Kono Aiko Award
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (2004) award
Takako Hidaka
ひたか たかこ
Takako Hidaka
Aliases:
尭子
Pen Names:
Takako Hidaka (alternate reading/variant)（Alternate kanji rendering sometimes used in publications）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1945-06-29 （Nakagawa Village, Isumi District, Chiba Prefecture (now Isumi City), Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Chiba Prefecture (Nakagawa Village → Isumi City) → Tokyo (Waseda area — work and teaching activity)
Career
- Occupations
- Tanka poet, Adjunct lecturer, Librarian, Critic / Essayist
- Active Years
- 1974-
- Affiliations
- Editorial committee, tanka magazine 'Karin', Contributor, doujinshi 'Hamo to Suisen'
- Influenced By
- Akiko Baba, Toshio Mae
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University, Faculty of Education | Faculty of Education | Japanese Language and Literature | Bachelor | 1964-1968 | Japan |
Waseda University, Faculty of Education
Faculty of Education
/ Japanese Language and Literature
Degree:
Bachelor
Period:
1964-1968
Year of Graduation:
1968
Country:
Japan
Undergraduate thesis on the Tsutsumi Chuunagon Monogatari
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Tanka Kenkyu Newcomer Award (nominee) | Bokushoku (Evening Hues) — poem/sequence | — | Tanka Kenkyu-sha | 候補 |
| 2004 | Japan Kajin Club Prize | Tanka collection 'Juu' (Tree Rain) | — | Japan Kajin Club | 受賞 |
| 2004 | Kono Aiko Prize | Tanka collection 'Juu' (Tree Rain) | — | Kono Aiko Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Tanka Kenkyu Prize | 'Fuyo to Kuzu to' (30 tanka) | — | Tanka Kenkyu-sha | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Wakayama Bokusui Prize | Tanka collection 'Suirenki' (Water Lily Chronicle) | — | Wakayama Bokusui Prize Committee | 受賞 |
Tanka Kenkyu Newcomer Award (nominee)
1980
Work:
Bokushoku (Evening Hues) — poem/sequence
Organization:
Tanka Kenkyu-sha
Result:
候補
Japan Kajin Club Prize
2004
Work:
Tanka collection 'Juu' (Tree Rain)
Organization:
Japan Kajin Club
Result:
受賞
Kono Aiko Prize
2004
Work:
Tanka collection 'Juu' (Tree Rain)
Organization:
Kono Aiko Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Tanka Kenkyu Prize
2007
Work:
'Fuyo to Kuzu to' (30 tanka)
Organization:
Tanka Kenkyu-sha
Result:
受賞
Wakayama Bokusui Prize
2008
Work:
Tanka collection 'Suirenki' (Water Lily Chronicle)
Organization:
Wakayama Bokusui Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Japan Tanka Poets Club Award
1 appearances
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Edition 31 (2004) award
Tanka Research Award
1 appearances
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Edition 43 (2007) award
Wakayama Bokusui Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 13 (2008) award
Chōkū Prize
2 appearances
-
Edition 53 (2019) nominee
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Edition 56 (2022) nominee
Ono City Poetry and Song Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (2022) award
Works
Major Works
Field Door (No no Tobira)
1988 Tanka (poetry collection)First tanka collection focusing on communion with nature, integration with flora and fauna and local landscapes. In the afterword the author describes it as 'a confirmation of pastoral tales of a paradise-seeking person.'
NatureAnimismLocal landscapePastoral longing
The Stag's Antlers (Oshika no Tsuno no)
1992 Tanka (poetry collection)Second collection experimenting with depictions of marital relationships alongside direct natural imagery and subtle everyday sensibilities.
Marital relationshipsNatural descriptionEveryday sensibility
Tamamushi Tales (Tamamushi Zoushi)
1998 Tanka (poetry collection)Contains poems regarded as a maturation of early nature-unity themes into a lighter, refined beauty.
MaturationUnity with natureFantastical expression
Tree Rain (Juu)
2003 Tanka (poetry collection)Fifth collection; deepened sense of nature and poetic sensibility, awarded the Japan Kajin Club Prize and the Kono Aiko Prize.
NaturePoetic maturity
Water Lily Chronicle (Suirenki)
2008 Tanka (poetry collection)Sixth collection demonstrating refined sentiment and nature-themed perception; recipient of the Wakayama Bokusui Prize.
WaterWater liliesBeauty of nature
Bibliography
- No no Tobira (Field Door), Gan Shokan, 1988
- Oshika no Tsuno no, Sunagoya Shobo, 1992
- Horozuki Moyura, Sunagoya Shobo, 1995
- Tamamushi Zoushi, Sunagoya Shobo, 1998
- Takako Hidaka Collected Poems (Gendai Tanka Library), Sunagoya Shobo, 2001
- Juu (Tree Rain), Hokutosha, 2003
- Suirenki (Water Lily Chronicle), Tanka Kenkyu-sha, 2008
- Kumo no To (Tower of Clouds), Kadokawa Gakugei Publishing, 2011
- Furimuku Hito, Sunagoya Shobo, 2014
- Sorameno Aki, Nagarami Shobo, 2018
- Mizuginu-shu, Sunagoya Shobo, 2021
- Yamagami no Cosmology (Essay collection), Sunagoya Shobo, 1992
- On Black Hair, and For Women's Songs, Hokutosha, 1999
- Small Katsuro: Poems, Words, Landscapes, Hon'ami Shoten, 2023
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Nature depiction grounded in animistic sensibilityFantastical and pastoral expressionDelicate, light lyrical tone
- Recurring Motifs
- Nature (plants, animals, water)Sense of belonging to landscapeMarital relationship and everyday lifeIntersection of fantasy and reality
Legacy
A contemporary tanka poet noted for rich natural sensibility combined with fantastical elements. Through teaching and critical essays she has influenced younger poets and has received several major tanka prizes.
Academic Societies
- The Japan Society of Modern Literature (associated)
Archives
- Holdings at National Diet Library (works and reference materials)
Quotes
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A confirmation of pastoral tales of a paradise-seeking person
Source: Afterword of 'No no Tobira' (Field Door) (1988)
Trivia
- Married to scholar Shoji Hidaka (professor at Kanagawa University).
- Began composing tanka after working in a public library.
- Has served as an adjunct lecturer at Waseda University.