Shogakukan Children Publishing Culture Award
1 appearances
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Edition 52 (2003) award
Yoshiharu Imaizumi
いまいずみ よしはる
Imaizumi Yoshiharu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1940-11-29 （Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Tokyo (birth) → Tsuru, Yamanashi (residence and field base) → Sumita, Iwate (mountain hut)
Career
- Occupations
- Zoologist, Author, Translator, Environmental educator, University professor
- Active Years
- 1965-
- Affiliations
- Tsuru University (Professor Emeritus)
- Memberships
- Zoological Society of Japan, Japan Society for Animal Psychology / Ethology, Mammalogical Society of Japan, Tsuru Murinemo Council
- Influenced By
- Ernest Thompson Seton, Henry David Thoreau
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology | Faculty of Agriculture | Veterinary Medicine | — | 〜1965 | Japan |
| Graduate School, The University of Tokyo | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Kyoto University | Graduate School of Science | — | 博士（理学） | — | Japan |
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Faculty of Agriculture
/ Veterinary Medicine
Period:
〜1965
Year of Graduation:
1965
Country:
Japan
Undergraduate graduation
Graduate School, The University of Tokyo
Country:
Japan
Completed graduate studies (year unspecified)
Kyoto University
Graduate School of Science
Degree:
博士（理学）
Year of Graduation:
1980
Country:
Japan
Ph.D. in Science (1980)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Japan Science Reading Award | Musasabi: Small Forest Wisdom | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Japan Translation and Publishing Culture Award | Seton Animal Stories (12 vols., supervising translator) | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Shogakukan Children's Publication Culture Award | Seton: The Naturalist Loved by Children | — | Shogakukan | 受賞 |
Japan Science Reading Award
1984
Work:
Musasabi: Small Forest Wisdom
Result:
受賞
Japan Translation and Publishing Culture Award
1999
Work:
Seton Animal Stories (12 vols., supervising translator)
Result:
受賞
Shogakukan Children's Publication Culture Award
2003
Work:
Seton: The Naturalist Loved by Children
Organization:
Shogakukan
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Musasabi: Small Forest Wisdom
1983 Natural history / Children's non-fictionA richly illustrated children's natural history book introducing the ecology and life of the musasabi (flying squirrel) in the forest.
Forest ecologySmall mammal behaviorNature education
Seton: The Naturalist Loved by Children
2002 Biography / Children's readingIntroduces the life and works of Ernest Thompson Seton for children, conveying a love for nature.
BiographyNature educationCoexistence with animals
Illustrated Guide to Animals
1975 Illustrated guide / EducationalA volume in Gakken's illustrated guide series explaining animal morphology and life with diagrams; an introductory educational book.
MorphologyEcologyEducation
My Mountain Hut Diary (Spring / Summer / Autumn / Winter)
2012 Essay / Nature observationA series of essays recording seasonal life in mountain huts in Tsuru and Sumita and daily encounters with wildlife.
Field notesSeasonal observationHuman-nature relationship
Bibliography
- Illustrated Guide to Animals (1975)
- The Study of Cats (1977)
- The World of Dogs (1978)
- Forest Mice (1978)
- Musasabi Parent and Child (1981)
- Musasabi: Small Forest Wisdom (1983)
- Go, Tiny Mouse! (1984)
- Moles: Underground Space Stations (1985)
- Tsuru Nature Walk: Creatures (1986)
- The Flying Mole Appears (1987)
- Forest of Field Mice (1996)
- Mole Underground (1998)
- Seton: The Naturalist Loved by Children (2002)
- My Mountain Hut Diary (2012) series
Translations by Author
- The Living Planet (David Attenborough - co-translator, 1982)
- Walden (Henry D. Thoreau - translation, 2004)
- Seton Animal Stories (supervising translation/ed., 1997-1998 and later)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Plain, persuasive prose grounded in observational recordsAccessible explanatory style for childrenFieldwork-based, on-site descriptive writing
- Recurring Motifs
- Life of forests and small mammalsSeasonal changeEmpathy and conservation through observation
Legacy
He made significant contributions to small mammal ecology and nature education. Through children's natural history books and numerous translations/editions, he promoted public understanding of nature in Japan and advocated for field museum concepts.
Academic Societies
- Zoological Society of Japan
- Japan Society for Animal Psychology / Ethology
- Mammalogical Society of Japan
Archives
- Holdings at the National Diet Library (works and translations)
Trivia
- He is a member of a family of zoologists: his father Yoshinori Imaizumi and brother Tadaaki Imaizumi are also animal researchers.
- Built a hut in the forests of Tsuru and practiced a field-based observational research style.
- Produced many translations and supervising translations of Ernest Thompson Seton, contributing significantly to Seton's reception in Japan.