Osaragi Jiro Tribune Award
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Edition 19 (2019) award
Kaito Touhata
とうはた かいと
Touhata Kaito
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1983-01-01 （Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Tokyo, Japan → Kyoto, Japan (study/research period)
Career
- Occupations
- Clinical psychologist, Clinical psychologist (certified), University lecturer, Author, Counselor
- Active Years
- 2007-
- Affiliations
- Shirokane-Takanawa Counseling Room (Founder), Jumonji Gakuen Women's University (former lecturer/associate professor), Graduate School of Sociology, Keio University (Visiting Associate Professor), Graduate School of Human Sciences, Ritsumeikan University (Visiting Professor)
- Memberships
- Japanese Association of Clinical Psychology (councilor, director, executive director)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoto University | Faculty of Education | — | 学士 | 2001-2005 | Japan |
| Graduate School of Education, Kyoto University | — | — | 修士 | 2005-2007 | Japan |
| Graduate School of Education, Kyoto University | — | — | 博士（教育学） | 2007-2010 | Japan |
Kyoto University
Faculty of Education
Degree:
学士
Period:
2001-2005
Year of Graduation:
2005
Country:
Japan
Graduate School of Education, Kyoto University
Degree:
修士
Period:
2005-2007
Year of Graduation:
2007
Country:
Japan
Master's program completed
Graduate School of Education, Kyoto University
Degree:
博士（教育学）
Period:
2007-2010
Year of Graduation:
2010
Country:
Japan
PhD (Education). Dissertation: "Problems of Beauty in Clinical Psychology"
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Encouragement Award, Japanese Association of Clinical Psychology | — | — | Japanese Association of Clinical Psychology | 受賞 |
| 2019 | Osaragi Jiro Forum Prize | It's Hard to Be Here: Notes on Care and Therapy | — | Osaragi Jiro Forum Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2020 | Kinokuniya Jimbun Award | It's Hard to Be Here: Notes on Care and Therapy | — | Kinokuniya Bookstore | 受賞 |
| 2021 | Multicultural Psychiatry Society Encouragement Award | — | — | Multicultural Psychiatry Society | 受賞 |
Encouragement Award, Japanese Association of Clinical Psychology
2013
Organization:
Japanese Association of Clinical Psychology
Result:
受賞
Osaragi Jiro Forum Prize
2019
Work:
It's Hard to Be Here: Notes on Care and Therapy
Organization:
Osaragi Jiro Forum Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Kinokuniya Jimbun Award
2020
Work:
It's Hard to Be Here: Notes on Care and Therapy
Organization:
Kinokuniya Bookstore
Result:
受賞
Multicultural Psychiatry Society Encouragement Award
2021
Organization:
Multicultural Psychiatry Society
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Beauty and Depth Psychology
2012 Non-fiction (Psychology)A scholarly work discussing issues of beauty from psychoanalytic and clinical perspectives.
PsychoanalysisAestheticsClinical psychology
The Country Doctor Laughs: What Is Treatment of the Mind?
2015 Non-fiction (Clinical)A general-readership book reflecting on psychiatric practice and approaches to treatment grounded in clinical settings.
Medical anthropologyPsychiatric careTherapeutic practice
Ordinary Psychotherapy in Japan: Psychology and Medical Anthropology for Local Everyday Clinical Practice
2017 Non-fiction (Medical anthropology / Clinical psychology)Discusses practices and theories of community-rooted psychotherapy in Japan at the intersection of medical anthropology and clinical psychology.
Local clinical practiceCulture and therapyPractice-oriented theory
It's Hard to Be Here: Notes on Care and Therapy
2019 Essay / Non-fictionAn essayistic work reflecting on everyday practices of care and therapy and their psychological meanings through clinical experiences.
CareTherapyLoneliness and empathy
Where Did the Mind Go?
2021 Popular non-fiction (Psychology)An inquiry into the location and sense of loss of the mind in contemporary society.
Contemporary societyLoss of mindPublicness
On Nights When Everything Can Be Found, Only the Heart Cannot
2022 EssayA collection of essays exploring the tactile sense of the mind in an age of information overload.
Information societySubjective experienceIsolation
Bibliography
- Beauty and Depth Psychology
- The Country Doctor Laughs: What Is Treatment of the Mind?
- Ordinary Psychotherapy in Japan: Psychology and Medical Anthropology for Local Everyday Clinical Practice
- It's Hard to Be Here: Notes on Care and Therapy
- Where Did the Mind Go?
- On Nights When Everything Can Be Found, Only the Heart Cannot
- The Art of Listening / The Art of Being Heard
- Ordinary Consultations
- Psychology for Rainy Days: When Mental Care Begins
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Plain, clinically oriented proseInterdisciplinary (junction of psychoanalysis and medical anthropology)Essayistic narration
- Recurring Motifs
- Care and therapyEveryday clinical settingsLoneliness and empathy
Legacy
Recognized for interdisciplinary perspectives grounded in clinical experience that reexamine care and mental issues in contemporary Japan.
Academic Societies
- Japanese Association of Clinical Psychology
Trivia
- He runs the Shirokane-Takanawa Counseling Room.
- Active on X (formerly Twitter) as @ktowhata.
- Known for work bridging clinical psychology and medical anthropology.