It was a desperate hope for higher education to follow an Eastern Orthodox Christian who happened to visit the island.

[4] Asia and Africa Today stated that Nobori "connects the achievements of Russian literature" with Gogol and Alexander Pushkin.

Shifting his focus to Russian folklore studies, he published a number of books on folk songs, proverbs and fairy tales.

Norori's son Ryūichi conjectured that Nobori's enthusiasm for Russian culture was driven by the apparent similarity between Russia and Amami.

In 1934, he wrote the words to the Iso no matsukaze and Tsuki no Shirahama, which were composed by Minoru Mikai, a songwriter from Amami Ōshima.

A highlight of Nobori's contribution was an open hearing of the Upper House's Foreign Affairs Committee in 1951, where he clarified Amami's identification with Japan.