Japan Children’s Literature Association Award
1 appearances
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Edition 56 (2016) award
Hidetaka Okazaki
おかざき ひでたか
Okazaki Hidetaka
Aliases:
岡崎 英尊
Pen Names:
Hidetaka Okazaki (legal name)（Legal name (same reading)）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1929 （Tokyo, Japan）
- Died
- 2016-04-28 age 87
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Children's literature author, Elementary school teacher, Tai Chi instructor
- Active Years
- 1956-2016
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Japan Association of Children's Literature Award | Ton Yankui Came | — | Japan Association of Children's Literature | winner |
Japan Association of Children's Literature Award
2016
Work:
Ton Yankui Came
Organization:
Japan Association of Children's Literature
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Blue Bird Prince
1956 Children's literatureA picture-story show publication for children with a fairy-tale quality.
friendshipadventure
The Village of Poppies
1992 Children's literatureA children's story published by Shiobunsha, part of a series themed on peace.
peacenature
The Man Who Measured Heaven and Earth: Ino Tadataka
2003 Biography for childrenA children's biography of the surveyor Ino Tadataka, supervised by the Ino Tadataka Memorial Museum.
historyexploration
Solitary Grass of the Battlefield
2004 Children's literature / WarA children's story dealing with themes of battle and war; part of the 'Green Literature' series.
warpeace
Onigase Stories (series)
2004 Children's literature / SeriesA multi-volume series set around local communities and people, incorporating folkloric elements.
local culturefolklore
Unloading
2007 Children's literatureA children's work published by Shin Nihon Publishing, containing elements about human relations and labor.
workeveryday life
Planting a Tree — Susanoo: The Merry Deity
2010 Children's mythology / Picture bookA playful retelling of Japanese mythology for children, illustrated by Saburo Shinozaki.
mythologynature
The Patience Contest of Sukuna-Bikona — The Merry Deities
2011 Children's mythology / Picture bookA picture book in a series adapting Japanese deities and myths for children.
mythmoral lesson
Ton Yankui Came
2015 Children's literaturePublished in 2015, a children's book about multicultural encounters; awarded the Japan Association of Children's Literature Award in 2016.
cross-cultural understandingcoexistence
Manjiro: The First Japanese to Circumnavigate the Globe
2015 Biography for childrenA children's biography introducing the voyages and life of John Manjiro (Nakahama Manjiro).
voyagehistory
Bibliography
- The Blue Bird Prince
- The Village of Poppies
- The Man Who Measured Heaven and Earth: Ino Tadataka
- Solitary Grass of the Battlefield
- Onigase Stories (4 volumes)
- Unloading
- Planting a Tree — Susanoo: The Merry Deity
- The Warding Wisteria: Water Taker — The Merry Deity
- The Patience Contest of Sukuna-Bikona — The Merry Deities
- Ton Yankui Came
- Manjiro: The First Japanese to Circumnavigate the Globe
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Simple, child-friendly proseRe-telling of history and folklore in an accessible voice
- Recurring Motifs
- biographical treatment of historical figureslocality and naturecross-cultural understanding
Health
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Malignant lymphomaDied in 2016 due to malignant lymphoma
Legacy
A long-standing contributor to children's literature, known for children's biographies and folkloric works. Awarded the Japan Association of Children's Literature Award in 2016 for 'Ton Yankui Came.'
Trivia
- Legal name: Okazaki Hidetaka (same reading).
- Married to children's author Setsuko Yamaguchi.
- Worked as an elementary school teacher earlier in his career.
- Served as an instructor for the Japan Health Tai Chi Association.