Bunkamura Deux Magots Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 16 (2006) award
Yoko Hiramatsu
ひらまつ ようこ
Hiramatsu Yoko
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1958-02-21 （Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan → Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- essayist, writer, food writer
- Active Years
- 1993-
- Influenced By
- Eimi Yamada
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Woman's Christian University | Faculty of Arts and Sciences | Department of Sociology | 学士 | 1976-1980 | Japan |
Tokyo Woman's Christian University
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
/ Department of Sociology
Degree:
学士
Period:
1976-1980
Year of Graduation:
1980
Country:
Japan
Graduation year is approximate
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Dumago Literary Prize | The Taste You Can't Buy | — | Bunkamura (Dumago Literary Prize) | Winner |
| 2012 | Kodansha Essay Award | Barbaric Reading | — | Kodansha | Winner |
| 2021 | Yomiuri Literature Prize | Father's Bisco | — | The Yomiuri Shimbun | Winner |
Dumago Literary Prize
2006
Work:
The Taste You Can't Buy
Organization:
Bunkamura (Dumago Literary Prize)
Result:
Winner
Kodansha Essay Award
2012
Work:
Barbaric Reading
Organization:
Kodansha
Result:
Winner
Yomiuri Literature Prize
2021
Work:
Father's Bisco
Organization:
The Yomiuri Shimbun
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Kodansha Essay Award
1 appearances
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Edition 28 (2012) award
Yomiuri Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 73 (2021) award
Works
Major Works
The Taste You Can't Buy
2006 EssayAn essay collection about food, memory, and tastes encountered during travels, blending personal anecdotes with observations on culinary culture.
food culturememorytravel
Barbaric Reading
2011 EssayA collection of essays on reading and relationships with books; presents a free, personal approach to literature and reading experiences.
readingliteraturepersonal essays
Father's Bisco
2021 Non-fiction / EssayAn essayistic memoir centered on family and memories of her father; uses everyday moments and food to evoke recollections.
familymemoryfood
Why Asian Meals Are Delicious
1998 Non-fiction / Food cultureEssays based on reporting around Asian food cultures, examining dishes, utensils, and daily life to explore why those meals are delightful.
food cultureutensilsregional flavors
Bibliography
- Favorite Thai Dishes (1993)
- Favorite Korean/Chosun Dishes (1994)
- Favorite Vietnamese Home Cooking (1995)
- Delicious Asian Utensils (1996)
- Why Asian Meals Are Delicious (1998)
- Lots of Delicious Thai and Vietnamese Dishes (1999)
- The Joy of Kitchen Tools (1999)
- A Spoonful of Asia (2000)
- Yoko Hiramatsu's Kitchen (2001)
- Delicious Life Finds (2002)
- Moments of Falling in Love While Traveling (2002)
- For the Sake of Delicious Meals (2003)
- 71 Shopping Challenges (2004)
- My Kitchen Notebook (2004)
- Days of Kneading, Massaging, Eating (2005)
- Small Luxuries on the Table (2005)
- The Taste You Can't Buy (2006)
- Gift Calendar (2006)
- Everyone's Taste (2007)
- Even on Busy Days, One Gets Hungry (2008)
- Making Jam at Midnight (2008)
- Gift Seasonal Chronicle (2009)
- Fried Gyoza and Classic Movie Theaters: My Tokyo Flavor Walk (2009)
- A Woman's Solo Meals (2009)
- Shall We Have Eel? (2010)
- Sandwiches in Ginza (2011)
- Old Korean Flavors: A Eating Journey (2011)
- Barbaric Reading (2011)
- Nostalgic People (2012)
- The Day the Little Bird Comes (2013)
- Long-Awaited Nori Bento (2013)
- The Flower of Books (2013)
- Japanese Cuisine to Learn Now: The Work of Ginza 'Chisou Sottaku' (2014)
- Today Is Grape Bread (2014)
- Tasty Menus (2015)
- Her Leaving Home (2016)
- Eating Me (2016)
- Fried Horse Mackerel in Yurakucho (2017)
- Amazing Flavors of Japan: Eating the Memory of the Land (2017)
- Nikuman in Shin-Osaka (2018)
- It's Soba: The World of Standing Soba (2018)
- Oyster Butter in Kanda (2019)
- 134 Essential Tools that Support Daily Life (2019)
- Sukiyaki in Asakusa (2020)
- Meat and Soft-Shelled Turtle: Japan Soul Meat Journey (2020)
- Time to Throw Away Underwear (2021)
- Father's Bisco (2021)
- Making Sardine Butter Myself (2022)
- Oage-san (2022)
- Parsley Curry: Small Talk (2022)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- observational essays focused on foodessays that weave travel and daily lifeclear, concrete prose
- Recurring Motifs
- food and memorykitchen utensilsregional flavors and landscapesdiscoveries while traveling
Legacy
Yoko Hiramatsu is an essayist known for writing about food culture and everyday life, depicting richness through cuisine, utensils, and travel. She has received awards including the Dumago Literary Prize, the Kodansha Essay Award, and the Yomiuri Literature Prize, and is influential for her commentary on food.
In Popular Culture
- Contributions to food publications such as the magazine 'dancyu'
- Appeared on Nico Nico Live 'Air Revolution' (2023)
Trivia
- Born in Kurashiki, Okayama.
- Graduated from Tokyo Woman's Christian University, Department of Sociology.
- Won the Dumago Literary Prize in 2006 for 'The Taste You Can't Buy'.
- Won the Kodansha Essay Award in 2012 for 'Barbaric Reading'.
- Won the Yomiuri Literature Prize in 2021 for 'Father's Bisco'.
- Has authored many books on food culture and kitchen utensils.
- Contributor to publications such as 'dancyu'.