Japan Children’s Literature Association Award
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (1963) award
Yoshiko Koyama
こうやま よしこ
Kōyama Yoshiko
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1928-10-10 （Tokyo, Japan）
- Died
- place
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- children's literature writer, picture book author, poet, lyricist
- Active Years
- 1960-
- Affiliations
- Japanese Association of Children's Literature (council member)
- Memberships
- Japanese Association of Children's Literature
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinjo Gakuin University | Department of Japanese Literature | Department of Japanese Literature | — | 1940s | Japan |
Kinjo Gakuin University
Department of Japanese Literature
/ Department of Japanese Literature
Period:
1940s
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | NHK Children's Literature Encouragement Award | Ariko no Ki | — | NHK | winner |
| 1963 | Japanese Association of Children's Literature Award | Ariko no Ki | — | Japanese Association of Children's Literature | winner |
NHK Children's Literature Encouragement Award
1963
Work:
Ariko no Ki
Organization:
NHK
Result:
winner
Japanese Association of Children's Literature Award
1963
Work:
Ariko no Ki
Organization:
Japanese Association of Children's Literature
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Ariko no Ki
children's storySpace Bus
children's SFThe Plastic Tree
children's SFThe Mysterious Corner
children's storyThe Please Seat
picture bookGororin Goron Kororororo
picture bookHickory's Nut
picture book/children's storyKonkonsyan Song (lyrics)
1961 children's song / lyricsBibliography
- Ariko no Ki
- Space Bus
- The Plastic Tree
- The Mysterious Corner
- When I Turn, In the Wind
- April: I Became a Fourth Grader
- The Incident Began with Three Cats
- The Please Seat
- Gororin Goron Kororororo
- Hickory's Nut
Adaptations
- Little Lulu and Her Little Friends (TV anime)
- Seton's Animal Stories: Jackie the Bear Cub (TV anime)
- Seton's Animal Stories: Banner the Squirrel (TV anime)
- Wanwan Three Musketeers (TV anime)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- gentle, conversational prosefairy-tale like descriptionpoetic expressions
- Recurring Motifs
- natureanimalschildhood daily lifeimagination
Legacy
Yoshiko Koyama is a long-standing author in postwar Japanese children's literature and picture books, also known for songs and poems for children. Her works and lyric contributions are widely familiar in children's culture and education.
Academic Societies
- Japanese Association of Children's Literature
Archives
- National Diet Library (holds works)
In Popular Culture
- Known in popular culture for adding lyrics to the children's song 'Genkotsuyama no Tanukisan' and providing songs for TV programs
Trivia
- In 1963 she won both the NHK Children's Literature Encouragement Award and the Japanese Association of Children's Literature Award for 'Ariko no Ki'.
- 'Ohanashi Yubi-san' was selected as one of Japan's 100 Songs in 2007.
- She contributed lyrics to a record released in 1975 that received a gold disc.
- She graduated from Kinjo Gakuin University (formerly Kinjō Women's College), Department of Japanese Literature.