Hidetoshi Yamada: His journey in the carbohydrate world

Professor Hidetoshi Yamada, who demonstrated his creativity in various respects, passed away in November 2019. His research targets were highly diverse, including sweet saponins, ellagitannins, novel cyclodextrins, and conformationally distorted donors for stereoselective glycosylations. In memory of his creativity, this chapter highlights his prominent achievements in carbohydrate chemistry.