Kadokawa Tanka Award
1 appearances
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Edition 50 (2004) runner-up
Shunji Hioki
ひおき しゅんじ
Hioki Shunji
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1961-01-01 （Nakatsugawa, Gifu, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Nakatsugawa, Gifu (birthplace) → Tokyo (residence/work/study) → France (study/research)
Career
- Occupations
- tanka poet, novelist, literary scholar, university professor
- Active Years
- 1990-
- Affiliations
- Aoyama Gakuin University, Faculty of Letters, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, College of Liberal Arts (former)
- Memberships
- The Japan Society for Modern Japanese Literature, Showa Literature Society, Yokomitsu Riichi Literary Society, University of Tokyo Society for Japanese Language and Literature, Aoyama Gakuin University Japanese Literature Society
- Influenced By
- Yokomitsu Riichi, Natsume Sōseki, Akutagawa Ryūnosuke, Miyazawa Kenji, Kubota Utsubo, Ibuse Masuji, Dazai Osamu, Nakajima Atsushi, Masaoka Shiki, Murakami Haruki, Izumi Kyōka, Miyazaki Hayao (animation studies), Hosoda Mamoru (animation studies), Baba Akiko (mentor)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tokyo, Faculty of Letters | Faculty of Letters | Department of Japanese Literature | — | — | Japan |
| Université Paris III (Sorbonne Nouvelle) | — | Comparative Literature | DEA | — | France |
| Graduate School, University of Tokyo (left doctoral program) | Graduate school | — | — | — | Japan |
University of Tokyo, Faculty of Letters
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Japanese Literature
Country:
Japan
Undergraduate degree; studied in France on scholarship during enrollment
Université Paris III (Sorbonne Nouvelle)
Comparative Literature
Degree:
DEA
Country:
France
Studied as a French government scholarship student; obtained DEA
Graduate School, University of Tokyo (left doctoral program)
Graduate school
Country:
Japan
Left doctoral program before completion
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Asahi Kadan Prize | — | — | The Asahi Shimbun | winner |
| 2002 | Karin Prize (22nd) | — | — | Karin (tanka magazine) | winner |
| 2004 | Kadokawa Tanka Prize (50th, runner-up) | Notre-Dame no Isu (50 tanka) | — | Kadokawa Shoten | runner-up |
| 2006 | Modern Tanka Poets' Association Prize (50th) | Tanka collection 'Notre-Dame no Isu' | — | Modern Tanka Poets' Association | winner |
Asahi Kadan Prize
2000
Organization:
The Asahi Shimbun
Result:
winner
Karin Prize (22nd)
2002
Organization:
Karin (tanka magazine)
Result:
winner
Kadokawa Tanka Prize (50th, runner-up)
2004
Work:
Notre-Dame no Isu (50 tanka)
Organization:
Kadokawa Shoten
Result:
runner-up
Modern Tanka Poets' Association Prize (50th)
2006
Work:
Tanka collection 'Notre-Dame no Isu'
Organization:
Modern Tanka Poets' Association
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Contemporary Tanka Poets Association Award
1 appearances
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Edition 50 (2006) award
Works
Major Works
Tanka Collection: Notre-Dame no Isu
2005 tanka poetryA tanka collection touching on Notre-Dame, memory and death; received the Modern Tanka Poets' Association Prize in 2006.
memorydeathreligious imageryurbanity
Tanka Collection: Kiroku no Koshitsu
2007 tanka poetryA collection of tanka poems exploring memory and personal experience.
memorypersonal history
Tanka Collection: The Dalmatian House
2012 tanka poetryA set of tanka poems that employ metaphorical imagery.
imageryhomememory
Novel: Emerald Night
2021 novelA novel blending everyday life and fantasy; available in print and electronic editions.
fantasyeveryday life
Bibliography
- Notre-Dame no Isu (2005)
- Kiroku no Koshitsu (2007)
- Ai no Aisatsu (2009)
- The Dalmatian House (2012)
- The Dalmatian Vase (2014)
- The Grave of Fallen Leaves (2015)
- Jigokudani (2018)
- Lavender's Shadow (2019)
- Omahe ni Warukatta (2021)
- Emerald Night (2021)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- critical prose grounded in modern Japanese literary studiescondensed imagery and symbolic expression in tanka
- Recurring Motifs
- memorydeathreligious/cathedral imagerycontrast of urban and natural
Legacy
He is recognized both as a tanka poet and a scholar of modern Japanese literature, respected in poetic and academic circles; he also contributes to public education via online lectures.
Academic Societies
- The Japan Society for Modern Japanese Literature
- Showa Literature Society
- Yokomitsu Riichi Literary Society
- University of Tokyo Society for Japanese Language and Literature
- Aoyama Gakuin University Japanese Literature Society
Trivia
- Maintains a YouTube series 'Special Lectures on Modern Japanese Literature.'
- Runs the Ameba blog 'Hioki Laboratory.'
- Studied under Baba Akiko and served on editing/selection committees for the tanka magazine 'Karin.'