diff --git a/src/ocr.py b/src/ocr.py
index e59521c..639bf52 100644
--- a/src/ocr.py
+++ b/src/ocr.py
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ def get_recognizer(args,weights_path=None):
     charlist=list(charobj["model"]["charset_train"])
     
     recognizer = PARSEQ(model_path=weights_path,charlist=charlist,device=args.device)
+    if getattr(args, 'enable_tcy', False):
+        from tcy_wrapper import TateChuYokoWrapper
+        tcy_kwargs = {k: v for k, v in vars(args).items() if k.startswith('tcy_') and k != 'enable_tcy' and v is not None}
+        recognizer = TateChuYokoWrapper(recognizer, **tcy_kwargs)
     return recognizer
 
 
@@ -294,7 +298,15 @@ def main():
     parser.add_argument("--rec-weights", type=str, required=False, help="Path to parseq-tiny onnx file", default=str(base_dir / "model" / "parseq-ndl-16x768-100-tiny-165epoch-tegaki2.onnx"))
     parser.add_argument("--rec-classes", type=str, required=False, help="Path to list of class in yaml file", default=str(base_dir / "config" / "NDLmoji.yaml"))
     parser.add_argument("--device", type=str, required=False, help="Device use (cpu or cuda)", choices=["cpu", "cuda"], default="cpu")
-    args = parser.parse_args()
+    parser.add_argument("--enable-tcy", action="store_true", dest="enable_tcy", default=False, help="Enable tate-chuu-yoko (縦中横) detection for vertical text (e.g. newspaper OCR)")
+    args, remaining = parser.parse_known_args()
+    if args.enable_tcy and remaining:
+        from tcy_wrapper import add_tcy_arguments
+        tcy_parser = add_tcy_arguments(parser)
+        tcy_args = tcy_parser.parse_args(remaining)
+        for k, v in vars(tcy_args).items():
+            if v is not None:
+                setattr(args, k, v)
     process(args)
 
