Nihon Essayist Club Award
1 appearances
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Edition 20 (1972) award
Junichi Hori
ほり じゅんいち
Hori Jun'ichi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1926-10-06 （Kyoto, Japan）
- Died
- 2017-11-15 age 91
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Kyoto, Japan → Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- physicist, essayist, writer
- Active Years
- 1950-2017
- Affiliations
- Hokkaido University (Professor Emeritus)
- Influenced By
- Shin'ichiro Tomonaga (relative; physicist)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido University, Faculty of Science | Faculty of Science | Department of Physics | 学士 | 1946–1950 | Japan |
Hokkaido University, Faculty of Science
Faculty of Science
/ Department of Physics
Degree:
学士
Period:
1946–1950
Year of Graduation:
1950
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Japan Essayists Club Prize | The Joy of Maps | — | Japan Essayists Club | 受賞 |
Japan Essayists Club Prize
1972
Work:
The Joy of Maps
Organization:
Japan Essayists Club
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Chuko Bungakukai Award
1 appearances
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Edition 0 (1996) award
Works
Major Works
The Joy of Maps
1972 essays / travelAn essay collection centered on maps and terrain, describing how to enjoy maps and the landscapes and histories they reveal.
mapstravellandscapehistory
Walking with Maps
1974 travelogue / essaysTravel writings about walking with maps, visiting old roads, disused railway lines and industrial relics.
old roadsabandoned railwaysindustrial heritagewalking
Studies in Maps
1982 studies / essaysA work considering the history and cultural significance of maps, and reflections on good and bad maps.
cartographycultural historyrepresentation
Bibliography
- Mathematical Physics (vol.1-2)
- The Joy of Maps
- Walking with Maps
- Exercises in Mathematical Physics
- From Maps to Journeys
- The Langevin Equation
- Studies in Maps
- The Iconology of Maps
- The Science of Maps: Good Maps and Bad Maps
- Walking the Lost Railways
- Hokkaido: Railways in the Map
- Hokkaido: Abandoned Lines in the Map
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- map-centered narrativelyrical proseessays grounded in scholarly knowledge
- Recurring Motifs
- mapsabandoned railwaysold roadslandscapehistory
Legacy
Although trained as a theoretical physicist, he became widely known for essays and travelogues focused on maps. He is regarded as a pioneer of map-based exploration and travel writing, influencing later map-travel programs and works (e.g., 'Buratamori').
Academic Societies
- Japan Essayists Club
In Popular Culture
- Regarded as a forerunner of map-walking hobbies; influenced map- and terrain-focused programs such as 'Buratamori'.
Quotes
-
My day begins with lemon tea and Mozart.
Source: Asahi Shimbun (interview) (1972)
Trivia
- He was a member of the Sapporo Symphony Orchestra supporters' association and played piano.
- Reportedly bequeathed over 40 million yen to the Sapporo Symphony Orchestra.
- Left Hokkaido University before the mandatory retirement in 1980 to devote more time to walking with maps.