The first category is historical novels with the Meiji Restoration and the Warring States Period in Japan as the background. Through the description of historical wars, it alludes to the disasters and misfortunes brought to the country and people by the Japanese imperialist war of aggression. His main works are Fog (1947), The Fall of the City (1949) and Egret (65438). In this kind of historical novels, the theme revealed by Tamiya is still the meaningless sacrifices made by the people in the war, and the rulers who stand on either side are still prosperous and respectable in the end.
The second kind of works are Broken Foot Point (1949), Album (1950), Living in a Class (1950), A Girl's Voice (1950) and The Tragedy of Silver Spring. With the unique local scenery as the background, Zuzhe Corner portrays a group of kind and simple ordinary people in the desolate town of Shikoku. A poor college student who lost confidence in life during the war years came here and tried to commit suicide by jumping into the sea. So, in the warm embrace of these people, he gradually recovered his confidence in life. The work not only reveals the sufferings of the dark ages through the mental depression of college students, but also points out the author's anger at the Japanese modern rulers' forcing people to make unnecessary sacrifices through the two complaints of the old pilgrims and the young Longxi, which is a powerful accusation to investigate the war responsibility in Japanese postwar literature.
The third kind of works, such as Half Brothers (1949), Plum Blossom Copy (195 1) and A Woman's Life (1952), expose the evils of the feudal family system and reflect the sufferings and misfortunes of women.
The fourth category describes the love life of young women, such as Life in Chieko (1954), Yellow Mountain Color (1958), Camellia (1959) and Wild Sea (1978).
Tamiya is a realistic writer who appeared in Japan after the war. His works are permeated with anti-war thoughts and humanitarian spirit of sympathy for the people. Tamiya's works are good at depicting oppressed and hurt people, and a ray of light looms in infinite sadness. His distinctive lyric style is intertwined with the realistic power he reveals, forming the characteristics of Tamiya's works.