 if __name__=="__main__":
diff --git a/src/tcy_wrapper.py b/src/tcy_wrapper.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e570205
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tcy_wrapper.py
@@ -0,0 +1,202 @@
+"""Tate-Chuu-Yoko (縦中横) wrapper for PARSEQ recognizer.
+
+Wraps a PARSEQ recognizer to detect and correctly OCR tate-chuu-yoko
+(horizontal text embedded in vertical lines), commonly found in newspaper text.
+
+Usage:
+    recognizer = PARSEQ(...)
+    recognizer = TateChuYokoWrapper(recognizer)
+    text = recognizer.read(img)  # same interface as PARSEQ
+"""
+
+import cv2
+import numpy as np
+from typing import Tuple, List
+
+
+def _softmax(x, axis=-1):
+    e_x = np.exp(x - np.max(x, axis=axis, keepdims=True))
+    return e_x / np.sum(e_x, axis=axis, keepdims=True)
+
+
+def add_tcy_arguments(parser):
+    tcy_parser = parser.__class__(add_help=False)
+    tcy_parser.add_argument("--tcy-min-line-width", type=int, dest="tcy_min_line_width")
+    tcy_parser.add_argument("--tcy-max-line-width", type=int, dest="tcy_max_line_width")
+    tcy_parser.add_argument("--tcy-det-margin-ratio", type=float, dest="tcy_det_margin_ratio")
+    tcy_parser.add_argument("--tcy-ocr-margin-ratio", type=float, dest="tcy_ocr_margin_ratio")
+    tcy_parser.add_argument("--tcy-min-components", type=int, dest="tcy_min_components")
+    tcy_parser.add_argument("--tcy-max-aspect-ratio", type=float, dest="tcy_max_aspect_ratio")
+    tcy_parser.add_argument("--tcy-seg-min-gap", type=int, dest="tcy_seg_min_gap")
+    tcy_parser.add_argument("--tcy-ink-threshold-ratio", type=float, dest="tcy_ink_threshold_ratio")
+    return tcy_parser
+
+
+class TateChuYokoWrapper:
+    def __init__(self, recognizer,
+                 tcy_min_line_width: int = 30,
+                 tcy_max_line_width: int = 80,
+                 tcy_det_margin_ratio: float = 0.1,
+                 tcy_ocr_margin_ratio: float = 0.5,
+                 tcy_min_components: int = 2,
+                 tcy_max_aspect_ratio: float = 0.75,
+                 tcy_seg_min_gap: int = 5,
+                 tcy_ink_threshold_ratio: float = 0.10):
+        self._rec = recognizer
+        self.min_line_width = tcy_min_line_width
+        self.max_line_width = tcy_max_line_width
+        self.det_margin_ratio = tcy_det_margin_ratio
+        self.ocr_margin_ratio = tcy_ocr_margin_ratio
+        self.min_components = tcy_min_components
+        self.max_aspect_ratio = tcy_max_aspect_ratio
+        self.seg_min_gap = tcy_seg_min_gap
+        self.ink_threshold_ratio = tcy_ink_threshold_ratio
+
+    def read(self, img: np.ndarray) -> str:
+        if img is None or img.size == 0:
+            return ""
+        h, w = img.shape[:2]
+        if h > w:
+            return self._detect_and_fix_tatechuyoko(img)
+        return self._rec.read(img)
+
+    def _read_with_confidence(self, img: np.ndarray, rotate: bool = True) -> Tuple[str, List[float]]:
+        if img is None or img.size == 0:
+            return "", []
+        rec = self._rec
+        if rotate:
+            input_tensor = rec.preprocess(img)
+        else:
+            input_tensor = self._preprocess_no_rotation(img)
+        outputs = rec.session.run(rec.output_names, {rec.input_names[0]: input_tensor})[0]
+        probs = _softmax(outputs, axis=2)
+        indices = np.argmax(probs, axis=2)[0]
+        max_probs = np.max(probs, axis=2)[0]
+        stop_idx = np.where(indices == 0)[0]
+        end_pos = stop_idx[0] if stop_idx.size > 0 else len(indices)
+        char_indices = indices[:end_pos].tolist()
+        confidences = max_probs[:end_pos].tolist()
+        text = "".join([rec.charlist[i - 1] for i in char_indices])
+        return text, confidences
+
+    def _preprocess_no_rotation(self, img: np.ndarray) -> np.ndarray:
+        rec = self._rec
+        resized = cv2.resize(img, (rec.input_width, rec.input_height), interpolation=cv2.INTER_LINEAR)
+        input_image = np.ascontiguousarray(resized[:, :, ::-1]).astype(np.float32)
+        input_image /= 127.5
+        input_image -= 1.0
+        input_image = input_image.transpose(2, 0, 1)
+        return input_image[np.newaxis, :, :, :]
+
+    def _segment_blocks(self, img: np.ndarray) -> List[Tuple[int, int]]:
+        if img.ndim == 3:
+            gray = np.mean(img, axis=2).astype(np.uint8)
+        else:
+            gray = img
+        threshold = int(np.mean(gray))
+        binary = (gray < threshold).astype(np.int32)
+        proj = np.sum(binary, axis=1)
+        is_ink = proj > 0
+        blocks: List[Tuple[int, int]] = []
+        in_block = False
+        start = 0
+        for y in range(len(is_ink)):
+            if is_ink[y] and not in_block:
+                start = y
+                in_block = True
+            elif not is_ink[y] and in_block:
+                blocks.append((start, y))
+                in_block = False
+        if in_block:
+            blocks.append((start, len(is_ink)))
+        merged: List[Tuple[int, int]] = []
+        for b in blocks:
+            if merged and b[0] - merged[-1][1] < self.seg_min_gap:
+                merged[-1] = (merged[-1][0], b[1])
+            else:
+                merged.append(b)
+        return merged
+
+    def _count_horizontal_components(self, segment: np.ndarray) -> int:
+        if segment.ndim == 3:
+            gray = np.mean(segment, axis=2).astype(np.uint8)
+        else:
+            gray = segment
+        threshold = int(np.mean(gray))
+        binary = (gray < threshold).astype(np.int32)
+        col_sum = np.sum(binary, axis=0)
+        if col_sum.max() == 0:
+            return 0
+        ink_threshold = col_sum.max() * self.ink_threshold_ratio
+        is_ink = col_sum > ink_threshold
+        components = 0
+        in_component = False
+        for v in is_ink:
+            if v and not in_component:
+                components += 1
+                in_component = True
+            elif not v:
+                in_component = False
+        return components
+
+    def _detect_and_fix_tatechuyoko(self, img: np.ndarray) -> str:
+        h, w = img.shape[:2]
+        full_text, full_conf = self._read_with_confidence(img, rotate=True)
+        if not full_text:
+            return full_text
+        blocks = self._segment_blocks(img)
+        if not blocks or w < self.min_line_width:
+            return full_text
+
+        tcy_flags: List[bool] = []
+        for y_start, y_end in blocks:
+            block_height = y_end - y_start
+            det_margin = max(2, int(block_height * self.det_margin_ratio))
+            y0 = max(0, y_start - det_margin)
+            y1 = min(h, y_end + det_margin)
+            block_img = img[y0:y1, :, :] if img.ndim == 3 else img[y0:y1, :]
+            is_tcy = (block_height >= self.seg_min_gap
+                      and self._count_horizontal_components(block_img) >= self.min_components
+                      and block_height <= w * self.max_aspect_ratio)
+            tcy_flags.append(is_tcy)
+
+        if not any(tcy_flags):
+            return full_text
+
+        block_parts: List[str] = []
+        i = 0
+        n = len(blocks)
+        while i < n:
+            if tcy_flags[i]:
+                y_start, y_end = blocks[i]
+                block_height = y_end - y_start
+                ocr_margin = max(5, int(block_height * self.ocr_margin_ratio))
+                y0 = max(0, y_start - ocr_margin)
+                y1 = min(h, y_end + ocr_margin)
+                block_img = img[y0:y1, :, :] if img.ndim == 3 else img[y0:y1, :]
+                if block_img.ndim == 2:
+                    block_img = np.stack([block_img] * 3, axis=-1)
+                seg_text, _ = self._read_with_confidence(block_img, rotate=False)
+                block_parts.append(seg_text)
+                i += 1
+            else:
+                group_start = i
+                while i < n and not tcy_flags[i]:
+                    i += 1
+                if group_start > 0 and tcy_flags[group_start - 1]:
+                    crop_y0 = blocks[group_start - 1][1]
+                else:
+                    crop_y0 = blocks[group_start][0]
+                if i < n and tcy_flags[i]:
+                    crop_y1 = blocks[i][0]
+                else:
+                    crop_y1 = blocks[i - 1][1]
+                group_img = img[crop_y0:crop_y1, :, :] if img.ndim == 3 else img[crop_y0:crop_y1, :]
+                if group_img.shape[0] > 0 and group_img.shape[1] > 0:
+                    group_text, _ = self._read_with_confidence(group_img, rotate=True)
+                    block_parts.append(group_text)
+
+        block_text = "".join(block_parts)
+        if len(block_text) > len(full_text):
+            return block_text
+        return full_text