Kikuchi Kan Award
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Edition 10 (1956) award
Hideo Aragaki
あらがき ひでお
Aragaki Hideo
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1903-07-19 （Yoshiki District, Gifu Prefecture (now Hida, Gifu)）
- Died
- 1989-07-08 age 85
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- journalist, columnist, essayist, conservationist
- Active Years
- 1926-1989
- Affiliations
- The Asahi Shimbun, Nature Conservation Society of Japan
- Memberships
- Nature Conservation Society of Japan
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Former Futa (Hida) Middle School (now Gifu Prefectural Futa High School) | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Waseda University, School of Political Science and Economics | School of Political Science and Economics | — | — | 〜1926（卒業1926年） | Japan |
Former Futa (Hida) Middle School (now Gifu Prefectural Futa High School)
Country:
Japan
Waseda University, School of Political Science and Economics
School of Political Science and Economics
Period:
〜1926（卒業1926年）
Year of Graduation:
1926
Country:
Japan
Detailed enrollment period unknown
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Kikuchi Kan Prize | Writing for 'Tensei Jingo' (column) | — | Kikuchi Kan Prize Committee | 受賞 |
Kikuchi Kan Prize
1956
Work:
Writing for 'Tensei Jingo' (column)
Organization:
Kikuchi Kan Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
A Mild Smile of the People
1950 Essays / Column collectionA collection of short essays and selections from the Asahi Shimbun column 'Tensei Jingo'. Noted for concise prose, social observation, and gentle satire.
social satirehuman observationessays
Nature — An Eighteen-Year Calendar from 'Tensei Jingo'
1964 Nature essaysA volume compiling years of column essays on seasons and nature. Reflects the author's view of the natural world and his attachment to his home region.
natureseasonsnostalgia
The River with Killifish
1980 Essays / Natural observationAn essay collection focusing on familiar creatures and riverside scenes, expressing attention to the natural environment and conservation.
conservationlocalitynaturalistic observation
People, the World, and Flowers
1962 EssaysAn essay collection that gently treats society, people, and nature, recording reflections that expand from fragments of daily life.
everyday lifenaturephilosophy of life
Bibliography
- Dialects of North Hida (1932)
- Footsteps of New Japan (1948)
- Postwar Studies of People (1948)
- Studies of Contemporary Figures (1950)
- A Mild Smile of the People (1950)
- The Eye of the Newspaper (1951)
- Untitled Newspaper Columns (1952)
- The Climate of Public Sentiment (1953)
- The Four Seasons of Public Sentiment (1957)
- The Soliloquy of Street Trees (1962)
- Nature — An Eighteen-Year Calendar from 'Tensei Jingo' (1964)
- Golf Natural History (1968)
- The River with Killifish (1980)
- Hideo Aragaki: The Column — Tensei Jingo Volume (1984)
- Showa — People, the World, and Flowers (1989)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- concise, witty column-style prosecalm, observational essays
- Recurring Motifs
- natureseasonsnostalgiaeveryday observation
Legacy
He became widely known for writing Asahi Shimbun's representative column 'Tensei Jingo' for seventeen and a half years and was a prominent figure in postwar journalism and essay writing. After leaving the paper he devoted himself to nature conservation, serving as president of the Nature Conservation Society of Japan. He left numerous essay collections and edited works, and is recognized in both newspaper culture and conservation.
Academic Societies
- Nature Conservation Society of Japan
Trivia
- He wrote the Asahi Shimbun column 'Tensei Jingo' from November 1945 for seventeen and a half years.
- He worked as a war correspondent during the Manchurian Incident and was dispatched to cover the coronation of George VI in 1937.
- After leaving The Asahi Shimbun in 1963 he focused on nature conservation and served as president of the Nature Conservation Society of Japan.