pause? Why did they choose that path? We explore the experiences behind decisions, looking beyond achievements and titles for stories that can speak across borders and generations.
Experience to inform your next step.
Building trust, making difficult choices and sustaining a long effort are questions that many of us face. Reading about another person's experience can offer a fresh perspective on our own. We examine the uncertainty and experimentation behind an outcome, as well as the outcome itself.
Explore the publication.
- Business leader interviews explore choices, experiences and values through the interviewee's own words.
- YAMATO DENSHI Features examine lives through historical and published sources, with editorial perspectives on what they can mean today.
- All Stories brings together interviews and biographical features, helping you discover your next read.
Distinguishing evidence from interpretation.
Interviews and historical features use different methods. For features, we value identifying sources and distinguishing documented events from editorial interpretation. Read more about our approach in our editorial principles.
For challenges 300 years from now.
We write for readers today, and for people who have not yet been born. Our aim is to preserve hard-earned wisdom as a resource for future endeavors. Discover the philosophy behind YAMATO DENSHI.
Publication details
- Name
- YAMATO DENSHI
- Japanese
- 大和伝志（やまとでんし）
- Published by
- HAYATO
- Website
- YAMATO DENSHI official website
On November 11, 2026, the publication changed its name from YAMATO DEN (大和伝) to YAMATO DENSHI (大和伝志). The website domain and existing article URLs remain the same.