Fujimi Young Mystery Award
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (2006) runner-up selection
Mitsuki Ayasaka
あやさか みつき
Ayasaka Mitsuki
Pen Names:
Uzuki Mimu（Pseudonym used for some early submissions (e.g., contests)）,
Yūki Misato（Pen name used for certain past publications/submissions）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1977-12-31 （Tendō, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Resident of Tendō, Yamagata, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Mystery writer
- Active Years
- 2009-
- Memberships
- Mystery Writers of Japan
- Influenced By
- Agatha Christie, Alice Arisugawa, Riku Onda, Stephen King, Dean Koontz
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University, Second Faculty of Letters | Second Faculty of Letters | — | 文学士 | — | Japan |
Waseda University, Second Faculty of Letters
Second Faculty of Letters
Degree:
文学士
Country:
Japan
Member of the Waseda Mystery Club during university
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | This Mystery is Amazing! Prize | Itsuwari no Natsu Douwa (as Uzuki Mimu) | — | This Mystery is Amazing! editorial team | finalist |
| 2008 | Ayukawa Tetsuya Award | Higurashifuru (as Yūki Misato) | — | Ayukawa Tetsuya Award Committee | finalist |
| 2009 | Fujimi Young Mystery Award | Miseinen Gishiki | — | Fujimi Shobo | runner-up |
| 2012 | Honkaku Mystery Award | I Do Not Wake in the Summer Kingdom | — | Honkaku Mystery Writers Club | nominee |
This Mystery is Amazing! Prize
2006
Work:
Itsuwari no Natsu Douwa (as Uzuki Mimu)
Organization:
This Mystery is Amazing! editorial team
Result:
finalist
Ayukawa Tetsuya Award
2008
Work:
Higurashifuru (as Yūki Misato)
Organization:
Ayukawa Tetsuya Award Committee
Result:
finalist
Fujimi Young Mystery Award
2009
Work:
Miseinen Gishiki
Organization:
Fujimi Shobo
Result:
runner-up
Honkaku Mystery Award
2012
Work:
I Do Not Wake in the Summer Kingdom
Organization:
Honkaku Mystery Writers Club
Result:
nominee
Awards & Nominations
Ayukawa Tetsuya Award
1 appearances
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Edition 18 (2008) nominee
Works
Major Works
Miseinen Gishiki
2009 MysteryDebut novel focusing on incidents and secrets surrounding a group of young people.
coming of agesecretsyouth
Higurashifuru
2011 MysteryA story about a mysterious summer day; previously entered under the pen name Yūki Misato.
summerthe uncannyrecollection
I Do Not Wake in the Summer Kingdom
2011 Honkaku mysteryA closed-setting honkaku mystery; was a candidate for the 2012 Honkaku Mystery Award.
closed circlepuzzle solvingsummer
Zakuro Puzzle
2015 MysteryContains multiple short stories/linked pieces blending puzzle elements and human drama.
puzzle solvinghuman relationships
When Our World Comes to an End
2015 MysteryA story depicting a sense of ending and interpersonal relationships from youths' perspectives.
apocalypse-like moodfriendship
The Osmanthus and Her Time
2017 MysteryA quiet mystery revolving around time and memory.
memorytime
The Strange Person of Midori Town
2019 Short story collection / MysteryA collection of short and mid-length stories portraying unease within everyday life.
everyday uneasethe uncanny
Breaking a Sunflower
2020 MysteryContains linked short stories; emotions and mysteries intersect.
emotionestrangement
Sakura Oto
2021 Short story collection / MysteryA short story collection primarily gathered from magazine publications.
everyday lifememory
Memory Revival
2022 MysteryA novel centered on past memories; serialized/featured in magazines and later published.
memoryreminiscence
Double: The Murder at Higan-sou
2024 Honkaku mysteryA honkaku mystery designed with classical structure in mind.
classic-style mysteryclosed-room-like
And the Girl Disappears on the Isolated Island
2025 MysteryA recent mystery set on an isolated island.
isolationsurvival elements
Bibliography
- Miseinen Gishiki
- Higurashifuru
- I Do Not Wake in the Summer Kingdom
- Falling into the Cultural Festival's Dream
- Zakuro Puzzle
- When Our World Comes to an End
- The Osmanthus and Her Time
- The Strange Person of Midori Town
- Breaking a Sunflower
- Sakura Oto
- Memory Revival
- Double: The Murder at Higan-sou
- And the Girl Disappears on the Isolated Island
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- nostalgic descriptionslyrical yet honkaku-mystery-oriented structureaccessible prose
- Recurring Motifs
- summerclosed/isolated settingschildhood memoriesnostalgia
Legacy
Recognized for nostalgic, often happy-ending mysteries; she has built a distinct readership within contemporary Japanese mystery fiction.
Academic Societies
- Mystery Writers of Japan
Quotes
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"What is Ayasaka mystery?" — "Nostalgic" and "happy endings."
Source: Interview (source: Mystery Magazine and others) (2011)
Trivia
- Holds a Japanese tea adviser qualification
- Owns a personal stamp used for signatures
- Favorite season is summer