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Katsuhiko Hashimoto

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Hashimoto Katsuhiko

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1945-11-08 (Miyagi Prefecture, Japan)
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Miyagi Prefecture (birthplace) → Tokyo (professional activity)

経歴

職業
non-fiction writer, magazine reporter, columnist, commentator
活動期間
1970年〜

学歴

Sendai Municipal Sendai High School
国: Japan
Graduated high school
Nihon University, College of Art
College of Art
国: Japan
Removed from register (did not complete degree)

受賞歴

Oyake Soichi Nonfiction Prize
1984
対象作品: I Heard the Track Workers' Song
結果: 受賞
Transportation Book Award
1990
対象作品: Stories of Japanese Railways
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

I Heard the Track Workers' Song

1983年 non-fiction

A reportage portraying the labor and lives of workers on the railway tracks.

railwayslaborsocial history

Stories of Japanese Railways

1989年 non-fiction

A wide-ranging book introducing the history and realities of Japanese railways. Winner of a transportation book award.

railway historytechnologysociety and transport

Labyrinth of Desire: Shinjuku Kabukicho

1989年 non-fiction

Investigative non-fiction on Shinjuku Kabukicho's entertainment district, exploring desires and underworld aspects.

urban lifenightlifesocial issues

Ask the Forest

1990年 non-fiction

A series of reports and reflections on Japan's forests and environmental issues.

environmentforestsconservation

全著作

  • I Heard the Track Workers' Song
  • The Wind Through the Barricades: The Trajectory of Nihon University's Zengakutou
  • Stories of Japanese Railways
  • Labyrinth of Desire: Shinjuku Kabukicho
  • Ask the Forest
  • Ask the Forest: Overseas Edition
  • My Great Voyage: Chasing Vasco da Gama
  • The 'Pacemakers' to Victory: The Struggle of Coaches
  • Do Japan's Forests and Seas Have a Future? Ask the Forest 3
  • When Agriculture Breaks, So Do Our Hearts
  • Lives Taken by the Olympics: New Testimony on Yukio Tsuburaya, 30 Years Later
  • People Who Make Delicious Food
  • Portraits of the Baby Boomers: Our Postwar Mental History

作風・主題

文体
reportage based on field researchscene-focused descriptionnarration built from interviews and testimonies
頻出モチーフ
railways and labor sitesthe darker side of citiesforests and seas / environmentpostwar memory

評価・遺産

Katsuhiko Hashimoto is a non-fiction writer known for field-focused reportage on railways, urban life, environment, and sports. He has received awards such as the Oyake Soichi Nonfiction Prize and a transportation book award, and has been active in journalism and publishing for decades.

豆知識

  • Was removed from the register at Nihon University, College of Art (did not complete degree).
  • Wrote many non-fiction works on railways and urban topics in the 1980s–1990s.
  • Has experience as a commentator and regular guest on radio and wide-format programs.