26th Chikoraku seminar was held online on January 13, 2021.
Ms. Mikako Sawayama, visiting researcher of Okayama University, have given a lecture.

She talked about how she found historical materials, read them, visited the field, wrote a book "性からよむ江戸時代" Iwanami Shoten, 2020. She also talked about her research process and what she felt in the context of widespread COVID-19 infection.

Ms. Misako Oyama, the editor at Iwanami Shoten, talked about the role of the editor and the process leading up to publish the book.
Ms. Koto Sato, associate professor of Yamagata University, talked about the collection, preservation, and utilization of materials at the Yamagata University Museum.
The staff of the Okayama University Libraries talked about reference service.
Participants enjoyed the lecture.